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Our impact

Four years of building the relationships, shared understanding and civic infrastructure Australia needs to govern for the long-term, and the momentum, coalitions and reforms that have grown from it.

Laying the foundations for lasting reform

Australia is at an important moment, facing growing pressures around social cohesion, housing, climate and cost of living that can't be solved with short-term fixes alone.

Our work has focused on strengthening the foundations for lasting reform, building the relationships, shared understanding and civic infrastructure needed to support a National Conversation on Australia's future.

Our biggest wins to date

Where it began

Hearing from 10,000 young people

Our Awareness to Action consultation heard from 10,000 young people on what they wanted for their future, which has served as the launching pad for all of our work to date.

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Parliamentary leadership

Four years convening the Parliamentary Group

Convening the Australian Parliamentary Group for Future Generations across four years, aligning multi-partisan champions around long-term thinking and intergenerational fairness.

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Momentum

Members joined 36× faster

When the Group was re-established, Members and Senators joined roughly 36 times faster, reaching 28 MPs and Senators within 2.5 weeks, as opposed to the nine months it took us to reach our original 12 members.

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Coalition

Chairing the Intergenerational Fairness Coalition

Growing the Intergenerational Fairness Coalition, which Foundations for Tomorrow chairs, to almost 40 Australian organisations working for long-term thinking in policymaking.

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Convening

Two Intergenerational Fairness Summits

Convening two Intergenerational Fairness Summits, bringing together more than 100 policy leaders, experts, advocates and academics behind a shared agenda for future generations.

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Global convening

Feeding into the Summit of the Future

Served as the Australian host for one of a series of Intergenerational Town Halls convened in the lead-up to the United Nations Summit of the Future, partnering with the United Nations Foundation and the Unlock the Future Coalition.

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Legislation

The Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill

Driving the introduction of the Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill to federal Parliament in 2025, the product of four years of sustained advocacy.

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Leadership development

Global programs on future generations policy

Delivering the Future Generations Policy Toolkit and the Future Generations Accelerator in partnership with the Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, reaching more than 1,000 leaders across 42 countries.

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Research & foresight

Portraits of Our Future

A first-of-its-kind project fusing policy and foresight, capturing the lived experiences of everyday Australians to show how today's choices shape tomorrow's opportunities.

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Field-building contributions

Writing one of the first books in the field

Writing one of the first books and developing one of the first frameworks for long-term governance that considers the needs of future generations, published by Palgrave Macmillan.

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International platforms

Amplifying the work on the world stage

Platforming this work internationally at the World Economic Forum in Geneva, the Dubai Futures Forum, Stockholm+50 in Sweden and the United Nations Summit of the Future.

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Domestic platforms

Building Australian awareness

Increasing public traction by platforming this work at the National Press Club, the CEDA State of the Nation, and in prominent publications such as the Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Aus and mainstream radio.

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MPs and Senators in the re-established Parliamentary Group

~40

Organisations in the Intergenerational Fairness Coalition

Portraits of Our Future completed

What our collaborators say

Insights from our 2025 stakeholder evaluation.

“FFT unites the movement.”

“FFT is the engine. Without them, I can't see there being anywhere near as much convening or momentum.”

“Such an impressive, smart, motivated and well organised organisation that is driving change.”

“Every interaction feels well-organised and productive, with clear steps toward meaningful progress.”

“An extraordinary capacity to organise at speed, with a strong sense of professionalism and purpose.”

“A warm guiding hand.”

“The capacity that FFT has to bring grassroots, youth, subject experts, politicians and policymakers together is incredibly impressive.”

“These groups are not just talk-fests, but action oriented and very productive collaborations.”

“Professionalism, integrity and genuine desire to work with everyone in the space.”

“FFT genuinely listens to my perspective. I feel valued as a young person, and encouraged to share my lived experience.”

“A demonstration of the capability and value of having younger voices in planning and decision-making.”

“[FFT's] political engagement is unmatched here and a clear niche.”

“The government engagement and policy nous is excellent, and has elevated the agenda among politicians and decision makers.”

“Big picture, long-term thinking rather than the reactive hamster wheel we often get trapped in.”

Core effectiveness scores

How collaborators rated Foundations for Tomorrow in our 2025 evaluation, out of 10.

Brings people together across generations, sectors and agendas8.42 /10

Collaborates effectively to achieve shared long-term outcomes8.42 /10

A trusted and respected voice in the civic and policy landscape8.42 /10

Likelihood to recommend engaging with FFT9.21 /10

Confidence FFT makes a meaningful contribution to long-term outcomes8.84 /10

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How we learn

One of the things we're most proud of is how we learn. These scores are heartening, but they are not the only thing we heard. We were also told, generously and honestly, that we have room to grow.

Our impact will keep being sharpened by how we strengthen the way we elevate underrepresented voices, find opportunities for strategic influence, and manage the tension between clarity and pace as we build emerging initiatives.

If you are a partner of ours, or you have interacted with our work in any form, and you have feedback on how we can be a better contributor to the landscape, please do reach out. We love feedback. It is a big part of why we are able to have the impact we do: trusted colleagues have shared their wisdom, insights and guidance along the way.

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Made possible by our supporters

This work would not be possible without the many incredible organisations that have supported us since our beginnings in 2020. We're deeply grateful for their partnership, and their belief in and willingness to invest in Australia's long-term future.

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