For Democracy
Democracy works when everyone affected has a seat at the table where decisions get made. Right now, too many of those tables are captured – by donors, lobbyists, vested interests, and the same revolving door of insiders who have always held the room.
That is not inevitable. It is a design problem. And design problems have solutions.
Since 2021 Sue Barrett has been building civic capability at scale – co-founding March4Justice which mobilised 110,000 people across 200 locations, managing Zoe Daniel’s historic 2022 Goldstein campaign, founding Democracy Watch AU, and launching Before You Vote to help Australians make informed decisions at every election.
The insight that drives all of it: the skills that build ethical businesses build democratic accountability. Getting seats at tables. Leading conversations that matter. Demanding genuine fairness over extraction.
Whether you are a citizen demanding accountability, a community organiser building a movement, or a leader wanting to understand how civic and commercial integrity connect – this work is for you.