CRUNCH TIME

Template:TOCnestleft CRUNCH TIME: Australia's Policy Future was held Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd April 2009 Trades Hall Auditorium, 4 Goulburn Street, Sydney

Sponsors

• The Australia Institute
• Catalyst Australia Inc.
• Centre for Policy Development
• The Evatt Foundation
• PerCapita
• SEARCH Foundation
• Australian Fabians

Program

Day One – Wednesday 22nd April 2009

Conference introduction – Jo-anne Schofield

Where have we got social policy right, and how can we improve it?

• John Falzon, St Vincent de Paul National Council
• Professor Larissa Behrendt, Jumbunna House of Indigenous Learning
• Facilitator – Jo-anne Schofield

The global financial crisis and opportunities for progressive reform

• Garry Weaven, Industry Funds Management
• Cheryl Kernot, Centre for Social Impact, UNSW
• Facilitator – David Hetherington

Taxation and national development

• Professor Julian Disney, Community Tax Forum
• Jane Caro, Public education advocate
• Facilitator – Josh Fear

Observations - Bruce Petty

Reality and policy on climate change

• John Connor, The Climate Institute
• Dr Gabrielle Kuiper, Labor Environment Action Network
• Facilitator – Julius Roe

Workshop streams.

1. Workforce participation and equity (facilitator Peter Murphy)

• Clare Martin, CEO, Australian Council of Social Services
• Associate Professor Marian Baird, Sydney University
• Kirrily Jordan, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, ANU

2. Responsible Markets (facilitator Miriam Lyons)

• Steve Keen, University of Western Sydney
• Dr Lindy Edwards, Australian National University
• Dr John Quiggin, Queensland University (by videolink)

3. Funding the public good and government service delivery (facilitator – Max Dumais)

• Professor John Dwyer, University of NSW

Professor Warwick Funnell, University of Wollongong

“Two minute fixes” Policy ideas from the audience.

Session is chaired by David McKnight who will close the first day.

Day Two – Thursday 23rd April 2009

Keynote Address

Ann Pettifor, Advocacy International and new economics foundation UK (by videoconference)

Young, female, Green – progressive politics in a nutshell

• Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator for SA

Unions and the future of work

• Jeff Lawrence, Secretary, Australian Council of Trade Unions
• Facilitator – Dianne Hiles

Stream 1

Social Justice, equity and climate change (facilitator Josh Fear)

• Emma Partridge, Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS
• May Miller Dawkins, Oxfam International

Stream 2

Sustainable Industries (facilitator Jo Schofield)

• Professor Frank Stilwell, Sydney University/Evatt Foundation
• Geoff Evans, University of Newcastle

What next after neo-liberalism - creating a progressive future

• David McKnight, Author Beyond Right and Left
• Mark Davis, Author, Land of Plenty
• Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator for SA
• Facilitator – Miriam Lyons

The Next Steps - Dr Richard Denniss, The Australia Institute

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