From donations and lobbyist reform and the institution of a national corruption commission to the introduction of Multi Member Proportional Representation in the House of Representatives; from becoming a Republic to potentially abolishing the States, empowering local government and entirely reconfiguring our federation; from building local mechanisms for participatory democracy to building the case for global representative democracy, and of course ensuring sovereignty for first nations people, there are huge ideas to be discussed!
Tim Hollo was interviewed by ‘Better World Leaders’, a podcast that shares experiences, journeys and insights with leaders who are co-creating our better worlds and futures. Listen on AppleListen now on Spotify An introduction to the podcast from Tim Collings…
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In Conversations From Byron, Sarah Wilson sits down with filmmaker and activist Damon Gameau, the ‘electrify everything guy’ Saul Griffith and environmentalist Tim Hollo to imagine a greener future for our world. In a discussion that traverses history, policy, community action and technology, we’re presented…
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As we step into the new year, here’s a path circling through Green Agenda’s 2022 most read pieces, cleared by our readers’ high clicks and concerns. Seven articles ranging from reflections on the Greens in power and discussions of Indigenous and environmental struggles in East Gippsland and the West Kimberley,…
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Tim Hollo speaking at the ICAN Conference with Kathryn Kelly and Mary Kostakidis, pictured. Image source: Wage Peace, used with permission. Good afternoon, everyone, and thanks so much for having me here. I also acknowledge that we’re meeting on land violently stolen from peoples who had lived here in…
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The busy times continue, with fabulous conversations all around the place about Living Democracy. I just spent the day at the ACT Conservation Council’s symposium on the Circular Economy where people from NGOs, government, business and academia were buzzing around ways of reinventing the economy, and what’s being done on the…
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Today, August 6, is Hiroshima Day, 77 years after the detonation of an atomic bomb over the Japanese city caused unimaginable death, destruction and devastation. It’s a day to ponder peace. And, as such, a day on which I thought I’d share an extract from my book, …
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What an extraordinary result! Last month’s election, wiping out the ecocidal Morrison government and delivering a remarkable 16 Greens MPs as part of a historic blow to the two party system, is an incredible moment in Australian political history, as well as a pivotal one for our party and movement.
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Mikaela Valtersson (Green) and Thomas Östros (Social Democrat) at a 2008 press conference, where the Swedish Greens and Social Democrats, for the first time, presented a common budget initiative. With a federal election just weeks away and a real chance that the Greens could find ourselves in balance of power…
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From Holly Hammond’s presentation Almost two years ago, in a snap webinar days after Australia went into our first lockdown, The Green Institute hosted the first public conversation in Australia to discuss how we stay together while keeping apart. In the last two years, we’ve seen a huge burst of…
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Welcome to 2022. And life doesn’t get less interesting, does it? As we head into our third year of pandemic, with the climate and ecological crisis hanging over us, and with threats to our weakening democracies looking ever more worrying, it’s hard to feel this is a happy new year.
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