Dignity and Prosperity - The Future of Liberal Australia brings together, for the first time, Australia's leading liberal luminaries or 'grandees' in one place for the purpose of reigniting a renaissance of the Liberal cause.

The distinguished contributors all have extensive experience in their respective fields, and now bring their expertise, knowledge, and insight to design a policy program based around the core values of liberalism - personal autonomy and personal responsibility, free market and entrepreneurship, opportunity and security, limited government and sound fiscal and economic management. They know that a strong economy leads to strong finances, which in turn provide for strong national defence and together create the foundations for a strong civic society. This is the virtue of a successful liberal democracy.

Contents

Foreword: The foundations of Australia's liberal democracy

David Stevens

Acknowledgments

1: Enduring liberal principles for successful government

John Howard OM AC

2: The continuing relevance of Menzies's liberal legacy

Georgina Downer

3: Stronger Regions, Stronger Nation

John Anderson AC

4: Achieving human dignity: challenges to liberalism

David Kemp AC

5: Lessons for liberals from the Anglosphere

Tom Switzer

6: Liberal party foreign policy

Alexander Downer AC

7: Why debt and deficit matter: Building an opportunity

society requires ethical budgeting

Rod Kemp AM

8: The role and size of government

Nick Minchin AO

9: National prosperity and global competitiveness

Hugh Morgan AO with David Stevens

10: Reforming Industrial Relations

Judith Sloan

11: Climate, energy and the new forgotten people

Daniel Wild

12: Freedom of speech and diversity of expression

Richard Alston AO

13: Fixing our education failures

John Roskam

Afterword:

Tony Abbott AC

David Stevens has spent the last 30 years leading major strategy and policy reform projects for public and private sector clients across the globe. He worked for Prime Minister Howard in the 1990s. David lives on the Gold Coast. He is a lifelong liberal.