The way forward for Australia’s capital cities was on the docket at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia’s (CEDA) Lord Mayors’ Panel—The Future of Australian Cities, a virtual roundtable panel discussion among four Australian mayors. The leaders of Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Hobart focused on the future of their cities, and to some extent, all of Australia, post-pandemic and beyond. During the discussion, the mayors talked about emerging from COVID-19, lessons learned and how their cities could forever be impacted. 

Here, we provide an overview of the discussion.