Graeme Turner AO is Emeritus Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland. A former president of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, and one of only two humanities’ based researchers to serve on the Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Committee, he has a long history of engagement in higher education and research policy. One of the founding figures in media and cultural studies in Australia, his most recent book is ‘The Shrinking Nation: How we got here and what we can do about it’ (UQP).