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RSVP: The Good Life Forum
RSVP for Brisbane – Wednesday, 27 May RSVP for Newcastle – Saturday, 13 June How do we build a majority for transformative progressive politics? With support for the old establishment parties crumbling and One Nation on the rise, it’s clear people are fed up with the status quo and want change. But right now it…
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REPORT: Gas export revenue could more than double to $107 billion this year, Green Institute study finds
A report by the Green Institute has found that gas corporations could make between $78 billion and $107 billion exporting Australian gas this calendar year, as a result of the price surges caused by the US and Israeli war on Iran. Analysing Norway’s oil and tax system and cost of producing gas in Australia, the…
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NEWS: Max Chandler-Mather to lead revamped Green Institute
Former Greens MP for Griffith and Greens Housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather has been appointed the Executive Director of The Green Institute, the national research institute for the Australian Greens. Today, Chandler-Mather relaunches the revamped Institute as a movement building organisation, with the aim of filling critical capacity gaps identified during the 2025 federal election. Max…
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What kind of party? What kind of campaign?
May’s federal election left the Greens with a big question: What does it actually take to win? Below, five campaigns offer five different answers. The reflections map ongoing debates about how best to understand and approach electoral contests. How should a party committed to transformative change relate to electoral politics, community organising, and movement-building? In their…
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Never again … ?
When the horrors of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 80 years ago this week, became known, an idea began emerge that, in some ways, defined the first nuclear generation: “Never again”. Although nuclear weapons proliferated, and millions lived in genuine fear, the idea that they might actually be used again was almost unthinkable.…
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After The Election … In A World On Fire
Writing for Green Agenda after the election, David Shoebridge and Ellen Sandell reject the establishment’s demands to moderate, affirming that Greens politics exist to transform rather than simply winning for winning’s sake. Both remind us that the party’s strength lies in principled solidarity across struggles — from climate justice and social justice to Gaza. We’re not done yet Ellen Sandell | May…
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Democracy When The World Is On Fire
Roiling emotions. Relief and devastation. A pinch of hope, a shake of anger, a dash of despair. A generous sprinkling of equanimity – this too shall pass, and elections are one small part of the arc of history. And a powerful flavour of gratitude. I want to start this email by paying tribute to Adam…
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Flipping The Script: Community Leads The Candidates Towards Democracy
Three candidates walk into a bar… It could be the beginning of a silly joke. But, while it was a lot of fun, it was not just serious but genuinely moving, with one of the candidates weeping tears of joy at being welcomed into a respectful conversation. (And, to be honest, it was a community…
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Tim on 4ZZZ: Living Democracy
In March 2025, the Paradigm Shift on 4ZZZ spoke to Tim Hollo about his book Living Democracy. You can listen to it here.
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Lessons In Nonviolence And Democracy From Arendt To Rising Tide
Speech to University of New England’s Peace and Justice Symposium, February 14, 2025 Good morning, everyone, and what a pleasure it is to be here with you for this stimulating and oh so timely symposium. I want to thank Marty Branagan and UNE for bringing us together, and acknowledge that we come together on stolen…
