Lessons in democracy

Our children need to be educated ‘for’ democracy, rather than merely ‘about’ it, as they are the voters of the future, and will carry the torch we pass on.

Mapping civic journeys

Although Australia has a strong and proud democracy, it nonetheless faces important challenges, including youth democratic engagement and civics education, so what should be done?

Australia gets a C for civics

Australian school students’ civics knowledge is the lowest it has been since testing began 20 years ago, according to new national data, as a new Government report calls for mandatory civics education for pupils at school.