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The Australian Collaboration is a consortium of peak national community organisations representing social, cultural and environmental constituencies and interests. The main activities of the Collaboration are to act as a forum for the exchange of ideas and information, to carry out research, to publish essays and books and to provide educational materials on important societal issues. The Collaboration is an independent network; it has no political links and does not support any political party. Its members are:
- The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF)
- The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS)
- The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID)
- Choice (The Australian Consumers Association)
- The Federation of Ethnic Community Councils of Australia (FECCA)
- The National Council of Churches in Australia and its Social Justice Network (NCCA)
- The Trust for Young Australians (TYA)
Democracy in Australia
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Democracy in Australia describes Australia’s political system, the characteristics of an open and democratic society and lists needed reforms and ways of strengthening Australian democratic practice. The Collaboration has also published a number of essays on democratic and accountability themes including Corruption: The abuse of entrusted Power in Australia by the Hon Tim Smith QC, Wrongs Rights and Remedies: An Australian Charter? by Spencer Zifcak and Alison King and Democracy under Siege by David Yencken and Nicola Henry. |
Fact & Issue Sheets – A fair and sustainable Australia
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This site contains over 40 peer-reviewed Fact and Issue Sheets covering a wide range of issues of significance to Australia. Themes include: characteristics of Australian society; climate change; water and biodiversity; culture; how government works; economics; fairness and well being; Indigenous Australians; and international priorities. The Fact and Issue Sheets have been written with many different audiences in mind including concerned and interested citizens, university students and senior secondary students and their teachers. All Sheets can be downloaded free. Study guides/worksheets are also available for the Fact and Issue Sheets as teaching aids for their use in schools. See panel below. |
Reference Sources – web references major social, environmental and economic topics
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Reference Sources lists key national and
international web sources of statistical and other information related
to twenty different themes, ranging from Armed Conflict and Peace,
Crime, Economics, Environment, Migration, Population, Religion, Social
Statistics to Youth Information. |
Research
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Described here is the Collaboration’s research project “Successful Strategies in Aboriginal Organisations”. The project investigated examples of successful Indigenous organisations across the nation to focus attention on their successes and to draw out the lessons that can be learnt from them. The project was carried out in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. |
Essays, books and reports
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The Australian Collaboration publishes essays, books and reports. TOPICS: The topics include international policy, the environment and the economy, social concerns, human rights, Indigenous issues and aspects of democracy. |
Study Guides for Schools – Fact and Issue Sheets and Democracy in Australia
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This site contains Study Guides for the Fact and Issue Sheets shown above. Their aim is to help school teachers make the most effective use of the Fact and Issue Sheets. The site also contains study guides related to the material contained under Democracy in Australia. |
| Disclaimer |
| This web site is presented for the purpose of disseminating information free of charge for the benefit of the public. While all reasonable care has been taken in publishing and maintaining this website, the Australian Collaboration and the sponsors of any material presented on this website accept no liability or responsibility whatsoever for, or in respect of, any use of this site or any reliance upon material contained on this website or any linked website. |
