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The site was launched after a 2007 survey <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.explodedlibrary.info/2007/09/deleting-every-.html|title=photos of the APEC fence|website=explodedlibrary.info}}</ref> highlighted the need for an independent, non-partisan, [[Nonprofit organization|not-for-profit]] project) Australian forum to discuss public policy issues. Its contributors include [[Parliament of Australia|Federal Parliamentarians]] such as [[Tony Abbott]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.openforum.com.au/exclusive-question-answer-with-tony-abbott/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Question & Answer with Tony Abbott|date=3 March 2008}}</ref> and [[Tanya Plibersek]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.openforum.com.au/great-news-for-home-buyers-and-the-economy/|title=Great News for Home Buyers and the Economy|first=Open|last=Forum|date=20 October 2008}}</ref>
The site was launched after a 2007 survey <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.explodedlibrary.info/2007/09/deleting-every-.html|title=photos of the APEC fence|website=explodedlibrary.info}}</ref> highlighted the need for an independent, non-partisan, [[Nonprofit organization|not-for-profit]] project) Australian forum to discuss public policy issues. Its contributors include [[Parliament of Australia|Federal Parliamentarians]] such as [[Tony Abbott]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.openforum.com.au/exclusive-question-answer-with-tony-abbott/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Question & Answer with Tony Abbott|date=3 March 2008}}</ref> and [[Tanya Plibersek]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.openforum.com.au/great-news-for-home-buyers-and-the-economy/|title=Great News for Home Buyers and the Economy|first=Open|last=Forum|date=20 October 2008}}</ref>


The site has hosted consultations for State governments and agencies, including a major project on [https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/researchpapers/Documents/strata-law-reforms-in-nsw/Strata%20Reform%20eBrief.pdf Strata Laws reform] and the Queensland Office for Regulatory Efficiency in 2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.openforum.com.au/national-regulatory-reform-survey-with-the-queensland-office-for-regulatory-efficiency-extended-background/|title=National Regulatory Reform Survey with the Queensland Office for Regulatory Efficiency: Extended Background - Openforum|website=www.openforum.com.au|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-28}}</ref>.<ref name=":0" />
The site has hosted consultations for State governments and agencies, including a major project on [https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/researchpapers/Documents/strata-law-reforms-in-nsw/Strata%20Reform%20eBrief.pdf Strata Laws reform] and the Queensland Office for Regulatory Efficiency in 2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.openforum.com.au/national-regulatory-reform-survey-with-the-queensland-office-for-regulatory-efficiency-extended-background/|title=National Regulatory Reform Survey with the Queensland Office for Regulatory Efficiency: Extended Background - Openforum|website=www.openforum.com.au|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-28}}</ref>.


==Website==
==Website==

Revision as of 09:31, 5 April 2021

Open Forum is an Australian public policy blogging website hosted by Global Access Partners.

History

The site was launched after a 2007 survey [1] highlighted the need for an independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit project) Australian forum to discuss public policy issues. Its contributors include Federal Parliamentarians such as Tony Abbott[2] and Tanya Plibersek.[3]

The site has hosted consultations for State governments and agencies, including a major project on Strata Laws reform and the Queensland Office for Regulatory Efficiency in 2011[4].

Website

Open Forum solicits articles and opinions from Australian policy-makers, business leaders, academics and the general public alike.

The site claims:

It provides a platform for focused dialogue on social, political, economic, environmental and cultural issues and challenges.[5]

Contributions are free and unpaid. They are not immediately published. Posts must first be reviewed by the Editor of Open Forum. The current editor of Open Forum is Svetlana Stankovic.

References

  1. ^ "photos of the APEC fence". explodedlibrary.info.
  2. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Question & Answer with Tony Abbott". 3 March 2008.
  3. ^ Forum, Open (20 October 2008). "Great News for Home Buyers and the Economy".
  4. ^ "National Regulatory Reform Survey with the Queensland Office for Regulatory Efficiency: Extended Background - Openforum". www.openforum.com.au. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference about was invoked but never defined (see the help page).