Australian Futures Project
Three things to keep from the COVID-19 response ...

The Prime Minister’s call for a ceasefire on industrial relations and two respected former Premiers’ acknowledgement of the benefits of State cooperation could be harbingers of a new, and better, way of making Australia’s future.

But that is far from certain.

Three things to keep from the COVID-19 response to improve how Australia makes its future: cooperation, expertise, and compassion

Parliament

Values-based leadership is the way to cut through personality politics and have political insiders start fixing their own system by repairing Australia’s future-making system.

Values-based leadership is the way to cut through personality politics and have political insiders start fixing their own system by repairing Australia’s future-making system.

The 2019 Australian Election Study found that only 25% of Australians believe that people in government can be trusted — a record low. The recently released 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer found that government leaders are close to being the least trusted, globally, to address countries’ challenges. But this isn’t really news, or a surprise, to most Australians. Whatever your analysis of the trust crisis globally, I’m sure we can all agree that there is something unprecedented going on when it comes to trust and confidence in democracy and its institutions.