Events

Bill Browne (Director of the Democracy & Accountability Program at The Australia Institute) will lead us through the joys of ‘hung’ or collaborative parliaments and how more Independents on the […]

Join us to watch a couple of the recordings from the recent Community Independents Convention ‘People Powered Politics’. Clare Doube of proACT will introduce the session and guide discussion. Many […]

We hope that you’ll be able to join us for an informal get together at Gang Gang Cafe in Downer, 3pm this Saturday. If you’ve been reading about what we’re […]

Dr Caroline Fisher is an Associate Professor at University of Canberra, was a reporter, presenter and producer for ABC News and Radio National, and spent three years as a ministerial […]

You may have heard of ‘Kitchen Table Conversations’ because they’re widely used as a way of listening to the community, and participants find them very rewarding. We ask a few […]

We’re delighted to be joined by one of Australia’s most important thinkers and writers, author Tim Dunlop. Tim is an in-demand speaker based in Melbourne and author of ‘Voices of […]

Andrew Wilkie is the federal member for Clark in Tasmania, first elected as an Independent in 2010, in what was then the safe Labor seat of Denison. He has been […]

The community independents movement is transforming Australian politics, from the election of Cathy McGowan to the seat of Indi in 2013, the election of Zali Steggall in Warringah in 2019 […]

Join us for this webinar to hear about the issues with Australia’s lobbying regulations. What opportunities are there for monitoring and limiting undue influence of lobbying by commercial entities on […]

We're out on weekends chatting to the people of Canberra about the issues that are important and what we would want to see in an independent candidate. Just come out […]