In the first and second articles in this series, Robert Salter argued for the society-wide benefits of more substantial public investment in the disadvantaged and identified obstacles and tasks to be addressed in pursuit of this goal. In this final article, he proposes two measures that might help achieve the higher level of investment he advocates.

We asked delegates to the 2020 Summit for an appraisal of the proceedings and the ideas which emerged throughout the weekend. CPD Director Miriam Lyons, Stephen Leeder, Lyn Carson, Jon Altman and Bill Bowtell report back.

In the second of his series of three articles on investment in the disadvantaged, Robert Salter identifies some key obstacles to implementing the increased investment he advocated in April InSight. His third article, in the next issue, will advance some solutions.

In a series of three articles to appear in consecutive issues, Robert Salter considers the notion of viewing spending on the disadvantaged as a form of investment yielding returns to the broader society.

Conformity is the enemy of everything Australia is and needs to be in the twenty-first century, writes Emma Dawson. We need to look anew at cultural diversity through the lens of social cohesion.

David McKnight investigates the future of bipartisanship under a Rudd government, and looks at the ups and downs of moving beyond right and left.

Max Hardy, Ron Lubensky and Lyn Carson look at how we could give a wider group of citizens an opportunity to engage with the ideas that come out of the Australia 2020 Summit.