Wayne Swan
Wayne Swan is the National President of the ALP and the former Labor Member for Lilley. He is also the former Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer of Australia
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Recommended by Wayne Swan
“There has never been a better opportunity to dispel the myths of trickledown economics and for a society built from the bottom up, not the top down.This book is a must read for all aspiring to a fairer society #auspol https://t.co/scuj9QFAcg” (from X)
COVID-19 has resulted in changes none of us could have imagined, but what happens next? If you had asked most people a year ago, they would have told you there was no way that school children could shift overnight to online learning; that it was impossible for banks to offer mortgage holidays; impossible to double unemployment benefits; impossible to house rough sleepers or put a hold on evictions; impossible to offer wages subsidies and definitely impossible to get Australians to stay home from the beach and the pub. But we did it. In Upturn Tanya Plibersek brings together some of the country's most interesting thinkers who are ready to imagine a better Australia, and to fight for it. It is a compelling vision for a stronger economy, a fairer society, and a more environmentally sustainable future.