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A Caring City: From Problem To Solution - Green Institute Conference 2023

A Caring City – From problem to solution: Green Institute Conference 2023

This recording is from The City Transformed: Urban life at the end of the world as we know it – Green Institute Conference 2023, specifically the session entitled A Caring City: From problem to solution featuring “Engaging youth as community partners, not community’s problem”, with Wendy Aghdam and “Reimagining Care:… Read More


Green Institute Conference 2023 - A Caring City

A Caring City: Energy, Arts and Third Spaces: Green Institute Conference 2023

This recording is from The City Transformed: Urban life at the end of the world as we know it – Green Institute Conference 2023, specifically the stream entitled ‘A Caring City’ featuring “Transforming Energy Systems: caring beyond the local”, with Dr Kat Lucas-Healey and Dr Wendy Russell; “Trust Builds Better… Read More


Best Green Agenda Reads of 2022

Top 7 Green Agenda Reads Of 2022

As we step into the new year, here’s a path circling through Green Agenda’s 2022 most read pieces, cleared by our readers’ high clicks and concerns.  Seven articles ranging from reflections on the Greens in power and discussions of Indigenous and environmental struggles in East Gippsland and the West Kimberley,… Read More


Australian Greens - A Liveable Income Guarantee!

A Liveable Income Guarantee!

Did you see the news on the weekend? The Australian Greens have officially proposed a Liveable Income Guarantee, lifting all income support payments to above the Henderson poverty line, and abolishing the nasty, punitive ‘mutual obligations’ and other unfair access restrictions. This is a massively transformative policy… Read More


Unconditionally: COVID response and the future of welfare

Launch Of “Unconditionally”

From reflections on lived experience to academic analysis of real life impacts to analysis of what people actually believe, the launch of our new paper, “Unconditionally: COVID response and the future of welfare” was a brilliant way to help us imagine a future where welfare is unconditional. The event featured… Read More


Unconditionally: How Covid Response Points The Way To Unconditional Welfare

“Unconditionally” – Covid Response And The Future Of Welfare

Can we imagine a future where income support payments in Australia are permanently made unconditional? The Covid response helps us do so – and it’s a brighter future! On the evening of October 27, I’m excited to bring you a discussion about this big idea with some of Australia’s… Read More


Momentum Builds For Universal Basic Income

Momentum Builds For Universal Basic Income

Anglicare Australia backing will shift the debate The Green Institute has warmly welcomed Anglicare Australia’s announcement this week of support for Universal Basic Income, making it the first major Australian charity to back the policy shift, and marking an important turning point in the conversation about… Read More


TheirBudget, Our Lives - A Democratic Budget Reply In Action

#TheirBudget, Our Lives – A Democratic Budget Reply In Action!

If there’s anything better for the soul than a big group of people gathered together around a good meal, actively planning together how to build a better world, I’ve not experienced it. On the traditional Budget Reply night, Thursday of Budget week, The Green Institute partnered with The Australian Unemployed… Read More