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.

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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Peace from River to Sea: A choice of two paths by Tony Webb

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A more competitive Labor Party by the Hon Dr Andrew Leigh

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A Call for Compassion from the Ghastly Blank

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A Voice for Nature

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Ice Maiden Sets Sail for New Voyage on Climate Action

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The Looming Catastrophic War on Life in the Deep Sea

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Extinction Rebellion says we need a ‘Little Revolution’

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The Climate Rebels

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What the Fig?

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Time to Stop Pissing in the Wind on the Climate Crisis

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Get Ready for a ‘1.5 World’!

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Climate Crisis: Mitigation, adaptation and regenerative co-evolution 

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A Minsky Moment: Why embracing post growth is the only answer

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Convergence

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Nuclear Power: The health risks we’d face from radiation exposures

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The Politics of Climate Change: The Hon Penny Sharpe’s Fabians AGM Keynote

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Protecting the People and Places We Love

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Climate Change and the Australian Value of a ‘Fair Go'

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The Wellbeing Budget: Measuring What Matters for People and Planet

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Vale Dr Jane Goodall, 3 April 1934 — 1 October 2025

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Challenging Neo-Nazi Narratives

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Two States - no solution

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BOOK REVIEW : Michael Wesley, Mind of a Nation

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BOOK REVIEW:  Bruce Wolpe (2023) Trump’s Australia

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BOOK REVIEW: Anna Funder (2024) Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell’s Invisible Life.

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Light Pollution

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Technofeudalism, Learned Helplessness, and the Gruen Effect 2.0

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Capitalism, Democracy and Techno-feudalism

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A Robust Job Guarantee For Economic Stability and Opportunity

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Towards a functioning political economy

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Ending Australia’s Psychedelic Prohibition: A Call for Conscious Change

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The Criminal Justice System in Australia

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Not in my name

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Opposing Narratives

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Why is the world F***ed?

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Regulating temporary migrant workers in Australia

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The Silent Truth

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Battle Cry of the Unbowed

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Obscene Inequality is Killing People

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Editorial, Issue 7

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Still a Party of National Government? Australian Labor’s Challenge

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Fabian Review Issue 7

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Challenges to the Labor theory of change by Daniel Gerrard

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Vale William George Hayden AC by Paul Read

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Vale Gerard Leslie Hand by Alan Austin

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Australia’s Education Mirage: The story of student immigration’s dual toll by Lavanya Gautam & Anurag Mittal

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‘It’s time’ to Fix Higher Education by Dr Alison Barnes

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The Real Story: The Voice was a lifetime chance to finally ‘Close the Gap’ — now listen to this! By Dr Tracy Westerman

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Peace from River to Sea: A choice of two paths by Tony Webb

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Letter from the National Chair Dr Sarah Howe

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Editorial by Dr Paul Read

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The YES at the heart of Australia by Dean Parkin

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A more competitive Labor Party by the Hon Dr Andrew Leigh

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The Voice: why not a unity ticket? By Mark Bonanno

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We could be your people and you could be ours by Rodney (Rab) Watkins

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Vale Simon Crean (1949–2023) by Dr Paul Read

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Weaving a Universal Basic Income into Being by Senator Janet Rice

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Brian Donaghy (2020) A Basic Income for Australia: A Fair Go for All. Reviewed by Dr John Tons

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End the ethic of crass materialism! By Jeff McCracken-Hewson

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Lahaina by Captain Paul Watson

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Positive activism reforms Labor housing platform by Daniel Gerard

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To deliver equity, drive excellence by David Reeves

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There is such thing as unskilled work by Dr Daniel Nicholson

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Changing the way we go to war by Dr Alison Broinowski

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Towards a ‘values-based’ public-private market economy by Dr Tony Webb

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Will the Voice succeed? By Dr Paul Read

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The 2023 Jilya Indigenous Fundraising Gala by Babu Sajjad

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Peter Love (1947-2023) by Julie Kimber

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Has singularity arrived? By Prof Kecerdasan Buatan

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Let the Ancient Land Speak! By Matt Jeffrey

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Max Ogden (2020) A Long View From The Left by David Cragg

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Reg Coutts (1949–2021) by Dr John Tons

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Generative AI by Jason McKenzie

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Never Forget by Dr Geoffrey Campbell

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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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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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New Variant, Old Politics - Bill Bowtell

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Murdoch and the Mega-Challenges - Kevin Rudd

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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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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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Employee Information and Consultation: New Directions for the UK.

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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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