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Melbourne School of Government

Locality: Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Address: Walter Boas Building, Wilson Avenue 3010 Parkville, VIC, Australia

Website: http://government.unimelb.edu.au

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25.01.2022 With the US elections just 50 days away, the outcome will not just shape US democracy for a generation, but could diminish the very idea of democracy as a global norm, says Melbourne School of Government Deputy Director Tom Daly.

25.01.2022 Results from a new IPSOS poll commissioned by the McKinnon Prize show Australians are more engaged in politics now than at the start of 2020. Have your say on w...ho is driving positive change in Australia by nominating a political leader for the 2020 McKinnon Prize. http://go.unimelb.edu.au/8bzj See more

24.01.2022 In the latest policy brief in our Governing During Crises project, Senior Fellow John Pesutto discusses whether the Victorian governments communication strategy and crisis team needs a re-think. http://go.unimelb.edu.au/h8sj

23.01.2022 The recent narrative that democracies are inefficient and incapable of producing public goods like prosperity, stability and security is simply not true, says Associate Professor Tom Daly. Hear more in this recent 'Eavesdrop on Experts' episode.

23.01.2022 Professor John Howe and Timothy Kariotis explore the future of RegTech in Australia and the recent Productivity Commission Report on RegTech in an article for The Mandarin.

22.01.2022 Could we have prevented Robodebt? MSoG Research Fellow Timothy Kariotis and Bucknell University's Darakhshan Mir explore the need for a community-driven model of technology assessment to mitigate the risks of algorithmic governance. http://go.unimelb.edu.au/vp6j

22.01.2022 Why has the long adjournment of parliaments across Australia elicited little more than a shrug from the general population? Associate Professor Tom Daly discusses how we view our political system, and what the future might look like for parliament.

21.01.2022 Winners of the 2019 McKinnon Political Prize for Political Leadership, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp, have been recognised as bringing strength, balance and empathy to their respective roles.

20.01.2022 Hannah Irving and Dr Warren Staples explore the growing trend of Australian governments adopting broad-based social and sustainable procurement policy initiatives in an article for The Mandarin.

20.01.2022 What is political legitimacy and how does it relate to regulators and controversial medical products? Join MSoG research fellow Timothy Kariotis and Melbourne Law School PhD candidate Penny Gleeson, 12pm, Thursday 23 June, where they will address these questions and more, drawing on research regarding the regulation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices in Australia.

19.01.2022 Should the Victorian Premier front the media each day? MSoG Senior Fellow John Pesutto says the Premier needs to preserve his authority and use it strategically.

17.01.2022 While public sentiment accepts that extensions of the state of emergency are justified, MSoG Senior Fellow John Pesutto says that such powers are not to be taken for granted or exercised in the absence of absolute necessity.

17.01.2022 If both the government and the corporate sector are engaged in considered spending, there’s the potential for really widespread social change watch Professor John Howe talk about the power of social and sustainable procurement, and find out more about Melbourne School of Government’s new MicroCerts in this growing area: go.unimelb.edu.au/nq4i

16.01.2022 Melbourne Law School's Labour law enforcement and COVID-19 webinar is now available online. Join MSoG director John Howe and a panel of legal experts including MLS academic Dr Tess Hardy, Oanh Tran from the Young Workers Centre and Steven Amendola from Kingston Reid as they discuss employment rights.

15.01.2022 How does government respond to crises? Australia has recently experienced extreme bushfires, is currently addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, and faces even larger and longer-term challenges in climate change. Our new Governing During Crisis project examines the challenges of governing in response to a variety of crises affecting Australia, and the impacts on our community. http://go.unimelb.edu.au/b8ej

14.01.2022 In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in social procurement in Australia. Dr Warren Staples, Hannah Irving and Professor John Howe reflect on how social procurement initiatives can improve social and economic outcomes.

14.01.2022 Has the pandemic killed the free world? What has the impact been on Australia's democracy? Join Professor Adrienne Stone, Dr Tom Daly and Assoc Professor William Partlett as they discuss these questions and many more live this Monday, 1pm Melbourne time, via ABC Melbourne: http://go.unimelb.edu.au/o3nj

14.01.2022 "How is it that America can create a multitude of global businesses from a standing start in a single generation and Australia has not?" MSoG Principal Fellow Nicholas Reece explores what Australia can learn from US technology entrepreneurs.

13.01.2022 Should the ‘right to work from home’ become a legal right? COVID-19 restrictions have completely transformed the way many of us now work. MSoG Research Fellow Timothy Kariotis spoke with labour law experts MSoG director John Howe, MSoG Senior Fellow Holly Ransom and Melbourne Law School Senior Fellow Dr Jillian Murray to discuss this possibility and the potential impacts across society. http://go.unimelb.edu.au/v3zj

12.01.2022 Featuring 50 speakers from five continents, MSoG is excited to partner with IACL-AIDC in presenting ‘Democracy 2020: Assessing Constitutional Decay, Breakdown, and Renewal Worldwide’, a landmark online event held from 18-26 November 2020. This webinar series will enable a rich and diverse set of papers from scholars from all parts of the globe, devoted to an array of themes including global and regional overviews, algorithmic governance, voter suppression and possible remedies and renewal of our democratic systems. We hope that you can join us.

11.01.2022 IBACs investigation into allegations misconduct inside the Victorian Branch of the ALP could mean serious consequences for public officials, says MSoG Senior Fellow John Pesutto

10.01.2022 Jon Faine presents Germs & Justice, Part Three: Democracy has the pandemic killed the free world? Join our live panel discussion where you get to ask legal experts your questions about the pandemic and its impact. Today, well be discussing democracy, governance issues and internal borders. Leave your questions in the comments! Brought to you by Melbourne Law School, ABC Radio National's Big Ideas and ABC Melbourne.

09.01.2022 The Covid-19 pandemic has been accompanied by an expansion of executive power in many states. In the latest 'Governing During Crisis' Policy Brief, Melbourne Law School's Elizabeth Hicks takes a closer look at the National Covid-19 Commission Advisory Board. http://go.unimelb.edu.au/s4ej

09.01.2022 What is political legitimacy and how is it relevant to regulators? What is the role played by values in establishing political legitimacy? Join MSoG research fellow Timothy Kariotis and Melbourne Law School PhD candidate Penny Gleeson, 12pm, next Thursday, 23 June, where they will address these questions and more, drawing on research regarding the regulation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices in Australia.

08.01.2022 Don't forget to register for 'The future of FinTech regulation' event tomorrow! Join University of Melbourne experts as they discuss how to regulate this sector to protect consumers, while also enabling innovation: http://go.unimelb.edu.au/tf9j

08.01.2022 Under current restrictions, governments can exercise a range of unanticipated powers. MSoG Senior Fellow John Pesutto discusses the importance of bipartisanship and public scrutiny in these extraordinary times.

07.01.2022 Victoria’s inquiry into the failures of the COVID-19 hotel quarantine program has thrown into sharp relief some of the concerns with using private sector organisations for public purposes, says MSoG senior research fellow Dr Martin Bortz.

07.01.2022 The state government needs a broader economic vision outlining what will drive Victoria’s economic growth in the years ahead, says MSoG senior fellow John Pesutto.

06.01.2022 Technology Assessment Institutes are common across Europe - should Australia consider this for protecting against the risks posed by algorithmic & data-driven technologies. Join MSoG research fellow Timothy Kariotis on 31 August to discuss the case for an Australian Technology Assessment Institute. Register at http://go.unimelb.edu.au/gy7j

06.01.2022 In just 3 days we begin the IACL-AIDC Global Roundtable webinar series 'Democracy 2020: Assessing Constitutional Decay, Breakdown, and Renewal Worldwide'. With the ongoing contestation surrounding the US elections, the persistence of the pandemic and its impact on governance, and protests in states worldwide, this is a timely and necessary conversation about the health and future of democracy, from a truly global perspective!

06.01.2022 Developed as part of our 'Governing During Crises' project, Elizabeth Hicks' new paper discuss how the governments COVID-19 commission poses an enduring risk to Australian democracy: http://go.unimelb.edu.au/f5ej. Read the full policy brief on the 'Governing During Crises' website: http://go.unimelb.edu.au/s4ej

06.01.2022 Dont miss our webinar on the future of the rapidly growing sector of FinTech in Australia! Join us for the next 'Disruptive Ideas webinar, 22 September, where Research Fellow Timothy Kariotis, Professor Jeannie Paterson, Associate Professor Andrew Godwin, Professor Nadia Massoud and Dr Fabio Mattiolito will discuss how we regulate FinTech to protect consumers while continuing to enable innovation. http://go.unimelb.edu.au/k69j

06.01.2022 Our Disruptive Ideas Seminar Series is back! Join Dr Nicholas B. de Weydenthal, 12pm, Thursday 27 August, to discuss the limitations of regulation with respect to derivatives, algorithmic trading, and neurofinance. Register at http://go.unimelb.edu.au/yy7j

05.01.2022 In our latest Governing During Crises Policy Brief, Melbourne Law School's Prof. Kristen Rundle sets out the failures leading to Victoria's COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry, emphasising that they raise much bigger questions: https://bit.ly/3iRXgSs

04.01.2022 Recent Federal Government decisions to roll back free childcare have once again raised the question of diversity in the rooms of power. Join our Disruptive Ideas webinar discussion, 12.30pm, Thursday 2 July, where MSoGs Timothy Kariotis, Maria Katsonis and RMIT Universitys Dr Ruth DeSouza will discuss how we ensure diversity in both policymaking and public engagement.

04.01.2022 How do we reduce barriers to participation in the policy design process? Join our next Disruptive Ideas webinar discussion, 12.30pm, Thursday 2 July, where MSoGs Timothy Kariotis, Maria Katsonis and RMIT Universitys Dr Ruth DeSouza explore why public engagement can help policies better meet peoples needs, build support for policy decisions, and capture multiple perspectives to address complex issues.

04.01.2022 Why is diversity in public engagement so important? Join our Disruptive Ideas webinar discussion, 12.30pm, Thursday 2 July, where MSoGs Timothy Kariotis, Maria Katsonis and RMIT Universitys Dr Ruth DeSouza will discuss policy design, implementation and barriers to participation.

04.01.2022 What is the future of FinTech in Australia, and how do we regulate this rapidly growing sector to protect consumers while enabling innovation? Join us for the next 'Disruptive Ideas webinar, 22 September, where Research Fellow Timothy Kariotis, Professor Jeannie Paterson, Associate Professor Andrew Godwin, Professor Nadia Massoud and Dr Fabio Mattioli will discuss the future of FinTech Regulation. http://go.unimelb.edu.au/k69j

03.01.2022 Senior fellow John Pesutto says that now, more than ever, we need organisations like Victoria's Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission to be fully supported.

02.01.2022 COVID-19 is unlikely to be an isolated event. In the final episode of the Life Beyond Coronavirus series, The University of Melbourne's experts explain: Why they expected this pandemic.... Why animal-human transmission remains key. How middle powers such as Australia, Vietnam and Germany can lead the world. And why a public health force needs to be mobilised in the same way as a military force. Special guest panellists: Nobel Prize winning scientist Professor Peter Doherty, Patron of The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity and author of Pandemics: what everyone needs to know. Professor Brett Sutton, Victorias Chief Health Officer, Victorian Government News, and #UniMelb alum. Professor Sharon Lewin AO, Inaugural Director of the Peter Doherty Institute. Associate Professor Tom Daly, Deputy Director of the Melbourne School of Government. Panel moderated by: Professor Shitij Kapur, Dean Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science and Vice-Chancellor (Health), University of Melbourne Want to help? Join our global response COVID-19 Emergency Appeal go.unimelb.edu.au/ef6j You can be part of the effort to boost the important work of our world-class researchers, support our students in need and help build our strong University of Melbourne community. unimelb.me/beyondcovid19-ep6

02.01.2022 As part of the Melbourne Writers Festival, former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will join James Button in a compelling discussion on Australian democracy and his career in politics. Thank you to the John Button Fund for supporting this event, click here for more info and to register:http://go.unimelb.edu.au/6pej

01.01.2022 Detecting wage theft can be difficult and often relies largely on employees to report it. MSoG Director John Howe and Research Fellow Timothy Kariotis discuss the launch of the project ‘A Fair Day’s Work’, backed by the Paul Ramsay Foundation, which will develop tools to help young workers and regulators identify and predict underpayment of wages.

01.01.2022 State and national leaders must rally together to inspire hope and optimism that will carry us through the current crisis and beyond, says MSoGs John Pesutto.

01.01.2022 I was actually surprised at how willing people were to submit to restrictions, says MSoG Deputy Director Associate Professor Tom Daley, who is collating information on the impact of coronavirus on democracies and governance around the world.

01.01.2022 The announcement that a former judge would lead an inquiry into the number of cases that have emerged from the hotel quarantine program is justified. But can we go further? MSoG Senior Fellow John Pesutto discusses the need for a broader and thorough investigation into why Victoria faces a COVID-19 outbreak so at odds with other states.