Chris Wallace
Dr Chris Wallace is professor at the 50/50 By 2030 Foundation, University of Canberra.
Opinion
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Australians must speak up, or the key issues will be overlooked
In these troubling times, we need to raise the standard of public debate.
- by Chris Wallace
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Opinion
NACC
Who should ‘be afraid’ of the new national anti-corruption watchdog?
Knowing they could be held publicly accountable is a powerful disincentive for politicians tempted by corrupt behaviour.
- by Chris Wallace
A woman who refuses to be crushed. Grace Tame tells her own story
There is a striking absence of self-pity in Grace Tame’s memoir.
- by Chris Wallace
Opinion
Vale
Albanese’s decision to suspend parliament to mourn the Queen was a clever strategy
The PM’s move will show voters he can do the right thing and help to make his planned major changes more achievable.
- by Chris Wallace
Opinion
Women in Leadership
Extinction looms for dinosaurs as women take charge
Australia emerged from the manosphere after the May election into a different world altogether.
- by Chris Wallace
Opinion
Political leadership
We need a royal commission to shed light on ‘shadow government’
There is more to Scott Morrison’s secret ministries than mere “weirdness”. This goes to the heart of proper governance in Australia.
- by Chris Wallace
Opinion
Welfare
Julia Gillard committed a terrible wrong. It’s time for Albanese to right it
On the day former prime minister Julia Gillard delivered her misogyny speech, the Senate passed a bill that consigned single-parent families to greater struggle and further entrenched intergenerational poverty.
- by Chris Wallace
Opinion
Political leadership
Albanese goes back to the future for governing
When the prime minister said this week that he thought “the former government stopped governing”, it wasn’t just rhetoric.
- by Chris Wallace
Opinion
Political leadership
Albanese faces rude shock after election honeymoon
The new Albanese government has had a wonderful honeymoon but it may be the shortest on record, with crises on several fronts.
- by Chris Wallace
Opinion
Liberal Party
Stop playing dirty: Why Australian politics must clean up its act
The Liberal Party will be left politically adrift if it ignores the demand from voters for integrity in governance
- by Chris Wallace
Opinion
Australian economy
A major chance for renewal - if Labor can sell it
The Coalition has left Labor with a huge challenge - and an opportunity to convince voters that renewable energy is cheaper.
- by Chris Wallace
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