Check in here to catch the latest blogs, news and highlights as it happens from CEDA's State of the Nation: digital forum, held on 15 and 16 June 2020.
CEDA Chief CEO Melinda Cilento, Chief Economist Jarrod Ball, Chairman Diane Smith-Gander AO and Board Director Ming Long AM break down day one and two of State of the Nation.
Day one delivered presentations and discussions with political leaders and policy experts on priorities for Australia.
- The Hon. Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia
- The Hon. Anthony Albanese, Federal Leader of the Opposition
Read highlights: State Treasurers panel: Opportunity for reform in the crisis
Read highlights: State of the Nation day one: national cabinet, labour market and PM address
Day two provided a series of panel discussions with business leaders and decision makers focused on four areas key to Australia’s recovery.
Read highlights: Reconsidering trade after COVID-19
Read highlights: Saving jobs in the crisis
Read highlights: Critical services in a time of a pandemic: staff and safety first
Read highlights: Supporting vulnerable and at risk communities panel: “our indifference will imperil our resilience"
This two-part information paper outlines the complexities of making Constitutional reform in Australia. It comes on the back of the Turnbull Government’s goal to seek Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians before May 2017.
Read more Government | Regulation August 17, 2013CEDA's policy perspective, Setting Public Policy, sets out a practical approach for making meaningful policy change. Released in August 2013, the report includes excepts of interviews with: the Hon. Bob Hawke AC GCL; the Hon. John Howard OM AC SSI; the Hon. Steve Bracks AC; the Hon. Nick Greiner AC; and the Hon. Jeff Kennett AC.
Read more Government | Regulation October 30, 2009Federal-state financing expert Jonathan Pincus argues that much of what we think we know about federalism is wrong or overstated - and that Australian federalism has succeeded.
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