New Progressive Thinking
Graham Freudenberg Donation By Chifley Research Centre
Graham Freudenberg has donated his fantastic personal archive to the Whitlam Institute ensuring that this historically significant collection will remain safe and accessible. As speechwriter and confidante to Gough Whitlam, Bob Read More
20 Sep 2011 in New Progressive Thinking
Reclaiming The Environment For The Labour Movement By Chifley Research Centre
This is the first in our Young Progressive Leaders series, we will be posting blog entries from those who participated in the inaugural Young Progressive Leaders Program. Anyone who's been following Read More
20 Sep 2011 in New Progressive Thinking
Mature debate on our future needed, not Tea Party-style militancy By Tim Dixon
by Matt Browne and Tim Dixon Populist short-termism is threatening Australia's glowing economic potential, write Tim Dixon and Matt Browne. From outside, Australia seems stuck in a moment of diminished ambition and Read More
17 Sep 2011 in New Progressive Thinking
Reclaiming the environment for the labour movement By Chifley Research Centre
This is the first in our Young Progressive Leaders series, over the next couple of weeks we’ll be posting blog entries from those who participated in the inaugural Young Progressive Read More
07 Sep 2011 in New Progressive Thinking
Developing the Young Progressive Leaders of the future By Nick Martin
It’s pretty common these days to hear from older generations that young Australians aren’t interested in politics. There’s the common refrain that young people are apathetic, and that they are Read More
01 Jul 2011 in New Progressive Thinking
Technology is a great tool – but it is people that will change politics By Tim Dixon
by Tim Dixon and Jeremy Heimans When technology comes to politics, journalists seem to replace their boilerplate cynicism with frothy enthusiasm. In America, an ageing Newt Gingrich is acclaimed because he Read More
28 Jun 2011 in New Progressive Thinking
Crisis = Danger + Opportunity By Chifley Research Centre
By Jenny McAllister Its said that the Chinese character for crisis is a combination of the characters for danger and opportunity. What can this fact tell us about Review 2010's warning of Read More
10 May 2011 in New Progressive Thinking
Conference Wrap Up: Building a Progressive Australia By Nick Martin
Being the oldest political party in Australia, Labor and the progressive movement have a proud legacy of innovation and progress in Australian society. Our movement has laid the basis for Read More
06 May 2011 in New Progressive Thinking
The hard labour of rebuilding progressive politics By Tim Dixon
The community’s distaste right now for politicians and the political process is really something. Labor is suffering the brunt of that disenchantment – and we’ve done our fair share to Read More
29 Apr 2011 in New Progressive Thinking
Winning from Opposition By Chifley Research Centre
Bruce Hawker We often hear commentators say "oppositions don't win elections, governments lose them". What a load of rubbish. A well organised, highly disciplined and clear thinking opposition can take a Read More
29 Apr 2011 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.
