Our work
We work with international experts, Australian Parliamentarians and leaders from the private and social sectors to develop uniquely Australian solutions to the short-term thinking hindering our shared future.
Every initiative in one place
Foundations for Tomorrow strengthens the conditions for long-term governance through three interconnected areas of work. Explore the full portfolio below, from building shared understanding to translating ideas into action to mobilising the leadership and coalitions that make change last.
Research & Roadmaps
We translate energy and ambition into evidence-based, economically informed solutions to secure Australia's long-term prosperity.
Awareness & Dialogue
We collaborate with citizens, political leaders and subject matter experts to build shared understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing Australia's shared future.
Activation & Mobilisation
We build the leadership capability, networks and coalitions needed to turn long-term thinking into lasting, institutional change.
Translating ideas into action
Mapping Australian long-term governance
Foundations for Tomorrow partnered with The School of International Futures and WEAll Australia to comprehensively map Australia's long-term governance ecosystem. Across 183 organisations and more than 30 expert interviews, the research surfaced novel insights about where momentum in the landscape is concentrated, where it is most fragile and where the highest-leverage opportunities for investment lie.
Learn more →The Awareness to Action Consultation
Foundations for Tomorrow's flagship project drew more than 10,000 responses from young Australians, producing a youth-led proposal for a more just, equitable and sustainable Australian future.
Learn more →A Fair Go For All Research Survey
The need for intergenerational policymaking has never been greater. This survey engaged 1,000 Australians to capture public attitudes on intergenerational policymaking and long-term policy concerns.
Learn more →The For Our Future Policy Brief
The culmination of almost four years of robust research to define a path forward for future generations policy in Australia.
Learn more →Portraits of Our Future
A first-of-its-kind project bridging policy analysis and foresight techniques to engage with the on-the-ground realities of everyday Australians and the impacts of our continued short-term thinking. This project bridged the gap between complex policy discussions and the lived experience of everyday Australians across the country, from the plumber in the Northern Territory to the teacher in Victoria, showing how decisions made today shape lives for generations to come.
Learn more →Building shared understanding
The Australian Parliamentary Group for Future Generations
A collective of almost 30 Senators and Members of the Australian Parliament committed to securing Australia's long-term prosperity.
Learn more →Intergenerational Town Hall: A Vision for 2100
In collaboration with the United Nations Foundations' Unlock the Future coalition and Orygen, Foundations for Tomorrow hosted an Intergenerational Town Hall. It brought together voices from grassroots advocates to high-level policymakers to craft a vision for the year 2100.
Learn more →Intergenerational Fairness Summit
Brought together over 100 policy leaders, experts, advocates and academics as a launch pad for advancing intergenerational fairness and future generations policy in Australia. The resounding message from participants: Leaders must act now to ensure a better future for all generations of Australians.
Learn more →Podcast: What's In It For You?
Foundations for Tomorrow podcast aimed at re-thinking how politics can be done to create a more fair, sustainable, and equitable future for all generations of Australians.
Learn more →International Insights & Advocacy
Our commitment extends beyond Australian borders, recognising that the future we endeavour to protect is interconnected with the global community. Foundations for Tomorrow is part of a larger, worldwide movement aimed at creating sustainable, long-term solutions for the world.
Learn more →Building leadership and capability
The Intergenerational Fairness Coalition
A collective of organisations committed to working together to see increased long-term thinking in Australian policymaking. Foundations for Tomorrow is a founding member and the current 2024 Chair of the coalition.
Learn more →The Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill (2025)
Championed by Independent MP Dr. Sophie Scamps and seconded by Mrs. Bridget Archer MP, the Bill is the product of 4 years of sustained advocacy from Foundations for Tomorrow and the broader Intergenerational Fairness Coalition.
Learn more →National Conversation Development Lab
A 12-month, cross-sector collaboration to design how Australia can run a structured, large-scale public engagement process to shape the direction of its long-term future. 240+ partners and experts have signed up to build the shared mandate and durable decision-making infrastructure needed to overcome political short-termism.
Learn more →Future Generations Fellowship
The Future Generations Fellowship is FFT's flagship leadership development program, designed to address Australia's urgent pipeline deficit of trusted, capable leaders across diverse sectors equipped with the capabilities to advance long-term governance. Fellows are embedded directly within live policy and civic initiatives, working alongside parliamentarians, policymakers, academics and civil society leaders to contribute to reform processes.
Learn more →Local Action for Long-Term Governance
While the Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill proposed a national approach, local momentum work in key states and territories is laying the groundwork for a more distributed, locally owned path to change.
Learn more →Future Generations Leadership Development
Includes the Future Generations Leadership Accelerator and Future Generations Policy Leader Toolkit. Designed in partnership with the Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales. Equips existing and emerging leaders with critical skills for future generations leadership and policy design.
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