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'''Open Forum''' is an Australian [[public policy]] [[blog]]ging [[website]] hosted by [http://www.globalaccesspartners.org/ Global Access Partners].
'''Open Forum''' is an Australian [[public policy]] [[blog]]ging [[website]] hosted by [http://www.globalaccesspartners.org/ Global Access Partners].


==History==
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>.
The site has hosted [https://www.jonathanodea.com.au/node/1015 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>.


Open Forum solicits articles and opinions from Australian [[Policy|policy-makers]], business leaders, [[Academy#Academic personnel|academics]] and the [[Public|general public]] as well as republishing material from other sources.
Open Forum solicits articles and opinions from Australian [[Policy|policy-makers]], business leaders, [[Academy#Academic personnel|academics]] and the [[Public|general public]] as well as republishing material from other sources.

Revision as of 09:33, 5 April 2021

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

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].

Open Forum solicits articles and opinions from Australian policy-makers, business leaders, academics and the general public as well as republishing material from other sources.

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

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.

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