Strengthening Australia’s Democracy – A practical agenda for democratic resilience

Registration Type:

Open

Email:

SAM.MERNAGH@homeaffairs.gov.au

Date:

27 August 2024

Start time:

05:30PM AEST

End time:

06:15PM AEST

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Department of Home Affairs Robyn Ross and Kathleen Laffan:

Summary: In July 2024, the Strengthening Democracy Taskforce released a report Strengthening Australia’s Democracy – A practical agenda for democratic resilience. This report explores five ideas.

1) Democracy is a national asset worth protecting.

2) Australians can draw inspiration from our long traditions of strengthening democracy through ingenious means.

3) Australia’s democracy today is strong, but vulnerable.

4) Like others around the world, Australia’s democracy faces a new constellation of challenges.

5) A strong democracy is a resilient democracy. Practical approaches to democratic resilience should combine protection, engagement and experimentation.

Join us to discuss the strengths of Australia’s democracy and what can be done practically

to protect it.

For more context or information on the work of the Strengthening Democracy Taskforce, visit Strengthening Democracy Taskforce (homeaffairs.gov.au).