Scope for democracy at the local municipal / town / suburb government level is rich. This session will explore how political power is shared via deliberation, especially democratic innovations, in three Australian local governments. I am also exploring the democratic, political and institutional conditions for power-sharing in Australian local governments. … Read More
Conversation 1 established some expectations and qualities for our representatives. Conversation 2 seeks to define how we would apply these to deciding who will be a candidate worth voting for. The report from Conversation 1 and further details for Conversation 2 will be posted as they come to hand. See … Read More
Come and hear what candidates think about what Canberrans expect of their MLAs. Or Zoom in. Know your candidates as people, not their policy or promises. Help build a new way of doing elections and politics in the ACT. Find more details about what Canberrans expect and the questions for … Read More
Come and hear what candidates think about what Canberrans expect of their MLAs. Or Zoom in. Know your candidates as people, not their policy or promises. Help build a new way of doing elections and politics in the ACT. Find more details about what Canberrans expect and the questions for … Read More
Come and hear what candidates think about what Canberrans expect of their MLAs. Or Zoom in. Know your candidates as people, not their policy or promises. Help build a new way of doing elections and politics in the ACT. Find more details about what Canberrans expect and the questions for … Read More
Come and hear what candidates think about what Canberrans expect of their MLAs. Know your candidates as people, not their policy or promises. Help build a new way of doing elections and politics in the ACT. Or Zoom in. Find more details about what Canberrans expect and the questions for … Read More
Come and hear what candidates think about what Canberrans expect of their MLAs. Know your candidates as people, not their policy or promises. Help build a new way of doing elections and politics in the ACT. Find more details about what Canberrans expect and the questions for the Know your … Read More
The election is coming up fast. Know your candidates as people so that you can choose who you think are the best five people to represent you in your electorate. Find out more about them on this website at our Know Your Candidate pages.
Restorative approaches to justice. The ACT has the third highest rate of Indigenous child removals and youth 10-17 in detention, and very high Indigenous adult incarceration and recidivism. We know that jailing is failing, and different approaches are needed. Come and hear Dr Holly Northam, Convenor of the Canberra Restorative … Read More
CAPaD supported event Purpose is a documentary feature film which follows the journey of two political economists, Katherine Trebeck & Lorenzo Fioramonti, with a simple dream: Change the way progress is measured in order to change what governments do. Over two years this film traces their efforts to … Read More