Shutterstock July 14, 2022 Labor promised a new committee of 15 young people to guide policy. So who gets picked, and how? Lucas Walsh, Monash University Too often, young people’s voices are sought in tokenistic or symbolic ways. Can Labor’s new youth engagement model do things differently?
Identifying as not being religious is increasingly common in Australia, as is belonging to a minority religion. Shutterstock December 20, 2016 Australians have an increasingly complex, yet relatively peaceful, relationship with religion Renae Barker, The University of Western Australia We are a secular nation, yet we acknowledge god in our Constitution. When it comes to religion, Australians tend to be pluralist and (relatively) tolerant.
Pat Hutchens/TC August 18, 2016 Politics podcast: Anne Aly on counter-terrorism policy Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra When parliament returns later this month, Labor's Anne Aly will become the first Muslim woman to take a seat in the lower house.