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Meet Cohort #1 of our Policy Managers Intensive 28 May 2025 We’ve just wrapped up our first cohort of the Policy Managers Intensive. In developing this training, we considered the three key skills required for Policy Managers, as being: With each cohort, we want to celebrate the people who are part of the Intensive. Meet…

4 key differences with Australia’s new Parliament   The new Parliament is shaping up to look very different to the last one. There has been much commentary about the historic election outcome and big changes ahead. In this article we break down some of the key differences that we will see in the 48th Parliament.…

Some of our favourite advocacy resources An explainer by Team FP We’re always on the lookout for resources to support our advocacy. Here are some of the sites we’re visiting for information, tools and inspiration. Open Australia The Open Australia website makes information about the Australian Parliament more accessible. One of our favourite features is…

When we’re reflecting on this election – lets take-away the lessons that policy matters and dividing people doesn’t work Caterina Giorgi, For Purpose What we learn from election campaigns is important. This is because the lessons we learn and assumptions we make inform our actions in the future. This can be both helpful and harmful.…

Kingdon’s policy window theory An explainer by Team FP When we’re seeking to understand how and why policy changes happen, few theories are mentioned as often as Kingdon’s Policy Window Theory. If you’ve ever heard of people talking about policy windows or agenda setting – it probably comes from this theory, which was first published…

Australians care about people doing it tough, so why doesn’t this feature more in the election campaign? Caterina Giorgi, For Purpose As I walk around my neighbourhood, I see many signs that people care about others. It’s in the street libraries outside of houses, the community pantry sitting in the open space near the local…

Civil society campaigning in the Federal Election – Week 1 Meta Ad Spending Dr Mark Riboldi Having looked at YouTube activity over the weekend, I was keen to dig into what was the civil society organisations (CSOs) we are following were doing on other social media. The META Ad Library publishes information about pages that pay for…

Flexible work and gender equity Caterina Giorgi, For Purpose When I had my second baby during one of the waves of COVID and amid restrictions, I was working as CEO of a national not-for-profit organisation. At the time, I was mainly working from home and this meant that I didn’t have to choose between work…