2020s vision - one idea to make Australia better How should we stare down the challenges of a new decade? Where will we find hope and solutions? In this series we ask prominent Australians to write about one thing they think could improve the nation in the 2020s
Karl Kruszelnicki's 2020s vision: we need a new wave of idealistic politicians Karl Kruszelnicki By showing younger people politics can make a positive difference, we could attract the brightest and best to parliament
Sisonke Msimang's 2020s vision: for social justice to prevail, we need anger fuelled by love Sisonke Msimang Rancorous online debate simply wastes our time and energy. We need to do the hard work of personal persuasion, with optimism and hope
Fiona Stanley's 2020s vision: please can we move beyond GDP? Fiona Stanley How good would it be to identify the best pathways to improve health and wellbeing and to ensure the information is used in policymaking?
Peter Lewis's 2020s vision: stop glibly signing over your data and take control Peter Lewis In the era of surveillance capitalism, we need to create a new type of trust organisation – one that can properly protect and value our data
Alan Finkel's 2020s vision: 'We must cultivate the natural curiosity and capabilities of children' Alan Finkel As Australia’s chief science nerd, I found lessons for today in this obscure piece of science history. It can help us map our nation’s future
Kylie Kwong's 2020s vision: Food can be a force for positive social change Kylie Kwong The use of Indigenous ingredients is a powerful way to understand and appreciate the oldest living culture on earth
Eva Cox's 2020s vision: Now markets have failed, let's talk about social wellbeing Eva Cox We need to address the distrust epidemic among voters and return to the reformist urge to offer a better vision splendid
Ian Chubb's 2020s vision: we need people from all walks of life in politics Ian Chubb Of all the things I could do if I had a single-use magic wand it would be to get every single one of us fully engaged with the democratic process
Thomas Keneally's 2020s vision: We must abandon the language of the market to reclaim our humanity Thomas Keneally In the last 30 years we have been transmuted from pilgrims and patients and students to become, as our primary identification, consumers and clients
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Yael Stone's 2020s vision: Let's get out of our silos and meet in the middle Yael Stone
Ben Quilty’s 2020s vision: Commemorate massacres for sanity, goodness and healing Ben Quilty We are very good at commemorating in Australia and we’re good at building memorials for people, if they’re white
Fiona Simson's 2020s vision: let's double the population outside capital cities Fiona Simson No longer can we entertain platitudes and have half-hearted attempts at ‘decentralisation’. We need to set a goal and spread out
Greg Combet's 2020s vision: we should increase superannuation without delay Greg Combet
After a shocking start to the new decade, how would you make Australia better?
June Oscar's 2020s vision: Reaching our potential as a nation begins with truth-telling June Oscar In 2020, we must stop pretending that meaningful change can happen in a system that is grounded in denial
David Pocock's 2020s vision: Heal the land, secure our future David Pocock Regenerative agriculture can revolutionise the continent. That’s not a pie-in-the-sky utopia, but something we can all bring about
