Associate, Grattan Institute
Carmela Chivers is an Associate at Grattan Institute. Carmela has previously worked for the Department of Political Economy at The University of Sydney, and as a private consultant. Carmela's research interests include behavioural and experimental economics, the political economy of gender, and political science. She holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Political Economy, majoring in Economics.
States and territories have improved integrity measures, but Commonwealth lags far behind
Nov 04, 2018 13:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
This week were exploring the state of nine different policy areas across Australias states, as detailed in Grattan Institutes State Orange Book 2018. Read the other articles in the series here. When it comes to cleaning...
Influence in Australian politics needs an urgent overhaul – here's how to do it
Sep 24, 2018 06:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Public policy should be made for all Australians not just those with the resources or connections to lobby and influence politicians. And mostly it is. But sometimes bad policy is made or good policy is dropped because...
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