Volume 74, Issue 3
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Editorial
Gwilym Croucher and Glyn Davis
Meanjin Papers
Reforming Australian Federal Democracy by Cheryl Saunders and Michael Crommelin
Essays & Memoir
The First Australian Democracy by Melissa Lucashenko
The Major Parties: A Report Card by Judith Brett
Why the Future Depends on Restoring Democracy by Christine Milne
Crisis of Leadership and Philosophy by David Kemp
Is the Labor Movement still Relevant to Australian Democracy? by Meredith Burgmann
The Magna Carta, Executive Power and Australian Democracy by Gillian Triggs
More than a Scarecrow? by Julianne Schultz
The Crisis of Australia’s Indigenous Policy by Ian Anderson
Is there a Crisis of Federalism in Australia? A View from the West by Lorraine Finlay
Can a Career Politician ever Be truly Representative of the Australian People? by Clive Palmer
The Rise of the Professional Legislative Class in Australia’s Federal Parliament by Narelle Miragliotta and Nicholas Barry
The Crisis of Political Money; or, What the Rest of Australia Can Learn from New South Wales by Joo-Cheong Tham
Whither Democracy? by Lindsay Tanner
The Northern Territory: 240,000 Second-class Citizens by Clare Martin
Is Reform still Possible in the Age of the Soundbite? by Andrew Leigh
Now Is the Time: Public Cynicism and Australian Democracy by John Byron
The Long Hard Road to Empowerment by Michael Gordon
Increasing the Number of Female Representatives and Leaders in Australian Democracy by Kate Carnell
Towards a Future for Rural and Regional Australia by Sussan Ley
In the Land of the Blind by Lauren Rosewarne
Evidence and the Practice of Politics by Peter Doherty
The Arts: A Way of Knowing by Deborah Cheetham
The National Disability Insurance Scheme: A Model for Reform? by Bruce Bonyhady
Democracy and Hybrid Governance in Australia by Helen Sullivan
Is Inequality Driving a Crisis in Australian Democracy? by Mark Triffitt
Are Younger Generations Disaffected and Apathetic about Australian Democracy? by Ellen Sandell
The ‘Australian Strategy’. What Strategy? by Brendan Gleeson
Is the Left in Crisis? by Carmen Lawrence
The Politics of Negotiating Native Title by Frank Brennan
Australian Democracy and Climate Politics for the Long Term by Robyn Eckersley
Helping Our Democracy to Work Better by Geoff Gallop
Does Apathy about the Political System among Young People Point to a Crisis in Australian Democracy? by Travers McLeod
Are Think Tanks Bad for Democracy? by Andrew Norton
Democracy Duty by Gwilym Croucher
Does Lobbying Promote or Challenge Democratic Principles? by Sue Cato
Can NGOs effectively Engage in the Democratic Process? by Helen Cooney
In Praise of Technocracy: Why Australia must Imitate Singapore by Doug Hendrie
Democracy Has Failed International Development by Helen Szoke
Economic Reform: The Revolution the Little People Lost by Dennis Glover
Is there a Crisis in Australian Democracy? by Stuart Macintyre
Our Democracy and Health Crises: Reflections on the Australian Response to HIV by Sharon Lewin
Why Does Australia Need to Be a Republic? by John Warhurst
Australia’s ‘Third Bite’ at Democracy by Nicholas Reece
Is the Parliament Equal to the Executive? by Anna Burke
In Praise of Parliament by Bronwyn Bishop
Austalgia: Our Homesickness for the Past by Jim Chalmers
It’s not too Late to Change by Samina Yasmeen
The Place and Perspective of War Veterans in Contemporary Australian Democracy by Chris Madden
Citizens Juries: An Ancient Idea for Participation in a Modern World by Luca Belgiorno-Nettis
The Community Strikes Back by Suzanna Sheed
Australia’s Jewish People and Democracy by Dvir Abramovitch
Making a Difference as an Independent MP by Cathy McGowan
The Museum of Australian Democracy and Me by David Smith
A Role for Religion in Australian Democracy by Kristina Keneally
Political Memoirs by Louise Adler
To the Barricades—with Whom and for What? by Maxine McKew
Poetry
Garawan by Jennifer Harrison
Election Day by Omar Sakr
Gallery
David Rowe
Interview
The Question of Constitutional Recognition: Marcia Langton talks to David Leyonhjelm