Andy talks about how important it is for Australia to really be thinking and acting about long term. He continues on with his theme of re-creating the catch-cry of Australia as "The Can Do Country" and makes a particular point about the importance for everyday Australians to have more of a say on the issues of the day - not just the two or three narrow policies that the government of the day decides they want to focus on.

Australians demand more action on more issues and the way to do this is with the implementation of a new system of engagement called Enterprising Democracy. Essentially, it’s a way to widen the conversation, bring more issues to the table and ultimately allows the people to vote on how we want our nation to be.

State Of The Nation 2015

Andy McLeod wrote this speech out of a frustration that a long term vision for sadly lacking. State of Nation – A Citizens Address, came about as an evolution of Vision for Australia ( visionforaustralia.com.au ) where Andy has been writing about issues relating to the long term future of Australia.

Andy runs a business in Sydney and lives with his family in the Southern Highlands of NSW. He also plays active on the families farm in Central NSW which has been in his family since the 1860’s. His interests include playing the bagpipes flying helicopters and all things related to the bush.