CPD Executive Director Miriam Lyons joined the debate on ABC TV’s Q&A. The other panelists for the week were Labor Minister for Youth and Sport Kate Ellis, former Coalition leader Brendan Nelson, actor William McInnes and businessman Peter Holmes a Court. Politics of the day and questions around racism in Australia were under the spotlight. Watch the full episode or … more
Monthly Archives:: May 2009
Miriam Lyons One of The Australian’s Emerging Leaders
The Australian newspaper is publishing a list of 100 Emerging Leaders in Australia. CDP Executive Director Miriam Lyons joins the list in the ‘Thinking’ category, alongside Policy Strategist Ben Rimmer, Community Activist Simon Sheikh, International Law Scholar James Cockayne and others. Read more here.
Henry’s Forgotten Sector
Mark Lyons raises concerns about the Henry Review’s capacity to deal with nonprofits while Cheryl Kernot points the way forward – tax concessions for social investment. more
Five Ideas in Five Minutes
If all this talk of taxation is, well, taxing, Daniel Frank takes us back to basics on the possible changes to Australia’s tax system. more
A view from the ‘tanks’
Katreena Doherty rounds up the latest thinking on tax from progressive think tanks in the US and UK. more
Crunchtime: Australia’s policy future
Who would have thought that three weeks ago when the International Monetary Fund was announcing its latest downward revisions of its forecasts for the impact of the global financial crisis that a two day gathering of 120 thoughtful, intelligent and well informed people could be characterised by optimism? Fiona Cameron reports from the audience of Crunchtime, Australia’s first progressive policy conference. more
Crunchtime: Australia’s policy future
Is neoliberalism withering? Weighing up the progressive future
Mark Davis questions the future of neoliberalism with some lessons for the new progressive politics. more
Lindy Edwards | Missed Chance to Revive Genuine Labor Values
Lindy Edwards says that the Labor Government has missed the opportunity to return to traditional values with the 2009 Budget. She claims in Business Day that Rudd and Swan are taking easy options now that will create problems in the future. For Labor, social justice traditionally meant providing a level playing field so that everyone had an equal chance to … more