About the author Nicholas Gruen is CEO of Lateral Economics. He's an economist, a consultant, a commentator and a former adviser to the federal government. Follow Nicholas Gruen
Premium Insights and analysis Transparency in government and the role of parliamentary budget offices January 31, 2022 By Nicholas Gruen Editors' Picks What is transparency and why do we need it? Transparency and openness are key to building accountability. Without accountability and trust, our governments cannot function
Preserving our democracy with secret ballots February 17, 2021 By Nicholas Gruen Editors' Picks As a parliamentary representative, Edmund Burke wrote that he owed his constituents not just his industry but his judgement, and that if he voted according
The sound and the fury signifying nothing: some observations on the new politics February 3, 2021 By Nicholas Gruen Australian Capital Territory Electoral politics has been transformed into non-stop campaigning. In the past few years the 24/7 campaigning has started to be done not so much in
Science as the separation of knowing and doing January 28, 2021 By Nicholas Gruen Editors' Picks Given its astonishing success, modern minds are mesmerised by science. So much so that various disciplines adopted certain mannerisms of science to make themselves more
Opinion: How culture war is destroying public reason November 16, 2020 By Nicholas Gruen Editors' Picks Lockdowns, border closures, masks, apps and eradication. Where do you stand? One can’t sensibly address any of these issues without knowing more about context. But
