12 December 2017, EducationHQ Australia, AMSI Director Professor Geoff Prince. Australia’s growing mathematical deficit poses a real and deepening social and economic risk. From a lack of university prerequisites and a growing rate of out-of-field teaching to the historic lows in Year 12 advanced and intermediate maths engagement, we need to act now. In a powerful opinion piece, Professor Prince explores the real cost of Australia’s mathematical incompetency and the need for a national agenda to achieve an equitable maths future for all Australians.