Lower the voting age to 16
The evidence shows elsewhere that [young people} have been taking up the vote when they have the opportunity to do so, and in Australia we know… that young people are …
Standing with First Nations
Successive Governments have failed our First Nations People. In 1992, Paul Keating in his Redfern speech called on us to, in essence, participate in the truth-telling: … the starting point might be to …
Early Childhood Education and Care
The issues Every child deserves the best possible start in life. Where you live and your parent’s cultural heritage should not be a barrier. According to the Productivity Commission: early …
Youth Mental Health
A world-first review into youth mental health describes a lack of action as a “scandal” that is having big implications for the health, wellbeing and productivity of young people. Professor …
Nuclear weapons and power
“So long as anyone has nuclear weapons, others will want them. So long as anyone possesses nuclear weapons, they are bound, one day, to be used, by accident or miscalculation …
Decarbonising the power sector
The issues | Let’s be honest. If we want to decarbonise the economy it will require making some hard trade-offs. Instead of rising to the challenge, the major parties are …
The Arts
The issues | The arts have a long tradition of shaping our society and have an important part to play in our future. They help define and negotiate who we …
Biodiversity
Australia is a megadiverse continent supporting 7.8% of the world’s described species. More than 90% of our vascular plants, frogs, and reptiles, and more than 80% of our mammals are …
The Environment
Spending on the protection and restoration of nature isn’t just a nice-to-have item. More than half our GDP relies on natural systems and healthy nature is vitally important for the …
Reforming the Constitution
The issues The Australian people have not agreed to proposed changes to the Constitution in more than three decades. Only eight of the 44 referendum proposals have been successful since …