Policy Papers
New legal opinion and business roundtable on climate risks and directors’ duties | LEGAL OPINION and ROUNDTABLE | October 2016
communications - October 2016
CPD has released a new legal opinion on the extent to which Australian corporate law permits (and indeed requires) company directors to take climate change into account when making decisions about company strategy, performance and risk disclosure. The opinion was commissioned by CPD in partnership with the Future Business Council, and...
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Third meeting | ASIA DIALOGUE ON FORCED MIGRATION | September 2016
communications - September 2016
The third Dialogue meeting took place in September 2016. Download key documents below and read on for more about the meeting, including photos. Key documents for the third Dialogue meeting: Participant profiles Full agenda and participant list Briefing papers Supplementary Business Session pack Press Release, article in the New Straits Times and...
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Uneven playing field: the state of Australia’s schools | REPORT | June 2016
communications - May 2016
Education is at once the great social mobiliser and the great leveller in our society. Educated citizens are safeguards in our democracy, and an educated workforce is vital to a productive, innovative and entrepreneurial economy. Education breaks the shackles of disadvantage and empowers those who live without privilege. But how...
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Second meeting | ASIA DIALOGUE ON FORCED MIGRATION | January 2016
communications - February 2016
The second Dialogue meeting took place in late January 2016. Download key documents below and read on for more about the meeting, including photos. Key documents for the second Dialogue meeting: Participant profiles Full agenda and participant list Briefing papers Dr Hassan Wirajuda’s keynote speech at the Dialogue dinner Further information: For the Dialogue...
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CPD’s Secret Santas for Australia | December 2015
communications - December 2015
To get into the festive spirit this December, CPD has asked 12 prominent Australians to participate in our ‘Secret Santa‘ series. Each day, one of our guest writers will offer a ‘gift’ of fresh thinking and good policy ideas on an issue close to their heart. By mid-December, when each...
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Grand alibis: how declining public sector capability affects services for the disadvantaged | REPORT | December 2015
communications - December 2015
CPD has released a new report called Grand alibis: how declining public sector capability affects services for the disadvantaged. In the report, authors Kelly Farrow, Robert Sturrock and Sam Hurley argue that government’s role in designing and delivering integrated, flexible and holistic human services is more important than ever, but that...
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First meeting | ASIA DIALOGUE ON FORCED MIGRATION | August 2015
communications - October 2015
The first Dialogue meeting took place in late August 2015. Download key documents below and read on for a statement from Dialogue members and photos from the meeting. To see the participants profiles for the first meeting click here. To see the full agenda click here. To view the briefing document click...
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From vicious to virtuous cycles: a sustainable future for Australian agriculture | DISCUSSION PAPER | August 2015
Sam Hurley - August 2015
CPD’s latest discussion paper was launched as part of an agricultural sustainability roundtable hosted by Ernst & Young and CPD in Canberra on 12 August 2015. Andrew Metcalfe AO, former Secretary of the Departments of Agriculture and Immigration, moderated the roundtable, which brought together stakeholders from across the sector to discuss...
Read MoreIntroduction to the Track II Dialogue
communications - August 2015
Forced migration, asylum seeker and refugee flows continue to be hot topics in Australia, featuring strongly in our national conversation, political debates and media. They are also significant issues for our regional neighbours. CPD believes no country in our region can unilaterally and satisfactorily address the issue of forced migration....
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The longest conflict: Australia’s climate security challenge | REPORT | June 2015
Anand Kulkarni - June 2015
Report launched by Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti, former UK Government Climate & Energy Security Envoy, and Admiral Chris Barrie, former Chief of the Australian Defence Force. CPD has released a report exploring Australia’s preparedness for the coming security impacts of climate change, and examining how our defence force must adapt....
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