2015 EPO
CEDA's 2015 Economic and Political Overview (EPO) provides economic and political forecasts and also examines funding options from the finance sector and some proposed market-based reforms and equity issues in Australia.
Download 2015 EPO publication (pdf)
View 2015 EPO as e-book
Read media release - CEDA report: Productivity lift needed to protect living standards
Read opinion piece - Economic reform as a result of crisis is not what we want by Professor the Hon. Stephen Martin
2015 EPO launch event
The launch of CEDA's 2015 EPO publication discussing the year ahead with speakers from politics, business and media including a keynote address by the Premier of New South Wales, the Hon. Mike Baird was live streamed from Sydney on Friday, 13 February 2015.
2015 EPO authors
Economic outlook
Warren Hogan, Chief Economist ANZ
Political outlook
Michele Levine, CEO, Roy Morgan
Finance and funding
Professor Rodney Maddock, Adjunct Professor of Economics, Monash University; Vice Chancellor's Fellow, Victoria University; and President, Economic Society of Australia (Victorian branch)
Funding social equity
Dr Cassandra Goldie, CEO Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS)
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2015 EPO events
Sydney - Friday, 13 February 2015
Read article and watch videos from the launch event.
Brisbane - Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Read article and watch videos from the Brisbane event.
Hobart - Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Read article from this event
Adelaide - Friday, 20 February 2015
Read article from this event.
Canberra - Friday, 20 February 2015
Read article from this event
Townsville - Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Melbourne - Friday, 27 February 2015
Perth - Friday, 27 February 2015
Darwin - date to be advised
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Past EPOs
CEDA's EPO 2014 provides economic and political forecasts, and examines government productivity, red tape, and how external factors will shape Australia's economy. The publication was launched with a series of events in capital cities across Australia during February and March. Read the EPO 2014 media release or the opinion piece by CEDA Chief Executive, Professor the Hon. Stephen Martin.
Click here to download pdf copy of the EPO 2014
CEDA's EPO 2013 examines the Australian economy and politics at state and federal levels with insights and information on the operating environment over 2013. The publication was launched with a series of events in capital cities across Australia. These events examined the important issues of electricity prices and the future of work as well as providing economic and political outlooks for 2013. Click here to access summary, articles and videos from the 2013 EPO.
Click here to download pdf copy of the 2013 EPO.
CEDA’s EPO 2012 examines the challenges faced by our multi-speed economy; the likely impact of key policies including the carbon tax, mining tax, poker machine reforms; Australia's productivity performance over the past decade and how to improve productivity. The publication launched with a series of events across Australia. These events examined the important issues of productivity and federal/state financial relations, and provided economic and political outlooks for 2012.
Click here to download pdf copy of the 2012 EPO.
See our archive of EPOs from previous years.
About the EPO
CEDA's EPO is Australia's premier publication and series of briefings on the Australian economy and politics for the year ahead. Running for more than 30 years, the EPO brings together political, economic and business leaders and provides CEDA members with business intelligence on the environment they will be operating in over the next 12 months.
Read Professor Ian Marsh's article on the longevity of the EPO.