Australian Fabians

We aim to promote greater equality of power, wealth and opportunity.

We are a collective movement who promote equality by advancing new ideas. Our movement engages through events, publications, research and public advocacy to deliver positive change for a better Australia.

For more than half a century, the Australian Fabians have been at the forefront of research and debate into progressive political ideas and public policy reform.

We host regular policy forums, conferences, dinners, and events with high profile guest speakers and encourage our member's to publish ideas that contribute to making a better Australia.

Ideas

Good government needs new ideas and public debate. As Fabians, we ask difficult questions – and, if necessary, propose difficult answers. Our constitution and history demand this of us. Our independence of mind is fiercely guarded.

We are an independent not for profit organisation. 

Movement

We are a movement of progressive thinkers, striving to see an Australia that works for everyone. Our members are a part of an international social and intellectual movement.

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The Australian Fabians Review is our flagship quarterly magazine, featuring sharp political writing and analysis from thought leaders, established experts and up-and-coming writers.

Ideas and Publications

Research, policy, comment and analysis from our latest publications and ideas. Browse through our back catalogue or search for a report or pamphlet.

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Eleven Steps Ahead - Meredith Burgmann on her friend Albo as Prime Minister

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Eleven Steps Ahead - Meredith Burgmann on her friend Albo as Prime Minister

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Going Circular - Reducing waste, pollution, and carbon emissions — Australia’s circular economy opportunity by Terri Butler

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Enemy at the Gates - Australia’s fragile biosecurity and the case for a National Centre for Disease Control by Raina MacIntyre

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It’s Not the Data, it’s You. What is an ethical approach to data? By Daniel Stone

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Tackling a Wicked Problem - Australia’s Housing Crisis. By Emma Dawson

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Easy as ABC? 90 Years of the Australian Broadcasting Commission by Joseph Gersh

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Keeping them Nervous - Ten years since Gillard’s Misogyny Speech, have things finally changed? By Yvette Andrews

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How Close We Came - The Horse-Hair Thread Holding the Sword of Disinformation Above Our Democracy by Ed Coper

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Modern Monetary Theory, but Not a Jobs Guarantee by Daniel Gerrard

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Transforming Australia’s Constitution - A First Nations Voice and a Republic by Jesse J. Fleay

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Contemporary Relevance, Comrade! Whitlam for a New Generation by Charlie Joyce

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Uncertain Futures: The centre-left’s electoral fortunes continue to wax and wane by Rob Manwaring

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From the Jobs and Skills Summit to a More Equitable and Sustainable Australia? By Frank Stilwell

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Book Review - Michael Buckland on Kevin Rudd's ‘The Avoidable War'

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Build to Rent and Buy (BTRAB)

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Technological Disruption and Industrial Policy

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Demography and Sustainability

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The Ethical Case for a Basic Income

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Big-fast vs slow-small: Labor, refugees & climate change

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“What Do You Think?”

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Is This What Victory Looks Like? - Zann Maxwell

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The Return of Full Employment - Steven Hail

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Manufacturing the Future - Adam Scorgie

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Big Australia - Kelvin Thomson

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Coalition of Miscommunication - Michelle Rowland

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A Land of Flooding Clichés - Bob Carr

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Murdoch and the Mega-Challenges - Kevin Rudd

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New Variant, Old Politics - Bill Bowtell

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Australian Democracy, Equality and Culture: Reflections on E G Whitlam – Kim Williams

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A Fabricated Culture War - Kiz Jackson & Audrey Marsh

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How to Pick an Opposition Leader - Michael Knight

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Permanently Lost? - Sally McManus

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Forward on Climate - Jaden Harris

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Fabian Monograph: An industrial policy for Australia: Economic and social priorities in a post-neoliberal and post-coronavirus era

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A Territory Under Surrender - Malarndirri McCarthy

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We Need to Talk About MMT – Lachlan McCall

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Engaged Egalitarianism: Reinvororating Globalisation in the Post COVID Age – Andrew Leigh

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Democracy Disrupted - Rose Jackson

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Balancing Hard and Soft Power: Security in the Decade to Come - Anne Aly

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2020 Vision - Anthony Albanese

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Fabian Pamphlet 50 : Making Australian Foreign Policy

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Fabian Pamphlet 48: Health Wars

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Fabian Pamphlet 47 : Employee Ownership: Mondragon's Lessons for Australia

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Fabian Pamphlet 44 : David Bennett: A Memoir

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Fabian Pamphlet 43 : Principles in Practice: The First Two Years

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Fabian Pamphlet 40 : The Case For Death Duties

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Fabian Pamphlet 39 : Building the Society of Equals - Worker Co-operatives & The ALP

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Fabian Pamphlet 23 : National Health - the ALP Programme

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Fabian Pamphlet 15 : Meeting the Crisis - Federal Aid for Education

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Letter to Labor: The Future of Education

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Ending Homelessness in a Crisis?

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Reconciliation is Whitefella Business

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The Politics of Justice

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Employee Information and Consultation: New Directions for the UK.

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Giving employees a voice over business restructuring: a role for works councils in Australia.

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The Meaning of Industrial Democracy in an Era of Neo-Liberalism

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Labor Essays

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An Employer Response to Workplace Democracy: A North American Perspective.

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Employee Consultation in an Australian Context: The Works Council Debate and Trade Unions. By Greg Combet

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Productive Partnerships through Enterprise Bargaining

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The Challenge of Employee Democracy

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The Problems With Superannuation

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A Green New Deal for Australia?

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Max Odgen Reviews "The 99% Economy"

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The Case for a Reduced Work Week

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What is the Labour Theory of Value?

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Introducing the Young Fabians

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Lessons of the UK Election

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Politics of the Climate Crisis

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Letter to Labor - Job Insecurity & the Precariousness of Work

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Essay - Living Wage | Meredith Hammat

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The Transformative Potential of New Zealand’s Well-Being Economics

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The Truth about Money

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Climate Change and Human Rights | Stephen Kiem SC

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Fabian pamphlet No.71 2018: After Neoliberalism - Can Social Democracy be Saved

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The Myth of Democracy

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Fabian pamphlet No.70 2018: Queensland leads from the front on the big issues

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Fabian Pamphlet No.69 2018 Preparing to Govern: Ideas for the next NSW Labor Government

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Corbyn. Could it happen here?

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Andi workshop - health (March 2018)

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Andi workshop - values (February 2018)

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Grasping the Nettle on Democratisation of the ALP

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Tax settings and inequality

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Podcast: Tax Settings and Inequality

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Political philosophy in action

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Taxation – Towards a better policy process

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Fabian Pamphlet No.68 2017 A New Vision for NSW: Ideas for the next NSW Labor Government

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Tax settings and inequality

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Progressive politics in the age of Trump

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Corbyn, Brexit & what comes next - Paul Mason in-conversation

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Fabian Pamphlet No. 67 Reforming the public sector for a more equal society

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Parliamentary Enquiry into Community Energy projects

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Community and Unions

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Party Reform: The Challenges, Consequences and Challenges of Organisational Change

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Why a Basic Income in Australia and why now?

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Great Labour Speeches podcast

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Should Australia adopt a universal basic income

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Commemorating 50 Years since the Wave Hill Walk Off

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A progressive approach to a 21st century public sector

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The Future of Work

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The Eighties - The Decade That Transformed Labor

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