Editor: Justin Bergman is a senior deputy editor on the Politics and Society section at The Conversation. He was previously the China correspondent for Monocle magazine for seven years and an international editor at The Associated Press in New York and Time magazine in London. He’s also taught magazine writing with Stanford University and food writing with Le Cordon Bleu.

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 its military to respond to the shifting security challenges in the region and how the government help everyday Australians to weather 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 authors have been at the forefront of the debates over these issues, providing evidence-based research to help guide both policy-makers and everyday Australians make informed decisions at a consequential time.

Contributors include:
Marcia Langton
Frank Bongiorno
Matthew Sussex
Brian Schmidt
Richard Denniss
Emma Beckett
Peter Martin
Kevin Brophy
Carol Lefevre
Sally Young
John Maynard
Emma Shortis
David Lindenmayer
Sandra Phillips
Jim Stanford

Foreword by Michelle Grattan.