Better Things Are Possible: Author Jack Toohey in conversation with Thomas Walker and Tegan Lerm

ABOUT THE EVENT:

Better Things Are Possible is a timely and hopeful manifesto. Jack Toohey cuts through the noise to expose what’s broken—and shows how we can fix it.

On Wednesday, 5th November, join author and activist Jack Toohey, economist Tom Walker (CEO of Think Forward) and climate activist Tegan Lerm (co-founder of Project Planet and Build a Ballot) as we dive into and celebrate Jack's new book.

We'll discuss whether better things are possible, and what that might look like. Come prepared to have your say, too. As Jack puts it in the book, it's on all of us to take responsibility and create the future we want to see.

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ABOUT THE BOOK

In a time of crisis, Better Things Are Possible is a call to courage, connection, and action.

We’re living through a time of urgent, undeniable need for change. Enter Jack Toohey—a skilled communicator with a rare ability to make complex issues clear, relatable, and actionable. In Better Things Are Possible, he offers a compelling manifesto for progress, dismantling the apathy and helplessness that so often accompany today’s biggest challenges. From the housing crisis and climate change to gender inequity, mental health, and a disconnected political class, Toohey reveals how many of our social and political failures are deeply interconnected—and how we can begin to fix them. If you're feeling overwhelmed by the state of the world, you're not alone. But we built these systems, and that means we can reimagine them. This book is a rallying cry—for hope over cynicism, action over inaction. It’s about shifting the narrative to create real and lasting change.

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ABOUT JACK TOOHEY

Jack Toohey is an Australian creative director and activist known for his ability to distil complex issues into clear, compelling content. He rose to prominence in 2023 with a viral video examining the difference between housing affordability in 1983 compared with 2023, which amassed over 20 million views. A former music photographer and creative agency founder, Jack has redirected his communication skills towards storytelling that exposes harmful systems and advocates for social and climate justice.

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ABOUT TEGAN LERM

Tegan is the co-founder of Project Planet, a climate organisation making sustainability knowledge accessible, engaging, and impossible to ignore. Project Planet creates tools and campaigns that help people cut through the noise of politics and climate jargon to make decisions that matter. Their flagship project, Build a Ballot, supported nearly 600,000 Australians to plan their vote in the last federal election — showing that when climate information is clear and empowering, people take action.

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ABOUT TOM WALKER

Thomas (Tom) is an economist, geographer, and CEO of Think Forward, a not-for-profit research and advocacy organisation founded and run by younger Australians. Think Forward was established to demonstrate that it is Australia’s economic and tax policies—not a lack of education, hard work, or saving—that hinder younger generations from building their lives. We highlight the injustices within the tax system that allow the already wealthy to get richer, while those of us starting out in life are denied a foothold on the economic security ladder.

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ABOUT THE VENUE

The Kiosk is a space where we're bringing Think Forward's and Project Planet's missions to life. A home for our work, a fun place to build community, and a space to collaborate with friends and their efforts to reimagine our democracy and economy.