David McKnight investigates the future of bipartisanship under a Rudd government, and looks at the ups and downs of moving beyond right and left.

Jane Castle argues that changes to the way Australia's energy market works will make it easier to green our economy.

Tony Moore provides a credible option for ending the terms of partisan appointments to the ABC board, and shows how we can rescue the public broadcasting debate from the culture wars.

Max Hardy, Ron Lubensky and Lyn Carson look at how we could give a wider group of citizens an opportunity to engage with the ideas that come out of the Australia 2020 Summit.

Mark Connelly suggests an alternative to the 'Climate Clever' campaign which might actually succeed in changing individual behaviour.

Before we can reinvigorate Australian democracy we need to understand why citizens become disengaged, writes James Arvanitakis.

John Langmore makes a case for more courage in our policies and hope in our politics.

Jennifer Doggett, Ian McAuley, and Denis King offer a few words of advice to the new members of the National Health and Hospital Reform Commission.

We return to our 5 ideas in 5 minutes series, profiling innovative ideas from around the world. This month we look at: Sky Trust | Clean Car Feebate | Kiva | Bolsa Familia | Food Miles.