The decisions being made right now, in parliament, in budget lock-ups, in policy debates, will shape the lives of your kids and their kids. Think: Climate. Housing. Aged care. AI., But in many cases, those decisions are being deferred. There's a name for it: policrastination. The habit of delaying what we know needs doing because the short-term political incentives reward inaction, even when the long-term costs are clear. What would it actually take to govern for the long term? This conversatio

TAYLOR DEE HAWKINS, SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER, ELISE STEPHENSON MATTHEW DAY AND AMIE FURLONG |  In an era defined by overlapping crises—climate Explore why Australia must move beyond short-term policymaking in Future generations policy, governance and leadership: Ending ‘policrastination’. This timely analysis by Taylor Dee Hawkins, Susan Harris Rimmer and co-authors highlights the risks of “policrastination” and outlines practical pathways to embed intergenerational fairness in governance. Drawing on

On the 11th of November, 1975, Chris Stephens was a 30-year-old Army Captain.  His job was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor General, Sir John Kerr. Three other Army Captains had arrived at Government House, to be interviewed to become the next ADC, as Chris's posting had almost finished. This is the first time that Chris Stephens has done a broadcast interview, to talk about what he saw and heard at Government House, on that day, 50 years ago.

Stopping by the ABC Radio Adelaide studio on her tour of regional towns affected by the algal bloom, Australia's Governor-General, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC shared the stories that she has heard along the way with Sonya and Jules.

Queensland's outgoing human rights commissioner says he has lost sleep worrying about some juveniles "spending weeks and weeks" in the state's watch houses.

It's not every day the Governor General sends you a text.

Sten Rynning traces the political history of NATO from its inception in 1949, through to the ongoing Ukraine War and into 2024. This book identifies a pattern in the Alliance’s past, at a critical crossroads as it must decide how it progresses in a rapidly changing global environment.

Air strikes are nothing new for Myanmar’s civilians, but since the 2021 coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government, they’ve become frequent, deadlier, and targeted. The “Sit-tat” (Myanmar Army) uses wartime aircraft like the Yak-130s and MIG-29s to bomb schools, monasteries, homes, and ethnic communities in a brutal display of power.

Future-proofing from the ground up is how eastern Indonesia is working towards climate resilience. Empowering women, honouring tradition, and listening to marginalised voices have been key to a fairer and more responsive appraoch.

Thomas Hale’s book Long Problems skilfully unpacks the issue of time that prevents humans to adequately formulate and implement responses. He provides a range of options to overcome this challenge, using climate change as the prime example.

Rural news and events from New South Wales and the nation.

As a prominent member of the Griffith Law School and the Law Futures Centre, Professor Susan Harris Rimmer has dedicated her career to advancing

SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER AND ELISE STEPHENSON  |  In the Asia-Pacific, where rapid social and political changes intersect with longstanding Security vetting, a key step in selecting diplomats, plays a critical yet often unseen role in shaping who gets to represent nations on the global stage. While designed to protect national interests, these processes can also reinforce gendered, racialised, and cultural biases, limiting diverse representation in diplomacy. Susan Harris Rimmer and Elise Stephenson

In a rare act of bipartisanship, an independent MP and a Liberal backbencher have proposed properly factoring in young people’s needs when drafting new policy.

The COP29 negotiations in Baku concluded amid walkouts, protests, and an all-too-familiar sense of frustration over unfulfilled climate finance promises. This year's summit revealed deep-seated issues in mobilising adequate resources for climate action, particularly for developing nations.

This post has been contributed by Professors Sarah Joseph and Susan Harris Rimmer, Professors in the Griffith Law School and members of the Law Futures Centre and Matthew Day, Student and Researcher at Griffith Law School. In late July 2021, we…

By Professor Susan Harris Rimmer and Professor Rowena Maguire Analysis Feminist foreign policy provides a lens through which we can see climate action as a shared priority and human security issue. Australia should use feminist climate diplomacy to…

Updates In this special QCOSS Human Rights Network meeting, QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh sat down for a conversation with Professor Susan Harris Rimmer, who is currently undertaking an independent review of the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld). This session,…

The 2024-2025 Australian federal budget addressed current cost-of-living issues but lacked any real clarity around future planning. It has raised concerns about the long-term impacts of budget measures on future generations.

Share The Russian invasion of Ukraine has revealed the criticality of drones as a weapon system for modern battlefields. Yet as other states rush to follow suit, there are some sobering realities to face from “high-tech” tools of warfare. In 2020,…