Dissecting Australian life after the election

*This event is being held in three modes: in-person at the State Theatre, livestreamed through Zoom, and recorded for on-demand viewing later*

Australia went to the polls on 21 May and cast their votes. The 2022 federal election was the first national political test since the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the easing of international and state borders, a stuttering national economic recovery, and the fading impact of the COP26 Glasgow climate change summit. Furthermore, the Russian invasion of Ukraine presents a fresh uncertainty to the international rules-based order, to regional dynamics in the Indo-Pacific, to the national security priorities of the West, and to gas and oil markets.

The Liberal-National Coalition’s record through the past three years was at stake, notably on the public health crisis, Australia’s 2050 carbon-zero commitment and increasingly fractured rows about integrity issues at senior level in the government.

The challenges facing the next Commonwealth government are substantial, and will be overshadowed by heavy national debt, calls to strengthen integrity in political life, and escalating tensions with China as President Xi Jinping enters a third term. What are the prospects for the new administration?

Join a distinguished panel convened by the UWA Public Policy Institute to discuss the national and WA implications of the recent federal election, highlighting key new commitments on the economy, climate change, national security, social policy and public trust in government.

Panel line-up

• The Honourable Colin Barnett, former Premier of Western Australia (2008 - 2017); Adjunct Professor at the UWA Business School
• Dr Sue Boyd AM, Immediate Past President of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (WA); former head of diplomatic missions in the Australian Foreign Service
• The Honourable Professor Carmen Lawrence, former Premier of Western Australia (1990 - 1993); Emeritus Professor and Senior Honorary Research Fellow at the UWA School of Psychological Science
• Martina Ucnikova, co-founder of She Runs.