The Land | 5 January 2014
Agricultural policies back on the table. Farming smarter acknowledges Australia’s agricultural needs. Labor is revising their agricultural policies in the hopes of capitalising on economic opportunities into the ‘Asian century’. Shadow Agriculture Minister Joel Fitzgibbon...
National Sustainable Food Summit webinar | Online
CPD input to food industry thinking Replay Laura Eadie’s webinar here Check out the 2013 National Sustainable Food Summit here CPD Research Director Laura Eadie presented an online webinar to the 3 Pillars knowledge...
Revise ‘failed’ mining tax, former banker says | Sydney Morning Herald, 29 Nov
Peter Hannam interviews Pavan Sukhdev for SMH Business Day Pavan Sukhdev, leading strategist on sustainable economic practice, argues that resource taxation and corporate accountability reform is the future of a sustainable Australian economy. Pavan explains...
Farm smarter for the future | The Land, 20 November 2012
Key farming media feature CPD research Matthew Cawood wrote about the CPD report, Farming Smarter, Not Harder, for The Land, Stock and Land and Farm Weekly. Referencing the difficulties faced by farmers in improving environmental...
Report shows need for sustainability practices | The Advocate, 8 Nov 2012
CPD’s Farming Smarter report recognised by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) While NFF chief executive Matt Linnegar stressed that NFF did not agree with all the report’s policy recommendations, he did endorse its focus on...
Reward farmers for land management, report urges | The Australian, 1 Nov
Sue Neales reports on the CPD report, Farming Smarter, Not Harder Neales emphasised report recommendations for greater government support to encourage sustainable practices. Report author Laura Eadie was interviewed for the article. FARMERS should...
Marine Reserves Reality Check | OCCASIONAL PAPER
The economic cost of the Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network is small compared to its benefits. Wild claims of potential damage to fishing businesses are being made in the lead up to the final declaration...
Dr Gunter Pauli | ABC Radio National Big Ideas
Gunter Pauli’s goal is to create jobs, achieve multiple benefits and add value to underperforming assets. All with zero emissions and zero waste. Think he’s a dreamer? Think again. ABC’s Radio National program Big Ideas rebroadcasts...
Club of Rome | Change the Course
The Club of Rome “Limits to Growth” study was launched 40 years ago in March, and the Club has launched a major social media initiative built around the analogy of the Titanic disaster of...
National Sustainable Food Summit webinar | Online
CPD input to food industry thinking Replay Laura Eadie’s webinar here Check out the 2013 National Sustainable Food Summit here CPD Research Director Laura Eadie presented an online webinar to the 3 Pillars knowledge...