Kudos to the awesome volunteers and interns who help make good ideas matter:
Tim Buckley
Studying Government & International Relations and History (Honours) at the University of Sydney & is involved in student politics. Interested in political science, public policy, political economy, progressive politics, new governance, and “wicked issues”.
Adam Ingle
Studying Ancient History at Macquarie University, Adam is actively engaged in the progressive community and has recently developed an avid interest in public policy, development studies and intelligence/security issues. He hopes to pursue these interests in post-graduate studies.
Rob Harding-Smith
A Government and International Relations Honours student, who is currently completing a Masters of Management at the University of Sydney, Rob has an active interest in all things public policy, mainly, how bureaucracies ‘think’, the interaction between business and government, economic game theory and the study of political agendas. He hopes to continue using his social science and business backgrounds to expand the Australian Public Service research done at CPD.
Natalie-Niamh Wright
Qualified Social Worker Natalie-Niamh completed combined Bachelor degrees of Social Work (Hons) and Arts, majoring in Social Policy and Administration.
Currently interning with the Public Service Research Program to develop her research skills to compliment her social work qualifications and experience, Natalie-Niamh is passionate about the intersection of social movements and policy making, engendering participatory democracy and creating inclusive communities. Natalie-Niamh plans to utilise her experience at CPD to create powerful, client-centred research and reports to influence policy and programs in her social work career.
Here’s what some interns have to say about working on the good ideas at CPD:
“The dedicated team at CPD helped me to discover my passion for environmental protection and sustainability. Their commitment to effective and sustainable policy in Australia inspired me to take action and create the change I so desperately wanted to see. I had an amazing experience here during my placement at University and afterwards as a volunteer. I learnt so many new skills and I encourage anyone with in interest in policy development to volunteer with them. Thanks for all the opportunities you have given me. Thanks for such an amazing opportunity!!!”
Gemma Borgo-Caratti
“The hard-working and talented team at CPD have been an awesome inspiration in achieving progressive policy goals. Interning here has been a great experience through university, especially in seeing how professional policy activists go about their work. From the day I came in here I’ve not stopped learning, from communications strategy to policy research/analysis. Without a doubt the greatest experience has been being around the team and their deep knowledge and experience of politics and policy. If you’re at all interested in public policy or progressive politics, I would absolutely recommend CPD.”
Tim Buckley
And many thanks to the volunteers and interns who have helped us along the way:
Zoe Anderson, Gavin Azar, Kevin Bathman, Reged Ahmed, Anna Bardsley, Jack Brady, Gemma Borgo-Caratti, Edwina Burns, Fiona Cameron, Christopher Carlisle, Sally Castle, Billy Coleman, Katreena Doherty, Leigh Ewbank, James Fehon, Peter Frank, Chris Gatfield, Imogen Halstead, Jennifer Hanson, Beth Hill, Trisca Kumar, Liam Jeal, Megan Lipworth, Richard L’Estrange, Andy MacKinlay, Dan MacKinlay, Kate Mason, Lina Mbirkou, Megan McCarthy, Catriona Menzies-Pike, Alana Mew, Sharon Moore, James Murray, Luke Ringland, Amelia Robertson, Barry Saunders, Christian Smyth, Gustaf Sorman-Nilsson, Lachlan Simpson, Johanna Schlosmacher, Beth Tasker, Peter Tyson, Grant Young, Jeff Waugh, Georgia White, Marisa Wikramanayake, Doug Wiles, Peter Worland