Posts tagged Politics and democracy

Young People, Lowering the Voting Age & COVID-19

Without representation, young people are struggling to get their voices heard in the decisions that affect them. Lowering the voting age to 16 is one integral way the government can reinvigorate the interest of young people in their democracy, argues Jordan Maloney, ANU Political Science and Sociology student and policy adviser

Innovation, Policy and governancePower to Persuade1 October 2021Politics and democracy, young people, Policy making

Listening in: using the election results to create a better Australia

In the wake of the election results, Millie Rooney (Australia reMADE) describes how a united and inspiring vision for what Australia could be can help us work together across and around difference to create ‘the best version of us’.

Advocacy, Policy and governancePower to Persuade24 May 2019Election, Politics and democracy, Equity, climate change, environment

View from the Hill: A truly inclusive society requires political restraint

In the aftermath of the attack in Christchurch, the behaviour of some political figures has been laudable while that of others has been appalling. In this post originally published on The Conversation, Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow at ANU, reminds us that for a society to stand together against hate, robust political leadership is required.

Policy and governancePower to Persuade21 March 2019Politics and democracy

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