Q&A is in Melbourne with a Future Alert special hosted by Annabel Crabb.
With war, rampant disease, food shortages and a poisoned environment all threatening human survival, Q&A brings together some of the nation's best minds to discuss how we confront these threats and whether our political system is capable of addressing them.
On the panel:
Former Liberal party leader: John Hewson
Science communicator and food security expert: Julian Cribb
Inventor and sustainability engineer: Veena Sahajwalla
Futurist: Jordan Nguyen
Australian Futures Project Program Director: Chloe Spackman