Join Dr Richard Denniss, Co-CEO of The Australia Institute, and Bill Browne, Director of Democracy & Accountability, in conversation with Dr Alice Grundy, Managing Editor of Australia Institute Press, as they discuss the latest Australia Institute Press book, How to Change a Country: A Handbook for Making the Impossible Inevitable.

Australia used to put asbestos in homes, used to hunt whales, used to criminalise abortion and used to lock people in jail based on their sexuality.

Our parliaments have changed all that.

Policies to give the biggest tax breaks to the rich – including the State 3 tax cuts and the capital gains tax discount – were law in Australia. But the work of the Australia Institute and others brought about real change.

This handbook from Australia Institute economist Richard Denniss and democracy expert Bill Browne explains how you can advocate for change the Australia Institute way: by having a big idea, doing the work and using the power you have built.

Denniss and Browne describe what it looks like to repeat yourself creatively, build unlikely alliances and exploit your opponents’ contradictions, and why having the courage of your convictions is critical to success.

This compelling, accessible and timely book provides inspiration and guidance on changing the world.

Copies of How to Change a Country: A Handbook for Making the Impossible Inevitable. will also be available for purchase on the night, or can be pre-ordered online on The Australia Institute website.

SPEAKERS:

Dr Richard Denniss — co-Chief Executive Officer, The Australia Institute