What will Australia be like in 2058? A new novel imagines division, unemployment – and activism
- Written by Joanne Anderton, PhD Candidate, Creative Writing, The University of Queensland
Maggie Garewal believes in the possibilities of change. She lives in 2058 Ngunnawal-Canberra, and works in politics for a progressive-aligned “proxy harvester”. In this near future Australia, all legislation must be passed by plebiscite. Anyone not keen on constant voting can delegate to a proxy.
Some might call Maggie naive, but she...




