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Hot, dry, poor - is this Australia's future?

A dried up dam at Cottonvale apple orchard, outside Brisbane

A dried up dam at Cottonvale apple orchard in Queensland in 2019 Source: AAP

A grim forecast of a poorer, less productive and hotter nation forms the core of the latest Intergenerational Report. The document released by the Federal Government looks 40 years into the future, delivering a stark warning about the economic challenges ahead.


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