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🎉 ANNOUNCING: The Future Generations Policy Brief! 🌟 97% of Australians believe we must consider future generations in policy decisions - yet 81% feel our politicians focus too much on short-term thinking. But what does good long-term policy actually look like? Today we're proud to share the Future Generations Policy Brief - a comprehensive blueprint for embedding long-term thinking in Australian governance, shaped by four years of research and cross-sector collaboration. 📋 Inside you'll find concrete recommendations including: 🏛️ A Wellbeing of Future Generations Act - Enshrining goals that safeguard our environment, economy, and society 👥 An Independent Commissioner for Future Generations - An advocate to ensure today's policies uphold the wellbeing of Australians tomorrow 🗣️ A National Conversation - Engaging Australians across generations in shaping a collective vision for a resilient future 📋 The Policy Brief is the culmination of robust research, collaborative dialogue and consultative efforts to define a path forward for future generations policy in Australia. It outlines the urgent need for a comprehensive shift in Australia's approach to policy and decision-making and provides an in-depth exploration of policies that will secure a sustainable, fair, and prosperous future for all Australians. Ready to help shape Australia's future? Click here to download your copy of the Policy Brief 📥: https://lnkd.in/g8NC9RvC #FutureGenerations #PolicyReform #Australia

Yesterday was an inspiring day at the National Intergenerational Fairness Summit in Canberra! ✨ Leaders from across sectors came together to tackle one of Australia's biggest challenges: how do we transform government decision-making to think beyond election cycles? Couldn't make it? Stay tuned - we'll be sharing key insights, practical frameworks, photos and next steps from the summit soon. A special thank you to Ben from PhotoX (@photox.com.au) for capturing these powerful moments of collaboration and change in action. #ForOurFuture #Leadership #PolicyInnovation #BetterDecisions #AusPol #IntergenerationalFairness

When Australians come together to transform decision-making, you can feel the energy shift. This is what change looks like in real time. Stay tuned - big things happening at the National Intergenerational Fairness Summit! ⚡️

🔍 Sponsor Spotlight: VicHealth for the Summit We're proud to announce Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) as a sponsor of the National Intergenerational Fairness Summit 2024. VicHealth is a leader in future-focused policy, amplifying and advancing wellbeing economy and preventative policy interventions for over 36 years. Their soon-to-launch Future Healthy Countdown brings together evidence across seven key health and wellbeing domains to identify policy priorities and track progress on how we are supporting future generations to thrive, aligning perfectly with the Summit’s ambitions for creating policy pathways to a better Australian future. 🌏 Register Now: National Intergenerational Fairness Summit 2024 📅 Date: November 21, 2024 ⏰ Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM AEDT 📍 Location: Ann Harding Conference Centre, University of Canberra 🍽️ Lunch provided (Please indicate dietary requirements via Humanitix) This summit, co-hosted by more than 20 members of the Intergenerational Fairness Coalition, is our chance to unite and advocate for the wellbeing of future generations. Join policymakers, young leaders, academics, and advocates from around the country to: 🌏 Align local policies with global standards set at the UN Summit of the Future 🤝 Collaborate with changemakers on long-term decision-making and governance 📜 Support the advocacy efforts for the upcoming Private Member's Bill for a Wellbeing of Future Generations Act, due to be introduced in 2025 Register now to ensure your voice is heard in this crucial national conversation. 🔗 Mark your calendars and register now: https://ow.ly/Mv5H50TPo6P #IntergenerationalFairness #FutureGenerations #YouthAdvocacy #WellbeingPolicy #Australia2024 #PolicyInnovation #SaveTheDate

This Week: Australia's Future Takes Shape 🌟 The National Intergenerational Fairness Summit kicks off this Thursday, bringing together voices from across Australia to transform how we make long-term decisions. What's Happening 📅 Thursday, November 21 🕒 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM AEDT 📍Ann Harding Conference Centre, University of Canberra As momentum builds from the UN Summit for the Future and we approach the 2025 federal election, this summit marks a pivotal moment in our campaign for better long-term decision making in Australia. Stay tuned for major announcements and ways to get involved as we build an Australia that plans ahead. #BetterDecisions #FutureGenerations #AusPol

🔍 Sponsor Spotlight: Orygen for the Summit We're proud to announce Orygen as a sponsor of the National Intergenerational Fairness Summit 2024! Orygen believes that all young people deserve to grow into adulthood with optimal mental health. Australia's young people, born after 1995, are poised to be the first generation worse off compared to their parents, due to challenges such as housing shortages, precarious employment and the impacts of climate change disrupting their opportunities. These intergenerational issues have been linked to an increase in mental health challenges among young people. Working directly with young people, their families, and friends, Orygen's world-leading research is impactful and creates change, aligning perfectly with the Summit's ambitions for creating policy pathways to a better Australian future. 🌏 Register Now: National Intergenerational Fairness Summit 2024 📅 Date: November 21, 2024 ⏰ Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM AEDT 📍 Location: Ann Harding Conference Centre, University of Canberra 🍽️ Lunch provided (Please indicate dietary requirements via Humanitix) This summit, co-hosted by more than 20 members of the Intergenerational Fairness Coalition, is our chance to unite and advocate for the wellbeing of future generations. Join policymakers, young leaders, academics, and advocates from around the country to: 🌏 Align local policies with global standards set at the UN Summit of the Future 🤝 Collaborate with changemakers on long-term decision-making and governance 📜 Support the advocacy efforts for the upcoming Private Member's Bill for a Wellbeing of Future Generations Act, due to be introduced in 2025 Register now to ensure your voice is heard in this crucial national conversation. 🔗 Mark your calendars and register now: https://ow.ly/Mv5H50TPo6P #IntergenerationalFairness #FutureGenerations #YouthAdvocacy #WellbeingPolicy #Australia2024 #PolicyInnovation #SaveTheDate

🌟 Speaker Spotlight: Dr Richard Denniss, Executive Director at the Australia Institute Executive Director of the Australia Institute, Dr Richard Denniss is a prominent Australian economist, author and public policy commentator, and has spent the last twenty years moving between policy-focused roles in academia, federal politics and think-tanks. He was also a Lecturer in Economics at the university of Newcastle and former Associate Professor in the Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU. He is a regular contributor to The Monthly and the author of several books including: Econobabble, Curing Affluenza and Dead Right: How Neoliberalism Ate Itself and What Comes Next? Don’t miss the chance to hear from them at the National Intergenerational Fairness Summit 2024, where leaders and advocates are coming together to shape Australia’s future. 📅 Date: November 21, 2024 📍 Location: Ann Harding Conference Centre, University of Canberra 🔗 Register now to secure your spot: https://ow.ly/Mv5H50TPo6P

🌟 Speaker Spotlight: Thomas Emerson MLA Thomas Emerson MLA, Leader of the Independents for Canberra, committed to advancing the proposal of a Future Generations Commissioner for the ACT After spending two years working as an adviser to Senator Pocock, Thomas launched Independents for Canberra (IFC) in a bid to bring the independent movement to the ACT Legislative Assembly. Thomas led a group of 20 independent candidates running in the 2024 ACT Election under the IFC banner. Among the group's shared policy commitments was making the ACT the first jurisdiction in Australia to introduce a Future Generations Act. On 19 October 2024, Thomas was among two independents elected as a Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly, breaking a quarter-century draught for independents in ACT politics. Don’t miss the chance to hear from them at the National Intergenerational Fairness Summit 2024, where leaders and advocates are coming together to shape Australia’s future. 📅 Date: November 21, 2024 📍 Location: Ann Harding Conference Centre, University of Canberra 🔗 Register now to secure your spot: https://ow.ly/Mv5H50TPo6P

🌟 Speaker Spotlight: Misha Schubert, CEO, Super Members Council of Australia Misha Schubert is CEO of the new Super Members Council of Australia. Misha’s career has combined deep expertise in public policy debates and policy advocacy, executive leadership, board directorships and governance, Government relations, member and stakeholder engagement, speechwriting, communications, and journalism. She is an AICD-qualified Board Director. She previously worked as CEO of peak industry body Science & Technology Australia and in senior executive roles in the not-for-profit sector and for major media outlets including The Australian, The Age, the Sunday Age, commercial radio, and the ABC. Don’t miss the chance to hear from them at the National Intergenerational Fairness Summit 2024, where leaders and advocates are coming together to shape Australia’s future. 📅 Date: November 21, 2024 📍 Location: Ann Harding Conference Centre, University of Canberra 🔗 Register now to secure your spot: https://ow.ly/Mv5H50TPo6P

🌟 Speaker Spotlight: Dr Khanh VyHoang, Assistant Secretary from Treasury who led the development of Measuring What Matters Dr Khanh Hoang is the Assistant Secretary in the Social Policy Division at Treasury, where she led the development of the Government’s first Measuring What Matters framework in 2023. Before joining Treasury, Khanh held various roles focused on the measurement of key economic indicators at the Australian Bureau of Statistics. She has tertiary qualifications in finance, economics, and actuarial studies, including a PhD from the Australian National University. Don’t miss the chance to hear from them at the National Intergenerational Fairness Summit 2024, where leaders and advocates are coming together to shape Australia’s future. 📅 Date: November 21, 2024 📍 Location: Ann Harding Conference Centre, University of Canberra 🔗 Register now to secure your spot: https://ow.ly/Mv5H50TPo6P