Words, Thoughts & Ideas
The Self Creating Society
This essay explores the connections between the world-wide shift towards self-determination and self-realisation – the urge to be free and to shape one’s own life
The Responsibility to Lead
This monograph began as an oration for the Australian Council of Educational Leadership in 2018. It grapples with the challenge of educational leadership when the
Letting Go: Complexity, Individualism and the Left
This essay reflects on the changing philosophical and strategic landscape for political projects of the left, and argues that centre-left reformers must learn ways to
Destination Unknown
‘Engaging with the problems of marginalised youth’ Written by Tom Bentley and Ravi Gurumurthy in 1999 for Demos. Examines how government could better help young
The Real Deal
‘What young people really think about government, politics and social exclusion’ Written by Tom Bentley and Kate Oakley with Sian Gibson and Kylie Kilgour for
The Adaptive State
Tom Bentley and James Wilsdon’s introduction to The Adaptive State, which they edited for Demos in 2003. Considers the ways in which government and the
The Collaborative State
‘How working together can trasnform public services’ Tom Bentley’s chapter in The Collaborative State, published by Demos in 2007. Further explores the challenges and examples
Everyday Democracy
‘Why we get the politicians we deserve’ This essay surveyed the state of democratic governance and the prospects of democracy in 2005, after Tony Blair
The Creative Age
‘Knowledge and skills for the new economy’ Written by Kimberly Seltzer and Tom Bentley for Demos in 1999. This pamphlet, in 1999, fused the emerging
The Shared Work of Learning
Lifting educational achievement through collaboration Research report written by Tom Bentley and Ciannon Cazaly for the Mitchell Institute in 2015. This project studied the uses
Australia’s soaring housing costs signal need for a new economic consensus
The deeper issue behind Australia’s current housing debates is how housing investment will impact on our long-term prosperity. The International Monetary Fund estimates that Australia’s houses are overvalued by
Educating Australia: challenges for the decade ahead
Where is Australian schooling heading? What forces will shape its future direction? How ready are students, teachers, policy makers and education institutions for the challenges
