Dear Mr Rudd: Ideas for a Better Australia

Paul Keating once said, 'Change the government and you change the country'. Just imagine for a moment that you were in conversation with the new PM what would you tell him about your expectations and hopes for Australia's future? In Dear Mr Rudd, leading Australian thinkers offer essays on key areas of interest: climate change, the economy, human rights, the republic, water and much more besides. Each letter is passionate and imaginative and will create discussion and debate. Contributors include Robert Manne, Mark McKenna, Pat Dodson, Geoff Gallop, Harry Evans, Patrick Weller, Mark Aarons, Hugh White, William Maley, Martin Krygier, Clive Hamilton, Mike Young, Andrew Charlton, Bill Bowtell Anne Manne, Marcia Langton, Jill Murray, Julian Disney, Simon Marginson and Juliana Engberg.