Two Futures: Australia at a Critical Moment
Clare O'Neil and Tim Watts
What will Australia be like in 2040?
Will society be more unequal, the fair go long gone? What will drive economic growth? Will our democracy become ever more fractious, or can we revitalise it? And how should we respond to the Digital Revolution, climate change and regional instability?
Too often these questions get churned up in the spin cycle of daily politics. But they’re central to Australia’s future—and they’re urgent.
In this agenda-setting book, two young parliamentarians take the long view. They identify the dramatic changes looming on the horizon and outline creative ideas for tackling them. Fact-driven and progressive, optimistic and impassioned, Two Futures begins the debate about the decades ahead that we need to have.
MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
Read a feature on Two Futures in the Sydney Morning Herald
Read an extract in the Guardian
Listen to an interview on ABC NewsRadio
Watch an interview on ABC News Breakfast
Read an interview with Clare O'Neil by Michelle Grattan on the Conversation
andTwo Futures
‘A must-read publication from two talented federal members concerned about a better and fairer future for Australia.’
‘A refreshing look at the big issues in the decades ahead.’
‘An insightful contribution to the policy debate about the future of our country.’
‘This book is a must-read for thinking Australians.’
‘Provocative, clear-sighted and jargon-free.’
‘A welcome, often ambitious and sobering book.’
