Pearls and Irritations - Sep 16, 2021
By John Menadue - Estimated reading time 9 mins.
We need a summit of community leaders to help chart democratic renewal.
Bob Hawke’s economic summit following the 1983 election promoted cooperation and consensus which led to remarkable economic and social reform. It could be a useful model to promote democratic renewal.
With the loss of trust in our political institutions and politicians today, we need a political summit to build consensus on democratic reform and the restoration of trust. Such a proposal, if carefully explained and implemented, could produce real political and policy dividends for its advocates and more importantly, for Australia.
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