In theory the media should diversify a nation’s democracy, serving as a channel through which many different groups can participate in national debate. Yet with the high levels of media concentration in Australia, are we hearing the voices of the many or simply the few? CPD Researcher & intern Rob Harding-Smith submitted this report as...

The current 'future of journalism' debates focus on the crossover (or lack thereof) of mainstream journalism practices and citizen journalism, the 'democratisation' of journalism, and the 'crisis in innovation' around the 'death of newspapers'. This paper analyses a cohort of 20 investigative journalists to understand their skills sets, training and practices, notably where higher order...

Many people are stuck between the high costs of home ownership and the insecurity of renting. A third option, residential leasehold title, could provide the best of both worlds for many households.

This paper presents the case for a single national health insurer to replace the 38 private insurers now operating in the market. Although there would be scale economies, primarily in administration costs, in a single national insurer, such savings would be modest. The case for a single insurer rests on the intrinsic problems associated with...

John Quiggin examines the role of government as the ultimate risk manager. He argues that risk will be the defining concept of the 21st century, the way that globalisation was for the 1990s. Any party aspiring to win this year's election will need to grapple with 'the great risk shift' - the increased exposure of...