Marian Baird looks at the state of paid parental leave in Australia and argues in favour of a clear and comprehensive scheme.

John Menadue AO warns that federal Labor may be getting its priorities backwards on health reform. Without a clear understanding of what principles Australians want their health system to be based on, any efforts to reform what we have will be rudderless.

Mike Salvaris explores the role that the 2020 summit might play in defining and developing a genuine national vision.

Tackling Indigenous disadvantage will require a patient approach to building relationships and a strong commitment to sharing decision-making power, writes CPD fellow Meredith Edwards.

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.

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.

In this installment of '5 ideas in 5 minutes', we present a selection of ideas which delegates will be taking to the Australia 2020 summit this weekend.