Every year on September 21st, we observe the International Day of Peace. This is a day when we reflect on whether there have been measurable advancements in Sustainable Development Goal 16, specifically our efforts to promote peaceful, just, and inclusive societies.

The positive outcome of the 1967 referendum righted longstanding historical wrongs to include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in official counts of the Australian population. The 2023 referendum provides the opportunity to build on this by seeking to constitutionally enshrine the

For the last 17 years, we have observed the International Day of Democracy. The UN has detailed the vital importance of democracy in its Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions. Positioning it as the bedrock of peaceful, productive, and free societies, the UN has