• Expanding the ACT Assembly for better government – is it time?

    Irish Club, 6 Parkinson Street, Weston 6 Parkinson Street,, Weston, ACT, Australia

    Event 3 Re-imagining Governance for the ACT: A Public Event Series Expanding the ACT Assembly for better government - is it time? Hosted by CAPaD & Active Democracy Bean The 2019 Latimer House Review suggested that the ACT was under represented. We need more MLAs. The next Latimer House Review … Read More

  • Reimagining Governance: Would a standing citizens’ assembly help the ACT?

    Irish Club, 6 Parkinson Street, Weston 6 Parkinson Street,, Weston, ACT, Australia

    In East Belgium, a permanent citizens' assembly sits alongside the elected parliament. Randomly selected residents work through hard problems and make recommendations for parliament to consider. Many jurisdictions around the world are turning to citizens' assemblies to address the growing dissatisfaction with how the current political system is delivering for … Read More

  • Community Assembly – following up our MP asks for 2026

    Woden Valley (formerly St James) Uniting Church, Gillies Street, Curtin Gillies Street, Curtin, ACT, Australia

    We asked our federal MPs to contribute to two things for us this year in parliament:  Implement a gas export levy in line with the ‘fair share’ levy (as proposed by the Super Power Institute), and Implement all the recommendations of the Murphy Report (You win some, you lose more, … Read More

  • Festival of ACT Democracy 2027

    The purpose is to bring together, sort and prioritise all the ideas that have come up during the 2026 Re-imagining Governance for the ACT event series. Dates: Saturday 19th June, afternoon, Sunday 20 June all day and conclusion at the Active Democracy Bean Local Politics in the Pub on Monday … Read More