Australia's Conversations,
Open to Everyone
Five national dialogues, each built around one of Australia's most important unresolved questions. Free to participate. Structured for depth. Open to every Australian.
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2026 National Inquiries
These five dialogues will run throughout 2026. Each is connected to an invitation-only convening dinner, your online contribution shapes the conversation in the room.
Australian Values
"What values do Australians actually share, and which ones are genuinely contested?"
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Fairness & Equity
"What does a fair Australia look like, and are we building it?"
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Social Cohesion
"How do we maintain a shared sense of national life as Australia becomes more diverse?"
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Our Future in 2035
"What kind of Australia do we want to hand to the next generation?"
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The Two Poles of AI
"From productivity and democratised knowledge to labour displacement, environmental costs, and cognitive colonisation, what do we want AI to become?"
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Don't see the conversation you want to have?
Tell us what Australia should be talking about. If it fits, Eidos will convene the dialogue on Mindhive under our brand and send you the share link.
How the Dialogues Work
These are not comment threads or online polls. Eidos dialogues are structured for genuine reasoning, designed to surface real views, not performance.
Choose a dialogue
Pick the national inquiry that matters most to you. Each dialogue is structured around a single, carefully framed question.
Share your perspective
Contribute your view in your own words. There are no polls, no comment threads, just structured reasoning that the platform captures and surfaces.
Encounter other views
The Mindhive platform shows you the strongest versions of views that differ from yours. You can respond, refine your thinking, or simply read.
See the synthesis
Eidos publishes a synthesis of each dialogue, what Australians actually said, where genuine agreement exists, and where the real disagreements lie.
Built for Real Conversation
The Mindhive platform was developed by Eidos's sister organisation specifically for structured dialogue at scale. Unlike social media or survey tools, Mindhive is designed to surface genuine reasoning, and to show participants the strongest version of views that differ from their own.
- Asynchronous, contribute in your own time
- Structured prompts guide reasoning, not just reaction
- AI-assisted synthesis without AI-generated opinion
- Free for all participants, always
- No advertising. No data selling.
Mindhive Dialogue
Australian Values · Live
"Australia's values are contested precisely because we've never had to write them down. That ambiguity is both a strength and a vulnerability."
, Participant, Victoria
"I came in thinking this was obvious, fairness is the core value. I'm less sure of that now. Whose fairness?"
, Participant, Queensland
Illustrative quotes. Real conversation awaits.
Online Dialogues Meet In-Person Convenings
Every online dialogue feeds into an invitation-only dinner. The perspectives that surface online shape the questions asked in the room. Together, they produce something neither could alone.
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Live Dialogues
12
Cities Represented
6
Convenings Planned
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about taking part in the National Dialogues.
Read next
Background reading behind the five National Dialogues.
- The Two Poles of AI: Deepening the Dialogue on Artificial IntelligenceEidos Chair Lindley Edwards on the polarised views of AI, its promise, its limits, and the distinctly human capacities we must protect. An invitation to contribute to the dialogue.ReadEssayReflection · 12 min read
- Social Cohesion in Australia: What It Means and Why It MattersA plain-language explainer on what social cohesion actually means, how Australia measures it, and what strengthens it.ReadEssayExplainer · 7 min read
- Rebuilding Trust in Democratic Institutions: A Convening ApproachTrust in government, media, and public institutions has declined sharply. Can bringing people together in new ways help restore faith in democracy?ReadEssayDemocracy · 10 min read
- From Consultation to Collaboration: Transforming Community EngagementMost community consultation processes fail to achieve genuine engagement. Here is how to move from box-ticking exercises to meaningful collaboration.ReadEssayCommunity Engagement · 9 min read
- What 22 Years of Convening Teaches You About AustraliaTwenty-two years of convening Australia's most important conversations. Here's what we've learned.ReadEssayReflection · 6 min read