In February 2006, ninety of Australia’s best young minds met at the Australian Future Directions Forum in Victoria. Emerging leaders in business, politics, academia, religious, community and environmental groups, unions, the media, Indigenous organisations, the public service, creative industries, sport, law enforcement and the military came together to design a better future for Australia. Over three days the forum generated detailed policy recommendations to address entrenched problems, invest in future prosperity, sustainability and social cohesion.
To create a healthier nation over the next 25 years, Australia must resolve questions of national identity, secure our place in the world, invest in our people, achieve economic and environmental sustainability, and build a more cohesive society. This will require principled leadership focused on the long term challenges facing the nation. Ending the disadvantage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples was declared the number one priority of the forum.
A significant number of AFDF delegates are now working together to give meaning to that pledge. The One Future Forum is proudly supported by the Australian Government as well as Australia Post, NAB and Qantas.
For more information on the Australian Future Directions Forum please visit http://www.afdf.net.au.
