Peter Tait has been a General Practitioner for 40 years, 30 in Aboriginal health in Central Australia. He was the 2007 Royal Australian College of General Practitioners General Practitioner of the Year, and 2017 Public Health Association Australia Sidney Sax medalist. He attained a Masters of Climate Change at the Australian National University (ANU) in 2010. He is a Senior Lecturer (Clinical) in Population Health at ANU Medical School. Peter believes a person’s wellbeing is grounded in a well society, and a well society in a well-functioning ecosystem. He believes that good government is essential to protect and promote wellbeing. He is a recent co-convener of the PHAA Ecology and Environment Special Interest Group, member of the Political Economy of Health SIG, convener of the Canberra Alliance for Participatory Democracy, and an Expert Advisory Committee member of the Climate and Health Alliance.
Peter Tait has been a guest on 1 episode.
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Citizen Assemblies for a Democratic, Post-Growth Future with Peter Tait
April 21st, 2026 | Season 8 | 42 mins 1 sec
citizen assemblies, citizen participation, degrowth, democracy, population, post-growth
In this episode of PGAP, host Michael Bayliss welcomes special guest Peter Tait, convenor of the Canberra Alliance for Participatory Democracy. Peter discusses the critical importance of citizen participation in the democratic process and how citizen assemblies have great potential in building momentum on issues such as planned Degrowth and population policy.