Is it too late to solve some of our most wicked problems? The Australia Institute won’t let us die wondering

Is it too late to solve some of our most wicked problems? The Australia Institute won’t let us die wondering

ShutterstockAs I begin this review sitting in a Canberra cafe, there are two blokes on the next table complaining about the present federal election campaign’s lack of substance. The complaints of one of them about the Coalition’s fuel excise cut were the first to catch my ear, but it was soon clear enough that they didn’t think much of either party’s policy performance. It was a very Canberra moment. I suppose that if I were eavesdropping in Me…

Is it too late to solve some of our most wicked problems? The Australia Institute won't let us die wondering

As I begin this review sitting in a Canberra cafe, there are two blokes on the next table complaining about the present federal election campaign's lack of substance. The complaints of one of them about the Coalition's fuel excise cut were the first to catch my ear, but it was soon clear enough that they didn't think much of either party's policy performance. It was a very Canberra moment. I suppose that if I we