{{Short description|Public policy blogging website}}
'''Open Forum''' is an Australian public policy blogging website hosted by Global Access Partners.
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, not-for-profit Australian forum to discuss public policy issues. Its contributors include 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 Strata Laws reform and a survey for the Queensland Office for Regulatory Efficiency.<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-makers, [https://www.iispartners.com/our-team business leaders], academics and the general public as well as republishing material from other sources and highlighting areas of Australian research.
It currently provides a platform for focused dialogue on social, political, economic, environmental and cultural issues and challenges.
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==External links== * [http://www.openforum.com.au/ Open Forum Australia]
Category:Australian political websites Category:E-democracy