Conversations with the Minister series: Where will 1 million more people live?

Sydney will grow by more than a million people over the next 10 years. NSW Minister for Planning, Housing, and Special Minister of State, the Hon. Anthony Roberts MP, explains how the NSW Government is tackling this challenge.

REIA calls on Fed Gov to provide housing affordability solutions

The Federal Government must take a leadership role in the housing affordability debate. Real Estate Institute of Australia President Malcolm Gunning says it is imperative that the Federal Government urges all states and territories to take the same approach to the provision of assistance to first homebuyers.

The many guises of Australian leadership

Australians are looking for clarity and transparency from their leaders within the community and the nation in general. David Singleton talks to australianleadership.com about getting the leaders we deserve.

Mike Cannon-Brookes just led the way for Philanthropy 2.0 in Australia

Elon Musk recently declared he could fix the South Australia’s power problems and was subsequently backed by Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes.

Is Australia’s infrastructure overrun by the ‘population ponzi’?

Infrastructure in our major cities is at or over capacity. William Bourke claims that this is a politically engineered crisis Australia needs to address by lowering immigration rates.

How changing times made Australia’s political leaders more disposable

Leadership has become increasingly temporary in Australian politics. Rodney Tiffen has written a book about ‘Disposable Leaders: Media and Leadership Coups from Menzies to Abbott’.

Trump’s populist leadership

US President Donald Trump again demonstrated his populist leadership and communication style at a first solo press conference. Henrik Bang explains why Trump appeals to those who feel excluded from ‘big’ politics.

Stop playing political games with the Child Care Subsidy Reform

The Government has stalled the Child Care Package by tying it to other welfare reforms in the Omnibus Bill. Samantha Page, CEO of Early Childhood Australia (ECA), calls on all Federal politicians to stop using the Child Care Subsidy Reform as a pawn in political gamesmanship.

Democracy and populism

We’re witnessing the rise of populist leaders around the globe. John Keane, Professor of Politics and co-founder and director of the Sydney Democracy Network (SDN), explains why we need something more radically democratic to turn this around.

Manufacturing in Australia – a political topic

The structure of manufacturing in industrialised countries like Australia and the USA is very different now from what it was in the 1950s and 1960s. Veronica Sheen wonders if those demanding a revival of local manufacturing really know what they wish for.

Working and retiring under the new NSW Ageing Strategy

When developing their Ageing Strategy, the NSW Government consulted with more than 4,000 older people. Helen Rogers explains what they learnt and what this means for the future of working and retiring.

The birth of Trumpland: Notes on an inauguration

With the country ridden by woe and revulsion; with the discontent so profound and vicious, the Trump presidency began. It did so by way of comparison – of the chalk-cheese variety. In 2008, when the shining armour of Knight Obama took centre stage, there were sighs, ecstatic releases, heavy exhalations of hope. The theme, then, to start this presidency: numbers of attendees.