Fighting the good fight on institutions, one reform at a time

Bernard Keane for the Mandarin

“Where Daley and Krust’s work is such a significant value-add is their willingness to return to first principles: what is the point of reforms, what specific problems are we trying to address, and what has been happening to institutions intended to deliver solutions?”

Our democracy’s not working as it should

Ross Gittins for the Sydney Morning Herald

“Daley and Krust’s ideas are good and could give our politicians’ performance a shot in the arm. But the system as it is now is what makes life easier for the two major parties. Why would either Labor or the Coalition ever want to make such changes?

They wouldn’t. But that’s what makes the pair’s suggestions so timely. ... There’s a high likelihood neither side will win enough seats to govern in its own right. … These are just the circumstances in which the crossbenchers will be well placed to bargain for their support and the authors’ wish list could come in handy.”

A possible chance for real reform


Michelle Grattan for the Conversation

“John Daley (formerly of the Grattan Institute and now an independent consultant) and Rachel Krust, in a report released Monday and titled Institutional reform stocktake, propose a rich agenda for change.”