Sharing in Australia

The New Economy Network Australia (NENA) is a network of individuals and organisations working to transform Australia’s economic system so that achieving ecological health and social justice are the foundational principles and primary objectives of the economic system. Get involved with NENA through working groups, regional events, webinars and social media.

‘Beyond Paradigms’, NENA Australian National Conference

4-7 October 2019, Perth

www.neweconomy.org.au/conferences/2019-conference

Based predominantly in Melbourne, The Commons Transition Coalition was initiated in December 2015. It aims to connect leaders of groups, organisations and enterprises that support commons-based initiatives to amplify our work, support our endeavours and build capacity for the transition to a just and environmentally sustainable Social Knowledge Economy. This Coalition is for Australian and New Zealand leaders but could embrace other regions. The network takes inspiration from P2P Foundation's Michel Bauwens's work on p2p and commons transition.

The New Economy Lawyers Network is an informal network of organisations and individuals interested in using the law to support the collaborative economy and the sharing of resources in our community.

Convened by the Australian Earth Laws Alliance, the Australian Sharing Law Network is interested in building the role of law to support sharing practices such as sharing resources, reducing material consumption and creating community based and democratically managed enterprises such as co-operatives.

Organisations participating in the network include the Australian Earth Laws Alliance, UNSW Australia, Melbourne Law School’s Sustainability Business Clinic and Environmental Justice Australia.

What on earth is ‘sharing law’ and why do we need it? Check out US sharing lawyer Janelle Orsi’s article, ‘The Birth of Sharing Law’.

Melburnians can join the Share Melbourne Facebook group, convened by Darren Sharp, who is also Shareable’s Australian editor.

Share Melbourne hosted a Map Jam for the City of Yarra (Melbourne) in October 2014.

Sydneysiders can get involved in developing a crowdsourced map of sharing with The Sharing Map, an initiative of Share Sydney, a collective focused on encouraging community development through sharing.