On 30 April 2014, CEDA released its policy perspective Advanced Manufacturing: Beyond the production line at an event in Melbourne. The report examines where Australia's opportunities for advanced manufacturing lie and how they can play a role in supporting Australia's long-term growth.
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30/04/2014
Results of the CEDA/Business Spectator Big Issues survey for 2013 show that priority areas for the Federal Government should be enhancing productivity, competitiveness and innovation and taxation reform.
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05/12/2013
CEDA's major report for 2013 was released in November 2013. The report, titled Australia Adjusting: Optimising national prosperity, puts forward a comprehensive economic reform agenda to secure Australia's future prosperity.
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01/11/2013
CEDA'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.
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19/08/2013
This 2013 report provides recommendations on closing the gender gap including enabling workplace meritocracies, changing workplace culture and engaging leaders and introducing accountability.
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06/06/2013
In 2013, Australia moved further down the world competitiveness rankings from 15 to 16. The World Competitiveness Yearbook surveys 60 countries on over 300 individual criteria rankings grouped into four competitiveness factors.
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01/05/2013
On 17 April, 2013 CEDA released its policy perspective Healthcare: Reform or ration. This policy perspective brings together a range of experts to explore Australia's biotechnology industry, the skills required to enable healthcare innovation and the fiscal challenges Australia's healthcare system faces.
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15/04/2013
Taxation and Australia’s future prosperity was discussed at the CEDA Council on Economic Policy meeting in March 2013. Alan Kohler and Stephen Bartholomeusz from Business Spectator were the guest presenters at the March 2013 meeting.
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01/03/2013
In March 2013 CEDA, together with Regional Development Victoria, released a report which documents the findings from the series of events held in 2011-2012 across Victoria.
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01/03/2013
The results of CEDA and Business Spectator's 2012 Big Issues survey have revealed that ensuring Australia is positioned to take advantage from the rise of Asia and the need for continued productivity improvement are the big issues confronting business, with significant implications for the Government's agenda.
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01/12/2012