About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the Grattan Institute’s 2025 Prime Minister's Summer Reading List, highlighting significant books for public policy and Australia's future.

On 11 December, we celebrated the official launch of Grattan Institute’s 2025 Prime Minister's Summer Reading List at State Library Victoria. Grattan CEO Aruna Sathanapally was joined by ABC politics and economics journalist Tom Crowley and acclaimed author Cordelia Fine for a lively discussion, as we unveiled our selection of six of the most thought-provoking, compelling, and relevant books of 2025. It was an extraordinary year, and these are extraordinary reads – not just for the Prime Minister, but for anyone passionate about public policy and Australia’s future. Explore the full list: https://grattan.edu.au/news/prime-ministers-summer-reading-list-2025/

People in this episode

Host: Aruna Sathanapally

Guests: Tom Crowley, Cordelia Fine

Topics covered

• public policy
• book recommendations
• Australia's future
• politics
• economics

Keywords

• Prime Minister
• Summer Reading List
• Grattan Institute
• book discussion
• public policy
• Australia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Grattan Institute

Books & works: 2025 Prime Minister's Summer Reading List

Places: State Library Victoria

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