Writer
Bronwyn Kelly
Dr Bronwyn Kelly is the Founder of Australian Community Futures Planning (ACFP) . She is the author of "By 2050: Planning a better future for our children in 21st century democratic Australia" and the major essay "Prospects for journalism, the free information market and democracy in Australia under the ACCC’s News Media Bargaining Code".
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Morrison’s net zero deal with the Nationals won’t deal with climate change
The world will be watching, but on some reckonings, the Australian prime minister’s pledge at COP26 in Glasgow will be around 25 years too late. Continue reading »
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News Corp’s climate pivot perpetrates a new fraud and draws us closer to climate catastrophe
Not only does News Corp’s new climate change campaign come after years of spreading climate misinformation, it is also simply replacing its last fraud with another. Continue reading »
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Militarism or a civil revival: which will we choose?
In June 2021, John Menadue spoke for many concerned Australians in his Pearls and Irritations Public Policy Journal by saying “we need a civil revival“. Continue reading »
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Our democracy is broken – but it can be fixed
Democracy is broken. Or at least, gutter politics has dragged it off its pedestal. And certainly, if our quality of life is any measure, democracy is failing the majority of Australians. But there are solutions if the will is there. Continue reading »
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Twelve points to help journalists and save democracy
Despite what the Government and some of the mainstream media will have us believe, the “News Media Bargaining Code” does nothing to protect or enhance quality journalism in Australia. There are better ways to achieve that. Continue reading »
