New Democracy Sausage Episode: Punishing kids for adult failures
Teen journalist Leonardo Puglisi and youth justice expert Faith Gordon join Democracy Sausage to discuss social media bans. How can we manage the very real harms of social media – for young…
Opinion: Albanese facing a new mood of pick and kick
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.There was an odd atmosphere on Capital Hill on the final scheduled sitting day for 2024.A taut electric vibe…
Latest Democracy Sausage Episode: Perception and judgement
Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga discuss the final sitting week of 2024, what drives political deal making and how politicians interpret public opinion. With the last sitting week upon us, how…
New Democracy Sausage Episode: Big money, big influence, big parties
Independent MPs Kate Chaney and Zali Steggall join Democracy Sausage to talk campaign finance reform and how it impacts your choice at the ballot box. Will Labor’s election finance reform bill…
Thank you to our 2024 annual Symposium speakers and guests
On Wednesday 13th November the ANU Australian Studies Institute (AuSI) held our fifth annual Australia and the World Symposium, "Still Lucky? 60 years since Donald Horne's scathing critique."The day…
Opinion: The Australian delusion: the lameness of sameness
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.WHEN Donald Horne finished writing “The Lucky Country”, he was barely two decades younger than the new…
Latest Democracy Sausage Episode: Throwing in the Trump wild card
Marija Taflaga and Elise Stephenson return to Democracy Sausage to discuss the ripple effects of a new Trump era. What influenced Trump’s decisive win in the US presidential election? …