New Progressive Thinking
Environmental laws for the 21st Century By Felicity Wade
OUR ENVIRONMENT LAWS ARE BROKEN Australia’s environment laws are broken. In 1999 the Howard Government delivered the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Protection Act that administers the Commonwealth Government’s responsibilities for protecting Read More
09 Oct 2017 in New Progressive Thinking
Interview with Terence Szuplat By Michael Cooney
Terence Szuplat was a Special Assistant to the President and served as a foreign policy speechwriter for President Barack Obama from 2009-2017 and deputy director of White House speechwriting from Read More
13 Feb 2017 in New Progressive Thinking
Middle Australia needs AAA rating not business tax cut By Jim Chalmers
The Turnbull Government can keep Australia’s AAA credit rating or it can keep its $50 billion big business tax cut – but it can’t keep both, writes Shadow Finance Minister Read More
13 Dec 2016 in New Progressive Thinking
Book Review: Two Futures By Nathan Lambert
In August last year, Clare O’Neil and Tim Watts published Two Futures, an ambitious book that attempts to identify the key policy reforms Australia will need over the next twenty-five Read More
30 Mar 2016 in New Progressive Thinking
Sliding doors – Australia and Indonesia By Polo Guilbert-Wright
The 1998 film “Sliding Doors” starring Gwyneth Paltrow explores the different paths her characters, Helen’s life might take after she does, and doesn't, find her lover in bed with another Read More
05 Aug 2015 in New Progressive Thinking
Immigration – nation building or gate keeping? By Michael Cooney
The securitisation of migration is slowly eating away at one of progressive Australia’s most cherished accomplishments – a diverse, cohesive society. Henry Sherrell writes The role of immigration has been central Read More
07 Jul 2015 in New Progressive Thinking
Happy anniversary to the NDIS! By Jenny Macklin
Earlier this week, we marked two years since the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) commenced – a transformative scheme that people with disability have waited so long for. With the Read More
07 Jul 2015 in New Progressive Thinking
Possibility before protest By Brad Chilcott
As founder and national director of Welcome to Australia my dream is that many thousands of refugees and other migrants arrive safely in Australia every year to be welcomed into Read More
11 Jun 2015 in New Progressive Thinking
“The integrity of the partisan” By Michael Cooney
This is an edited version of remarks to the Australian National Univeristy Meet the Author series, Canberra, 12 May 2015 What do we think of the person who thinks with the Read More
19 May 2015 in New Progressive Thinking
“Egalitarianism is under threat”? By Paula Matthewson
Paula Matthewson is a freelance communications adviser and writer on politics. She was media advisor to John Howard in the early 1990s and has worked in communications, political and advocacy Read More
04 May 2015 in New Progressive Thinking
Cameron Clyne
Cameron Clyne is the former CEO of National Australia Bank and now chairman of advisory firm Camel Partners and a
Catherine King
Catherine King is the Shadow Minister for Health and Member for Ballarat.
Cilla DeLacy
Cilla has 20 years’ experience in public policy and corporate strategy across the water, land use planning and environmental management
David Coats
David Coats is in Australia as a Visitor at the Chifley Research Centre. He is a research fellow at the
Gabrielle Kuiper
Dr Gabrielle Kuiper has a background in science, sustainability and urban planning. She was previously Senior Adviser, Climate Change, Energy
Jim Chalmers
Jim Chalmers MP is Shadow Minister for Finance, and the federal Labor Member for Rankin. Prior to his election
Linda Tirado
Linda Tirado is a completely average American. She also has good rants about how much it sucks to be poor
Terri Butler
Terri Butler is the federal Labor Member for Griffith, Queensland.
Tim Kennedy
Tim Kennedy is national secretary of the National Union of Workers, organising for secure jobs and a fair Australia.
