The Forrest Research Foundation today released the latest edition of the Perth Dialogue, featuring an essay by Sophie Howe, former Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, on how Western Australia can build a more prosperous, resilient and liveable future.
Titled Perth 2060: How Planning for Future Generations Can Make Us Wealthier Today, the essay examines how governments can move beyond short-term decision-making to address some of the state’s biggest challenges, including housing affordability, climate change, technological disruption and an ageing population.
Drawing on her experiences, Howe argues that planning for the long term is not simply about future generations, but about creating better outcomes for people throughout their lives. The essay explores how decisions made today can strengthen wellbeing, opportunity and resilience for decades to come.
The publication outlines practical pathways for embedding long-term thinking across government, including through Western Australia’s newly established 2050 Commission. It argues that a future-focused approach can help the state turn today’s economic strength into lasting prosperity, wellbeing and resilience.
To coincide with the release of the essay, Howe recently joined ABC Radio Perth’s Mornings program to discuss the ideas explored in the publication, which you can listen to here.
Read the full Perth Dialogue, Perth 2060: How Planning for Future Generations Can Make Us Wealthier Today.
