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Our democracy decaying from within – by John Menadue, Pearls & Irritations

28/09/2021 By Open Labor 1 Comment

John Menadue

Our democracy is decaying from within. We need a summit of community leaders to help chart democratic renewal. This is an edited version of Our democracy is decaying from within by John Menadue, Pearls & Irritations, 16 Sep 2021. Bob Hawke’s 1983 post election economic summit promoted … [Read more...] about Our democracy decaying from within – by John Menadue, Pearls & Irritations

Filed Under: Elections, Federal, state and local government, Integrity & good governance, Labor futures, New news, Parliamentary processes, Readings & listenings Tagged With: Accountable public institutions, Citizen assemblies, Democratic renewal, Fairness, Fascist road, Gender politics, Restore public trust, Rorts waste & lobbying, Rupert Murdoch, Strong leaders

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