Reform in the Australian Health Sector

John Menadue is keynote speaker at the Australian Health Care Reform Alliance‘s National Health Reform Summit in Canberra at the end of July 2007. The summit, held over two days, aims: to develop and agree practical ideas on health care reform that could be adopted by the next government to contribute to the momentum for health policy improvement that would make the system more effective and accessible The program includes presentations from The Hon Tony … more

Health Care Reform: Challenges and Opportunities

CPD chair John Menadue is a keynote speaker at a forum on the range of emerging challenges and opportunities in the provision and reform of health care, hosted by the University of Tasmania and the Council on the Ageing (Tasmania). For further details, contact Professor James Vickers on (03) 6226 4808.  

How to Argue with an Economist

CPD fellow Lindy Edwards is launching a second edition of her hugely successful 2002 book How to Argue with an Economist: Reopening political debate in Australia. The book will be launched by Professor Frank Stilwell at Gleebooks in Sydney on Friday June 15th, 2007. Lindy is a former economics adviser in the Prime Minister’s department. Her book explains how economists think, opening up ‘expert’ debates so that we can all understand and participate. If you’d … more

 

CPD takes flight | launch speeches & coverage

On Wednesday May 23, 2007 a crowd of supporters gathered in Sydney to celebrate the launch of the CPD. CPD Chair John Menadue AO, Board member Julian Burnside QC, and Director Miriam Lyons spelt out the scope of our work and the urgent need for us to make our voice heard. You can now download an MP3 of the event, or follow the links to the speeches below. Of course, now that we're officially up … more

CPD launch speech – Miriam Lyons

Download PDF version “Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under” HL Mencken If there’s one thing that defines progressives it’s a belief in progress – that the societies we live in can and should be better than they are. Even if Australian politics was in much better shape than it is we’d probably still be gathered here, pushing to improve it further. But of course, you don’t start a think tank … more

CPD launch speech – Julian Burnside

Download speech as PDF It is a pleasure, but also a surprise, to be asked to speak at the launch of a new think tank. It is a particular pleasure that this think tank is one of those rarities: a place for consideration of that missing part of the spectrum – the part now called the left, but which sits modestly, not on the right where most other think tanks are, but covering a wider … more

 

CPD launch speech – John Menadue

Download speech as PDF We have established CPD because we believe there is a serious policy vacuum in Australian public life. CPD has grown out of the policy portal of New Matilda. In recent years, political opportunism has pushed policy development aside. Almost everything is political. We have too much politics and not enough policy. Even war, and the plight of refugees, is a political opportunity. Focus groups replace rigorous policy analysis. Managerialism has become … more

Launch of the CPD

On Wednesday May 23, 2007 a crowd of supporters gathered in Sydney to celebrate the launch of the Centre for Policy Development. CPD Chair John Menadue AO, Board member Julian Burnside QC, and Director Miriam Lyons spelt out the scope of our work and the urgent need for us to make our voice heard. As MC and chief traffic controller, Charles Firth kept the audience on their toes. Download an MP3 of the event Media … more