As we move towards the referendum on the Voice later this year, it is important that we think deeply about both our future and our past. We cannot do that unless we talk honestly about a history of dispossession and genocide.  These are difficult and painful issues but are essential if we are to have genuine reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

To begin the first of several conversations over the coming months, Sharon and Arnagretta are joined by Professor Kate Auty.

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Kicking off 2023 on The Policy Forum Pod, we discuss a public service reckoning with the failure of Robodebt, and its path to rebuilding trust. Sharon and Arnagretta sit down with the new Director of the Crawford School of Public Policy, Professor Janine O’Flynn to see where the year will take us.

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Youth in Solomon Islands have been marginalised for too long, but there are ways forward, Anouk Ride writes.

In the final instalment in our series on housing, Executive Director of Anglicare Australia Kasy Chambers joins us to discuss the dire state of housing affordability and how policymakers can turn things around.

Joel Dignam from Better Renting and Farzana Choudhury from Canberra Community Law join us to discuss housing accessibility and justice on this episode of Policy Forum Pod. 

As global crises intensify and our cities are forced to adapt, policymakers need to engage with marginalised communities and ensure planning decisions are based on principles of human rights and justice, Pakamas Thinphanga writes.