Nicholas Reece

Principal Fellow, School of Social and Political Sciences, Melbourne School of Government, University of Melbourne

Politics & Society

Here’s how to renew Australia’s Democracy

Citizen juries, an independent speaker, and ensuring MPs get to sit with their opponents, not opposite them, are all proposals at the heart of a new push to improve how Australian democracy works

Politics & Society

What does strong political leadership in Australia look like?

The new McKinnon Prize in Political Leadership aims to recognise political leaders who have driven positive change and encouraged a national discussion about the role of leadership

Politics & Society

Budget hits political reset

Australia’s Federal Budget is as much a political as an economic plan and is the biggest spending budget outside a recession or an emergency

Politics & Society

Why politics is testing our faith

A fractured election, voter disenchantment, apathy and protest - are we losing faith or is this an opportunity for renewal?