Nordic nations have endorsed a commitment to advance “A Green and Gender-Equal Nordic Region”[1] by 2030, adding to a growing international movement calling for feminist action for climate justice.

Nordic nations are integrating sustainability criteria into their 2022 dietary guidelines to promote both nutrition and environmental sustainability, and hope to inspire countries outside the Nordic region to follow suit. Australia is currently updating its own dietary guidelines for the first time in ten years.

“Australia has missed a great opportunity to improve its parental leave policies, invest in children's early years, support parents and improve gender equality,” said Professor Andrew Scott at Deakin University and Convenor of The Australia Institute’s Nordic Policy Centre.

As Australia considers how to respond to the invasion of Ukraine, the Nordic countries have shown how independent foreign policy is strengthened by consistent diplomacy, development aid and domestic economic management.

Queensland and Sweden may not appear to have much in common, but both are looking to use abundant renewable energy to drive regional development.

The Finnish Act on Transport Services frames transport as a whole system, rather than single and separate services – allowing public, active and shared transportation to compete with private vehicle ownership in terms of flexibility and convenience.

Iceland’s consolidated whistleblower legislation protects public & private sector whistleblowers. It came into force in 2021.

Finland has set the standard for national climate adaptation policy since 2005. Australia should look to Finland as a best-practice example.

Climate and energy. Work/life balance. Mining taxes. Progress on policy issues like these is essential, and yet they have become subject to the most rancorous partisanship, the precipitation of culture wars, and have brought down governments.