Ian McAuley asks how Kevin Rudd can exercise true leadership and avoid the 'Strong Leader' style which helped bring about the Howard government's demise.

How can we make life easier for companies that combine profit-making with a social mission? How can we make boards responsible to a wider group of stakeholders? CSR expert Susan Mac Cormac reviews the ongoing evolution of the corporation.

Exit polls taken after last year's election showed that economic growth alone is no longer enough to guarantee votes. John Langmore and John Wiseman argue for the new Labor government to adopt broader measures of progress than its predecessor.

Jennifer Doggett revisits the arguments for investing in primary care and looks at what will be involved in implementing Labor's election policy on 'GP Super Clinics'.

Regulation can be beneficial, but only if it is responsive and flexible, writes Nicholas Gruen. Australian governments need to adopt a post-Taylorist approach, harnessing the ideas of the regulated and relieving firms that can demonstrate their own excellence from the more onerous requirements.

Australia can outpace the Kyoto process without having to go it alone, writes John Perkins.

Kellie Tranter explains why Australian governments at all levels are in danger of being sued if they don't act fast on climate change.