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Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. At a time when far-right extremism, white supremacy and race politics are on the rise, we must renew our commitment to anti-racism and equality #fightracism un.org/en/events/raci…

State government commissioned survey of 1027 people about their attitudes to local government- number of people that had ‘LOTE at home’ .... 46! Yep, only 4% of those surveyed and this is supposed to be be representative... so far to go.

“Is what we’re seeing a sign of the exhaustion of representative democracy as we’ve known it?”

It's just fucking incredible the violence journalists will ignore. The injustice they will pass over. The destructiveness they will dismiss. The cruelty they will rationalise. But an egg...

Not my joke. But too good not to steal and share #ausvotes

Tampa refugees rejected by Australia and instead resettled in New Zealand are now small business owners, home owners, doctors, nurses, public servants, students and keen rugby players. And, now, Fullbright scholarship winners. gu.com/p/by6k5/stw

Very interesting democracy innovation coming from Brazil - shared and collective mandates where elected representatives share power with citizens who are ‘coparlimentarians’ - looking forward to see how it evolves #ippa4 leonardosecchi Willian Quadros

Well done @helenchrstnsn and Laurence Bherer for chairing the most thought provoking sessions I saw at #ICPP2019 on Facilitating Citizen Engagement in Public Policy Making

#merit

Big News! We’re launching a Global PB Hub to improve & expand #participatorybudgeting around the world, thx to new Hewlett Foundation grant. Read more & apply for a board or internship: participatorybudgeting.org/global_pb_hub_…

Many of those who criticise diversity targets on the grounds of “merit” are strangely silent when examples like these emerge — namely, when merit clearly gets bypassed theguardian.com/media/2019/aug…

And so it has happened: the national security measures we were told were necessary to protect Australians against terrorists and paedophiles are now going to be deployed against – you guessed it – climate activists

Where are our self-styled defenders of free speech? Those who campaigned to weaken racial hatred laws in the name of “free speech” have been strangely quiet about these proposed restrictions. Being free to protest is a fundamental right in a democracy smh.com.au/politics/feder…