The architects of ignorance

We are supposed to live in an age of information overload, but increasingly autocratic governments around the world are starving the public of the data they need to make informed democratic decisions.

Why Labor won

The Australian Election Study is a comprehensive survey of voters fielded after every Australian federal election since 1987 and the newly released 2025 Australian Election Study provides insights into what shaped Labor’s landslide win.

Business excellence can improve the public service

Ministers and secretaries should champion both excellence dividends and efficiency dividends, with returns measured not in dollars saved but in citizen satisfaction, policy coherence and cross-agency collaboration.

From three strands to four Rs

In her major foreign policy speech to the AIIA, Foreign Minister Penny Wong applied a four-part doctrine—region, relationships, rules and resilience—to suit a far more unstable world. The new formula embeds the US alliance within a wider network of partners while elevating regional focus and domestic resilience as essential tools for managing rising global risks.

The 1975 crisis, a republic and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

The 50th anniversary of Gough Whitlam’s dismissal and the stripping of Prince Andrew’s royal status have reopened the debate about whether Australia’s head of state should remain the monarch of the United Kingdom.

Ditching net-zero won’t save the Liberals

Sussan Ley’s decision to ditch the Coalition’s bipartisan climate commitment may win her more time in the party room and save the alliance with the Nationals but will not win back young voters.

The good, the bad and the ugly

How have the 10 prime ministers who have held office in the 50 years since Gough Whitlam’s dismissal changed Australia?

Why Whitlam still matters

Gough Whitlam is remembered for being the only Prime Minister to be sacked by the Governor General, but half a century after his fall, Whitlam’s progressive national vision has done more than most of his peers to define contemporary Australia.

GAP Summit to debate intergenerational issues at NSW Parliament House

This week, Global Access Partners is convening senior representatives from business, government, academia and the nonprofit sector at NSW Parliament House to address one of Australia’s most pressing long-term challenges – the economic, social and policy implications of shifting demographics and increasing longevity.

Walking the talk on transparency

The Albanese government hasn’t “walked its talk” about accountability and integrity and needs to honor its stated commitment to transparency to restore public trust in democracy and its institutions.

How should Albanese handle Trump?

Anthony Albanese will meet Donald Trump in Washington on 20 October, the first official meeting between the two leaders since Trump’s inauguration in January, so how should Australia’s Prime Minister handle the encounter?

Geoeconomics is driving foreign policy

Economics has become the driving force of foreign policy, with trade and commerce replacing traditional diplomacy as key instruments of statecraft, exemplified by the US-China trade war and countries like India recalibrating their strategies to align with shifting economic and strategic imperatives.