In The Forgotten People: Updated, Menzies’ political heirs revisit these themes against the contemporary backdrop of freedom of speech, urban life, fairness, education, political correctness, Trump, the rise of China and more. They ask the questions first posed by Menzies: Does capitalism still work? Does democracy still work? What opportunity is there for the middle class to thrive during a time of political division? And what can be done to restore trust in Australia’s politicians and institutions?

Contributors include Tony Abbott, Josh Frydenberg, Kelly O’Dwyer, Ken Wyatt, Peta Credlin, Michaelia Cash, Alan Tudge, Paul Fletcher, Tim Wilson, Tony Smith, Linda Reynolds, Jim Molan and Scott Ryan. Philosophical but practical, contemporary but timeless, The Forgotten People: Updated is an antidote to the cynicism of our times.