This was a year of consequential decisions - not just for Australia, but the world. In Australia, the year was dominated by a historic referendum on the Voice to Parliament; transforming the military to respond to the shifting security challenges in the region; and with the government navigating a housing crisis, inflation, rising costs of living and overall economic uncertainty.
Globally, people grappled with the continuing war in Ukraine, the ethical considerations of artificial intelligence, and how best to respond to the latest devastating reports on climate change.
The Conversation offers expert information by some of the country's top thinkers. Join Michelle Grattan and Peter Martin, with facilitator Caroline Fisher, to discuss some of the issues of the year.
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Michelle Grattan AO is one of Australia's most respected and awarded political journalists. She has been a member of the Canberra parliamentary press gallery for more than 40 years, during which time she has covered all the most significant stories in Australian politics.
Michelle currently has a dual role with an academic position at the University of Canberra and as Associate Editor (Politics) and Chief Political Correspondent at The Conversation.
Peter Martin is Business and Economy Editor of The Conversation and a visiting fellow at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. A former Commonwealth Treasury official and former economics editor of The Age, he has reported economics since 1985.
Dr Caroline Fisher is an Associate Professor of Communication in the Faculty of Arts & Design, University of Canberra, and a core member of the News and Media Research Centre. She is co-author of the annual Digital News Report: Australia.