Copies of 'BIG the role of the State in the Modern Economy' will be available for purchase on the night for $15.96 (20% off RRP) for existing ticket holders.

Tickets sold after 11th April 2022 include copy of BIG with purchase.

In Australia today, the Prime Minister and his Cabinet spend more time picking small fights than solving large problems.

Scott Morrison wants to spend a lot more money on defence, the business community wants more spending on infrastructure and education, an ageing population wants better health and aged care, and young Australians want more action on climate change and affordable housing.

Each problem requires more public spending, but for decades Australians have been told that the less government spends, the better their lives will be.

The reality is taxes and government spending don’t ruin the economy, they reshape it.

Ahead of the 2022 federal election join us for a gripping conversation on how we can reshape Australia for the better.

SPEAKERS:

Richard Denniss is Chief Economist at The Australia Institute, Australia’s foremost public policy think tank. Richard is renowned for his ability to clearly explain complicated economic ideas and develop creative new solutions. He has written or co-written six books, including the bestselling Affluenza: When too Much Is Never Enough and Econobabble: How to Decode Political Spin and Economic Nonsense.

Professor Clare Wright OAM is an award-winning historian, author, broadcaster and public commentator who has worked in politics, academia and the media. Clare is currently a Principal Research Fellow and ARC Future Fellow at La Trobe University. In 2020, Clare was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours list for “services to literature and to historical research”. She is the author of four works of history, including the best-selling The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka and You Daughters of Freedom, which comprise the first two instalments of her Democracy Trilogy.

(Please note: this event is taking the place of the rescheduled Econobabble event from 2021, postponed due to Covid-19. If you bought a ticket to that event, it is valid for this event. If you can no longer attend, please contact Hannah Brown for a refund Hannah@australiainstitute.org.au)

The Australia Institute is one of the country's leading independent think tanks and chief economist Dr Richard Denniss is one of Australia's most prominent public intellectuals, the author of of multiple books including Econobabble and Curing Affluenza, and co-author of Affluenza.