Maurice Glasman, the founder of Blue Labour, would perhaps see some irony in having his ideas discussed in a Fabian Society forum. He is certainly hostile to the statism associated with English Fabianism in its classical era. Glasman also rejects much of the vocabulary of British, North American and Australasian proponents of ‘Third Way’ thinking...

This background note provides a brief overview of the context for the proposed labeling reforms and a summary of some of the research evidence on the effectiveness of alcohol health warning labels. In late 2011 the Government released through the Legislative and Governance Forum on Food Regulation its response to the report of the Independent...

This report examines the development and delivery of government services in specified remote Indigenous communities. The report focuses on: delivery of the 12 national agreement outputs for remote delivery services progress with accounting for the identified gaps in key services and infrastructure determined from baseline mapping through local implementation plans community indicators which look at...

Australia's future will depend on how well it develops the ‘human capital’ of its population. A well-performing schooling system is fundamental. It benefits individuals, the functioning and cohesion of society and the performance of the economy. The importance of school education has increased with the shift to a more knowledge-based economy. Australia’s schooling system generally...

The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) plays a critical role as the alternative dispute resolution scheme for the telecommunications industry. Since its establishment in 1993, the TIO has performed well at resolving individual complaints between consumers and carriage service providers (CSPs).