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The “Binding Recommendations”: Increasing Young Australians’ Participation in Traditional Governance Structures & the Scope of the Federal Youth Advisory Groups
Menzies Leadership Foundation Fellow, Elina, explores the case for implementing binding recommendations within the Office for Youth's Youth Advisory Groups.
5 days ago18 min read


From Symbolism to Substance: Embedding Free, Prior and Informed Consent within Australia’s Native Title Act
Global Voices Fellow, Tiarna Williams, explores embedding free, prior and informed consent within Australia's Native Title Act
5 days ago14 min read


Economic Stability in the Digital Age: Targeted Regulation of AI in the Financial Sector
Mia Wegener, University of Melbourne AI for Good Fellow, explores targeted regulation of AI in the financial sector
Feb 1821 min read


No longer invisible: Improving Australia’s identification and protection of stateless people
Freya Phillips National Scholar and Y20 Fellow, Kira, explores ways to improve Australia's protection of stateless people
Feb 1814 min read


Sink or Swim: Australian Aquaculture and Climate Change
AgriFutures Australia Fellow, Roisin Sullivan explores the impact of climate change on the aquaculture industry.
Feb 1715 min read


Regulating the Pawnbroking Industry
Curtin University Fellow, Giovanna Bongiorno, explores extending the reach of the NCCPA to bring pawnbroking within the federal credit framework,
Feb 919 min read


From Potential to Practice: Scaling Australia’s Nature Repair Market
AgriFutures Australia Fellow, Paris Capell explores biodiversity certificates to increase market confidence in the Nature Repair Market
Feb 912 min read


How Building Workers’ Power Accelerates the Clean Energy Transition
Freya Philips Fellow, Kaiyin, investigates the importance of sufficient skills and labour capacity in meeting Australia's clean energy targets.
Feb 912 min read


From Overabundance to Opportunity: Reforming Urchin Fisheries for Kelp Recovery in Port Phillip Bay
Global Voices COP30 Fellow, Pearl, Explores Urgent Sea Urchin Management Reform to Restore Kelp Forests in Victoria
Jan 2913 min read


Earth’s Fragile Skin: Approaches to fostering agroecology and safeguarding topsoil
AgriFutures Fellow, Lucinda, explore methods of safeguarding topsoil by introducing a National Argoecology Soil Health Certification.
Jan 2819 min read


Carbon Farming Investment Co-Financing
Jack Willis explores co-financing as a method of improving equity in the Australian Carbon Credit Union Scheme
Dec 1, 202515 min read


Utilising Generative AI in Healthcare to Ease Physician Burnout
2024 AI for Good Fellow, Singithi Herath, explores how Australia can address its looming GP shortage by establishing clear professional guidelines for the safe and ethical integration of generative AI into primary care.
Dec 1, 202517 min read


From Risk to Reward: Strengthening Australia’s Trade in Emerging Markets
2025 Y20 Fellow, Adjoa Assan, explores expanding the Export Market Development Grant Act to include risk management activities as eligible expenses.
Dec 1, 202513 min read


Unholy Oversight: Australia’s Religious Abuse Blindspot
2025 CSW Fellow, Ayesha Ibrahim, proposes the creation of a nationally funded hotline to provide specialist support for victims of religious and spiritual abuse.
Dec 1, 202516 min read


Initiation: How Australia Can Contribute to Greater Global Peace-building
Y20 Curtin University Fellow, Robert Haca, recommends the creation of a dedicated peacebuilding funding mechanism within DFAT
Sep 11, 202514 min read


Greening the Fuel Tax Credit Scheme for a future-ready Australia
COP29 Fellow Eliza Chaney proposes a tiered reform the FTCS to introduce a transition tax incentive.
Aug 14, 202515 min read


Counting Every Story: Intersectional Gender Data for Inclusive Policy-Making
Majida Kassem proposes an Inclusive Gender Reporting Program to address the limited frameworks in Australia for capturing the diverse experiences of women in the workplace.
Jul 31, 202513 min read


Reviving the Local Australian Community: Using local governments to improve trust in democracy and empower Australian communities
Over the past two decades, Australians’ trust in democracy has been in freefall...
Mar 8, 202513 min read
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