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Jessica Brown

Jessica is a freelance writer based in Melbourne, Australia. She was previously global head of event programs at The Economist, based in London and Hong Kong. Her work has been published in newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, The Sydney Morning Herald, and The Australian.

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Governance
Inside Microsoft’s UN Strategy: Q&A With Lani Cossette

Inside Microsoft’s UN Strategy: Q&A With Lani Cossette

Do corporations have a role to play in reforming important public institutions such as the United Nations? Absolutely, says Lani Cossette, chief-of-staff of Microsoft’s UN office, which opened last year. The tech giant claims to

Podcasts
From Professional Provocateur To Political Insider. Q&A With Tim Wilson MP

From Professional Provocateur To Political Insider. Q&A With Tim Wilson MP

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Sustainability
Unmasked: Solutions To The Plastic Pandemic

Unmasked: Solutions To The Plastic Pandemic

The surgical mask will be an enduring symbol of 2020: an icon of the pandemic. Flexible, durable and disposable, it is an ideal tool for infection control. Yet these very qualities also make masks emblematic

Citizenship & Rights
Compulsory Voting: How Australia Makes It Work

Compulsory Voting: How Australia Makes It Work

On a sunny Saturday morning, an orderly queue of speedo and sandal wearers forms outside Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club. One-by-one, people disappear inside, re-emerging a few minutes later. Most then collect a hot

Biodiversity
A Blue Deal: Policies To Save The Oceans

A Blue Deal: Policies To Save The Oceans

Until the pandemic struck, 2020 was set to be a big year for saving the oceans. As the new decade dawned, spirits among the loose community of activists, scientists, policymakers and businesspeople who had built

Governance
Is This Universal Basic Income’s Breakthrough Moment?

Is This Universal Basic Income’s Breakthrough Moment?

In the pandemic panic, policymakers the world over have rushed to splash cash. ‘Helicopter money,’ dropped like manna from the sky into the wallets of ordinary citizens (and perhaps designed to be remembered come polling

Climate
Mobilizing Mayors. How C40 Helps Cities Lead On Climate Policy.

Mobilizing Mayors. How C40 Helps Cities Lead On Climate Policy.

Not long ago, belching buses were the blight of almost all big cities. Today, commuters are increasingly likely to hop on a quiet, clean electric bus. “When we started speaking to manufacturers about electrifying bus

Inclusive Economy
Alan Joyce: Flying Without A Bailout

Alan Joyce: Flying Without A Bailout

The Qantas fleet of A380s may be languishing thousands of miles from home in the dry heat of the Mojave desert, but chief executive Alan Joyce is optimistic about the airline’s future. Delta, American, United,

Citizenship & Rights
Taiwan’s Conservative Anarchist. Audrey Tang Is Open Sourcing Democracy

Taiwan’s Conservative Anarchist. Audrey Tang Is Open Sourcing Democracy

From teens on Tik Tok and bankers in beach houses to rural kids climbing rooftops to get a signal strong enough for school, the pandemic has shown up the economic, social and educational chasm that

Governance
Multilateralism’s Main Man: Shinzo Abe’s Foreign Policy Legacy

Multilateralism’s Main Man: Shinzo Abe’s Foreign Policy Legacy

In what turned out to be two of his last public appearances before resigning, on August 6th in Hiroshima and three days later in Nagasaki, Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Prime Minister for the past 12 years,

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