• Preventing the next pandemic

    Open Forum     |      March 28, 2024

    Could protecting one group of people from disease, and exposing another to it, be the best way to prevent as many deaths as possible and reduce the impact of a future pandemic?

  • Among the narcissus

    Marguerite Johnson     |      March 28, 2024

    The vain, self obsessed Narcissus is among the best-known figures from Greek mythology, and his story and fate have continued relevance today in an age of social media and self-obsession.

  • Conspiracy thinking

    Darel Cookson     |      March 28, 2024

    Conspiracy theories are often assumed to appeal to people of limited education, but Intelligence doesn’t make you immune, it’s all a question of your thinking style.

  • #StandwithUkraine

    Open Forum     |      March 3, 2022

    Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine has united the civilised world against Vladimir Putin’s criminal regime.  Open Forum advocates arming Ukraine with the tanks, planes and missiles it needs to drive out the invaders and restore and protect its peace, independence and complete territorial integrity. The free world must oppose tyranny, support freedom and welcome Ukraine […]

  • National Resilience

    Open Forum     |      July 28, 2020

    GAP Summit National Resilience Report Devastating fires and the COVID pandemic highlighted the need for Australia to become more resilient in the face of growing economic, political and environmental threats.  GAP’s Annual Economic Summit in November 2020 discussed ways to improve national resilience in a unique online event. A range of articles on Open Forum […]

  • Education and Lifelong Learning

    Open Forum     |      September 11, 2019

    GAP will discuss education and life-long learning at its annual summit in September. Here are a range of articles published on Open Forum discussing some of the issues and solutions at hand.

  • Media

    Open Forum     |      January 24, 2019

    Newspapers and traditional journalism are one of the many industries ‘disrupted’ by the internet.  Many people piece together their view of the world from snippets from social media and personalise their ‘feeds’ to ensure their existing opinions are always reinforced rather than challenged. ‘Fake news’ and state sponsored disinformation is further eroding the common culture […]

  • Digital Trade

    Open Forum     |      July 26, 2018

    E-commerce has disrupted a series of traditional markets and has become an increasingly important way for Australia to trade with the rest of the world.  Digital trade overcomes the ‘tyranny of distance’ which previously inhibited Australian exports to the rest of the world and opens up exciting opportunities for Australian businesses and consumers. Around half […]

  • The Pacific

    Open Forum     |      April 11, 2018

    The South Pacific encompasses a vast expanse and is home to island nations which face pressing economic, social and environmental challenges. Countries such as Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, the Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tuvalu and Vanuatu often hit the headlines for the wrong reasons, but they also have great potential for growth and development. At […]

  • Australia’s Health

    Open Forum     |      February 8, 2018

    Please join us as we explore Australia’s health. What does the future look like and what is the potential for innovators to leave a lasting legacy, one with the potential to both enhance our life expectancy whilst also improving our quality of life?

  • Space

    Open Forum     |      November 7, 2017

    The announcement of an Australian space agency bought great excitement at the recent International Astronautical Congress. And so it should – Australia spends billions of dollars a year on foreign data and technology which could soon be sourced domestically. We invite you to join the discussion on this dynamic topic and continue the momentum towards the development of a strong Australian space industry.

  • Cyber Security

    Open Forum     |      June 19, 2017

    How do we, as a nation, ensure we have the technology, and also the skillset, to combat massive data breaches? How do our governments regulate a threat that has permeable borders and no global framework? Our current Featured Forum is Cyber Security, and we invite your comments to ejohnson@openforum.com.au on this vast and fast-moving topic.