The Future of Us

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Demography Gets a Makeover

By Liz Allen

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The Future of Us by Liz Allen explores the power of demography not just to predict but to shape Australia’s future. With insight and passion, Allen examines key issues like inequality, migration, tax policy and home ownership, challenging perceptions around population and imagining Australia in 20 years without immigration. This bold, revealing work redefines the story of Australia's population and invites readers to engage with possible futures for a better nation.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in Australian social policy, demography, migration, and future planning, including students, policymakers, and anyone curious about the forces shaping society.

Demography is far more important than destiny. By tracing connections between a population's past and present, demographers can foresee its future. The true wonder of demography, though, is not its ability to predict the future but to shape it. With energy and passion, demographer Liz Allen sets out the potential paths to make Australia better.

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Demography is far more important than destiny.

By tracing connections between a population's past and present, demographers can foresee its future. The true wonder of demography, though, is not its ability to predict the future but to shape it. With energy and passion, demographer Liz Allen sets out the potential paths to make Australia better.

Bold, fearless and revealing, The Future of Us does more than help you find your inner statistician. Looking beyond births, deaths and marriages, Allen takes apart inequality, migration, tax and home ownership. She also dissects how the word 'population' became so charged, daring to ask what Australia might look like in 20 years if we had zero immigration.

The Future of Us gives demography a makeover and sets out future possibilities for a better us... just like a Choose Your Own Adventure, but for the nation.

'Liz Allen's romp around Australia's demography is highly readable, and makes a compelling case for the benefits of immigration and the need for a comprehensive population policy.' - Michelle Grattan

'Put on that superpower cape. Liz Allen's heartfelt study of how Australians live, die and migrate takes you from now to tomorrow and makes a plea for rethinking how we talk about migration and a renewed Australia. Forget the hate and hyperbole and replace it with hope.' - Jenna Price

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

'Liz Allen's romp around Australia's demography is highly readable, and makes a compelling case for the benefits of immigration and the need for a comprehensive population policy.' – Michelle Grattan
'Put on that superpower cape. Liz Allen's heartfelt study of how Australians live, die and migrate takes you from now to tomorrow and makes a plea for rethinking how we talk about migration and a renewed Australia. Forget the hate and hyperbole and replace it with hope.' – Jenna Price

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781742236506

Publisher: NewSouth Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: NewSouth Publishing

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 209.0mm

Weight: 275g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Dr Liz Allen is a demographer and social researcher, teaching research methods and researching population dynamics at the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods. She uses her analytic skills to provide much-needed information about data (for example the census and marriage postal survey) or population dynamics (for example immigration and fertility).

Liz has written numerous pieces for The Conversation, scholarly articles in academic journals and contributions to research reports. She was named in the inaugural ABC Top 5 Humanities and Social Sciences academics in Australia 2018. She can be found on social media under the alter-ego of Dr Demography.