2023 has again demonstrated the challenges of amending Australia’s constitution and managing the nation’s finances through the unresolved issues stemming from the Federation in 1901.   Our political leaders have demonstrated their inability to address complex issues within the context of modern-day politics, and they need more vision and statecraft to build consensus within the community for sorely needed change.   A constitutional convention that includes everyday people – not just politicians, insiders, academics and elites – would be an excellent process for building a better future for all Australians.

 Faith leaders from University of Connecticut brought together Muslims, Jews, Catholics and Christians to  start a dialogue. This is the statement that they created together.

Millions of Australians have had their data stolen and released online in the past year. Startups and SMEs have a unique oppo

The world’s first Hydrogen Act was passed by the South Australian parliament.The act seeks to streamline the regulatory process for hydrogen and renewable energy projects across the whole project life cycle. It is designed to be technology agnostic with regards to the production of hydrogen.As such, hydrogen production processes that use fossil fuels as a feedstock will be regulated under the Act, potentially gaining much faster approvals. Projects relating to the extraction of naturally occurring hydrogen deposits are not covered.https://www.inkl.com/a/JwoWrkfNQB

On October 23, 2023,  President Biden announced  31 areas in the USA as Technology Hubs (Tech Hubs). The 31 Tech Hubs will  develop and grow innovative industries such as semiconductors, clean energy, critical minerals, biotechnology, precision medicine, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and more.  Groups including  private industry, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, labor unions, tribal communities and nonprofit organizations may apply for $75 million implementation grants to  develop  these fields even further and make transformative investments in innovation, supply chain resilience, and job creation.

“The renewal of capitalism and democracy must be animated by a simple, but powerful, idea: that of citizenship…This is the tie that binds people together in a free and democratic society…If that tie is dissolved, the democratic polity will founder…     Citizenship must have three aspects: concern for the ability of other citizens to have a fulfilled life; the desire to create an economy that allows citizens to flourish in this way; and ,above all, loyalty to democratic political and legal institutions and the values of open debate and mutual tolerance that underpin them.”    Martin Wolfe