After the Crash: Australia in the world ten years on from the GFC

Kevin Rudd, Ken Henry, Richard Holden and Gordon de Brouwer with Jennifer Hewett (chair).

Ten years after the biggest financial upheaval since the Great Depression, much has changed, but many of the features of financial systems that lead to the crisis remain in place.

Australia is widely seen as having weathered the GFC better than any other developed country, and having escaped the Great Recession that followed.

What are the factors behind Australia’s success in this regard?

Taking a unique look behind the scenes of Australia’s response to the GFC with the political and financial leaders of the time, the event will also explore the long term impact of the crisis and what its effects are today.