Ahead of the release of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme White Paper this December, the Centre for Policy Development (CPD) thought there was a need to bring all sectors of the community together to hammer out their differences on climate change policy in an atmosphere of optimism and cooperation. What better way to do this than through Common Ground? more
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Common Ground: political donations
A big crowd joined guest speakers Lee Rhiannon (Senator, NSW Greens) and Janet Albrechtsen (The Australian) for CPD’s second Common Ground on Wednesday, 13 August 2008 at Sydney’s Customs House. more
Common Ground: Political Donations
The second event in our public lecture series, Common Ground, will take place on Wednesday 13th August 2008 with Lee Rhiannon (NSW Greens) and Janet Albrechtsen (The Australian) exploring what ground they share on the issue of political donations.
Common Ground will be held at Customs House, Sydney, from 5:30pm: capacity is strictly limited. more
Common Ground: Paid Maternity Leave
CPD’s Common Ground is a public lecture series with a difference. Each event will bring together people from different worlds, opposing parties, or conflicting interest groups and invite them to talk about what they have in common.
Our series kicked off in Sydney on April 23rd. See how it went here – and stay tuned for our next event on Political Donations in August, 2008. more
Common Ground: Paid maternity leave
CPD’s flagship public event series, Common Ground, kicked off on Wednesday April 23rd in Sydney. Sharan Burrow, President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, and Tony Steven, CEO of the Council of Small Business of Australia explored what they have in common on the topic of paid maternity leave. Common Ground was opened by David McKnight, author of ‘Beyond Right and Left’, and moderated by Marie Claire editor Jackie Frank. more