This is an excellent, concise analysis of the different ways the state is being captured by private, vested interests. By #AustraliaRemade (@_MillieRooney).

"The state is constantly changing and being changed. The way the state works, who is given and who takes power, is constantly shifting and always contested. Deciding to consciously affect this flux is not radical. It is simply paying attention to the way things are evolving and then stepping into the fray as an intentional force.

We can either sit passively and watch this happen or we can remember that the forces controlling the state are only powerful so long as citizens comply with ideas, practices and actions that legitimise their exercise of power.

To do this, we need to understand not only what the state is, but how it is currently being changed and repurposed by those who seek to gather money and power at the expense of the citizenry."

#AusPol #Governance #StateCapture

https://www.australiaremade.org/remake-the-state

Reading to reMAKE is coming up in a couple of weeks...

Join the mailing list to get access to the readings and to RSVP to the online discussion.

#AusPol #Reading #BookClub #ReadingGroup #AustraliaRemade

www.australiaremade.org/reading-group

So how did everyone sleep last night? It was strange to wake up knowing that the world had at once changed irrevocably while at the same time remaining just as it was.

The election result is not what we had hoped for, yet regardless of who is in the White House, the work to be done remains the same.

It doesn’t change the beauty of the sunrise, or the love you feel for your children, or the urgency to act on climate change.

Our work remains the same.

#auspol #uspol #AustraliareMADE

https://australiaremadewrites.substack.com/p/it-doesnt-change-the-beauty-of-a

For those interested in the work I've been doing with #AustraliareMADE on the public good and care through disaster the recording of our launch event is now available online.

Phase 2 of the project is an even simpler guide for policy makers and people wanting to put this work into action.
Reach out if you have ideas or requests!

www.australiaremade.org/care-disaster

#ClimateChange #Launch #Event #PublicGood #disaster #Auspol #Care #Gender #Flood #Fire #NaturalDisaster #Hope

Care through Disaster: a new lens to survive and thrive in tumultuous times.

Join us for the launch of our report.

Thursday 9th November 12.30-1.30 AEDT.
Online

All welcome.

https://www.australiaremade.org/care-and-disaster-launch

#care #disaster #report #launch #event #auspol #climatechange #australiaremade #gender

I'm on the NSW coast where in the space of two days we've had fire and flood warnings.

Our new report, “Care through Disaster: A new lens on what’s needed to thrive and survive in tumultuous times” shows that connected and cohesive communities are themselves essential tools for keeping communities safe and well.
This new research shows that preparing for disaster begins not with the fire trucks but with relationships and policies that build solidarity and maintain community cohesion.

We need to be investing in community connection as if our lives depend on it - because they do.
Read our report and media release to find out more…
www.australiaremade.org/care-disaster

#disaster #fire #flood #australiaremade #care #auspol

Power to Persuade has republished my Alone Australian blog...

"Dr Millie Rooney, co-director of Australia Remade and long-time contributor here at Power to Persuade, has had some great ideas for new reality TV shows, following the success of ‘Alone Australia’. The question is - do we have contestants going it alone to survive, or a team effort to re-imagine a way for everyone to thrive?"

https://www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/alone-australian-or-collaboration-for-the-nation-we-want

#AloneAustralia #vision #collaboration #australiaremade

Fantastic to get to talk about the potential for better collaboration between community and the public service on the IPAA podcast.

We talk about the notion of the public good, and what it means to centre it in the public service.

Get in touch if you're interested in the project!

https://contentgroup.com.au/work_with_purpose/ep91-connect-care-contribute-public-service-for-public-good/

#PublicService #PublicGood #Auspol #AustraliaRemade #podcast #APS

So pinch me now... but I had extraordinary privilege of speaking with outgoing Welsh Future Generations Commissioner, Sophie Howe.

For the past seven years Sophie's job has been to inspire, harrangue, encourage and hold to account Welsh public agencies to act in the interests of Welsh people and future generations.

Guided by the seven wellbeing principles developed over extensive collaboration with the Welsh population, Sophie's job and impact has been astounding.

Listen here or wherever you get your #podcasts

https://www.australiaremade.org/podcast-home/season3-ep5-sophie-howe

#SophieHowe #Wales #FutureGenerations #AustraliaRemade #WellBeing #WellBeingEconomy #auspol

Very excited!

I'm about to interview the outgoing Welsh Future Generations Commissioner, Sophie Howe (you can learn more about her work at this simple blog - www.australiaremade.org/blog/government-can-do-amazing-things).

Anyone got any questions for her?

#auspol #podcast #AustraliaRemade #TheRemakers #Wales #FutureGenerations