We are looking for a Research Assistant to work on both our Public Service Research and Sustainable Economy research programs. Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates who want to pursue a career in public policy research and development. The position is part time (4 days a week) Sydney based on a temporary contract of 10 months Roles & responsibilities: … more
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Town Hall Meeting Oct 13th. Mandatory Detention: the realistic alternatives
The immigration detention network is at breaking point. Policymakers are so wrapped up in political hubris they have missed the opportunity the High Court decision presented to be a circuit breaker. CPD and ChilOut invite you to join CPD Founder and former Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs Head John Menadue, AO in a clear-headed discussion of the recommendations made … more
The Blue Economy: 10 Years, 100 Innovations, 100 Million Jobs – Dr Gunter Pauli June 9th
CPD and Sydney Ideas co-present Dr Gunter Pauli at the law school foyer Sydney Uni. June 9th from 6pm to 7.30pm -this is a free event and open to all, entry will be on a first come first served basis. Come and hear this inspiring entrepreneur explain his mission to invest in 100 sustainable businesses. Gunter Pauli founded the Zero … more
Community Engagement Conference – 16th-17th Feb 2011, Melbourne
Advocating and developing policy that originates from the groundup is essential for really understanding community needs and expectations. This conference identifies methods to achieve whole-of-government policy buy-in, and explores the importance of placing our communities at the centre of policy development. Thus, empowering and enabling communities to make informed decisions that will shape their future. For more info and to … more
Steven Collins | Upgrading Democracy
Innovation is needed in the public sector. The culture change that has come with the new digital age has not been harnessed as effectively as it might have been. The government 2.0 taskforce which seeks to encourage online engagement between the public sector and communities has been making some significant progress, but there are areas which need to be addressed, … more
Miriam Lyons & Ben Eltham | Vote 1 for election day long weekend
Sometimes governments make the right decisions for the wrong reasons. Nathan Rees’ decision to create an ”automatic” electoral roll is a perfect example. An automatic roll will capture hundreds of thousands of younger voters who slip through the cracks – voters who are statistically more likely to vote Labor. But for once NSW Labor’s naked self-interest has produced the right … more
Jennifer Doggett | GP Super Clinics
The first of the proposed 36 GP super clinics has opened; its aim is to shift patients away from our overcrowded hospitals. However there are still a lot of questions that need to be answered. We still don’t know what the $275 million dollar project will achieve or how it’s meant to improve our healthcare. Jennifer Doggett discusses the issue … more
Ian McAuley & Peter Frank | Medicare Select: Entrenching Inequality in Healthcare
The Australian has examined two separate CPD papers which oppose the government’s ‘Medicare Select’ program. Medicare Select which champions the idea of competing insurance plans has the risk of allowing governments to cut Medicare to a “bare bones program for the poor”. CPD proposes that Medicare Select should be ditched in favour of more effective programs like a network of … more
Ben Spies-Butcher | Super tax skewed too much to the rich
Ben Spies-Butcher, a fellow of CPD, says that the Government’s intentions to reform super taxes so that they no longer skew towards benefiting the rich are a move in the right direction. Ben, who was referenced in an Sydney Morning Herald article, insists that we should rely less on tax breaks to encourage people to save, which benefited the wealthy … more