Only 1 in 5 Australians believe politicians are acting in the public interest and only 1 in 4 believe the government puts the public before vested interests…

Representative democracy is declining because it is fundamentally broken. What is missing is your voice

How you expect to be represented on a range of issues, your ideas and suggestions

This is the original vision for democracy and we are using technology to make it our reality

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Join Australia’s first Citizen Assembly open to All Australians!

The topic for the first event will be the proposed plan to build Nuclear Power Stations across Australia.

Explore and discuss in groups from the comfort of your own home.

Why we’re doing this:

Polling shows only 1 in 6 Australians trust political parties and only 1 in 5 trust politicians. Taiwan turned this situation around using digital avenues of civic participation. The OECD are recommending that governments include citizens at every stage of the policy process; the original vision for Democracy and what was practiced in Ancient Greece where citizens were invited to monthly Assemblies to discuss and make the most critical decisions. We are rebuilding the original vision for democracy using technology to enable citizens to engage in policy discussions

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