The Centre for Policy Development is a public interest think tank dedicated to promoting alternative voices in Australia's public debate.

Our Common Ground public event series brings together people from different worlds, opposing parties, or conflicting interest groups and invites them to talk about what they have in common. Thanks to all those who made our first Common Ground event so lively and engaged.

Recent CPD coverage:

• CPD fellow Ian McAuley speculated about the predicted Federal Government decision to lift the private health income threshold in 600,000 May Quit Health Insurance for The Age newspaper.
• CPD Director Miriam Lyons answered some tricky questions during the pilot of the ABC's new political television program, Q&A. Check out Q&A here.
• Steve Keen spoke about subprime lending on television program 60 Minutes on Sunday, 11th May. Watch Steve in the House of Cards.
• CPD fellow, David McKnight's discussion of post-2020 politics Climate change at the helm of Labor's next big idea, was featured in NSW broadsheet, the Sydney Morning Herald.
• Ian McAuley examined the impact of rising health costs on the national economy in his Crikey article: Treasurer should target health sector to combat inflation
• CPD Director Miriam Lyons and fellow John Quiggin attended the 2020 Ideas Summit. Read John's take on the Summit here and Miriam's response in Crikey here (subscription required).
• CPD fellow Tony Moore revised his article from last edition of InSight for the Sydney Morning Herald: Your ABC board should be sacked, not stacked.