The first title What’s the Big Idea: 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia will be published in November 2024 in time to mark The Australia Institute’s 30 years of big ideas anniversary.

The anthology brings together some of Australia and the world’s brightest thinkers sharing a big idea on topics ranging from the housing crisis to climate change, from mental health to the Australia-US alliance.

Contributors include The Hon. Michael Kirby AC, Yanis Varoufakis, His Excellency Anote Tong, Aunty Pat Anderson, Jennifer Robinson, Professor Fiona Stanley and Nobel prize winners Professor Peter Doherty and Professor Brian Schmidt and more.

Australia Institute Press will also launching a new series of public policy essays, Vantage Point: Big ideas in small packages to be released every three months starting with Dr Emma Shortis’ analysis of the American election, to be published in February 2025.

Australia Institute Press will be managed by Alice Grundy, whose previous trade publishing experience includes working at Allen & Unwin, Murdoch, Giramondo and Brio Books where she was Associate Publisher.

Key points:

• New imprint to publish books and regular narrative essays
• First title commemorates 30 years of The Australia Institute

“At The Australia Institute we are always looking for new ways to promote our bold thinking and big ideas. In our 30th anniversary year, with big challenges to our democracy, economy and environment, what better time to launch our own publishing imprint, Australia Institute Press,” said Richard Denniss, Executive Director of The Australia Institute.

“In the digital age, books still offer a unique reading experience and an opportunity for deep engagement. Connecting with the Australia Institute’s audience and continuing our record of excellence in research and writing, Australia Institute Press brings to the printed page what has been so successful in our reports and communications,” said Alice Grundy, Managing Editor of Australia Institute Press.

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