With the 125th anniversary last Friday of Henry Parkes's oration calling for the formation of an Australian federation and the federal government's Reform of the Federation white paper process under way, we need another Tenterfield moment to engage the imagination of Australians about what our federation should look like in the future.
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27/10/2014
https://events.ceda.com.au/Digital-hub/Blogs/CEDA-Blog/Oct-2014/Another-Tenterfield-needed-to-drive-reform-Professor-the-Hon-Stephen-Martin
Despite Australia's low unemployment rate and record levels of workforce participation, there are a significant number of communities in Australia experiencing entrenched disadvantage. To coincide with the launch of CEDA's first research report for 2015, Professor the Hon. Stephen Martin discusses how and why Australia should do more.
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21/04/2015
https://events.ceda.com.au/Digital-hub/Blogs/CEDA-Blog/Apr-2015/Australia-must-do-more-to-address-entrenched-disadvantage-Professor-the-Hon-Stephen-Martin
Changes to Australia’s population, and how it is managed, impacts on living standards of all Australians and that is why we need a genuine and considered debate on population, rather than a myopic xenophobic discussion centred on immigration and boat people. Read more…
01/03/2012
https://events.ceda.com.au/News-and-analysis/CEDA-Events/Genuine-and-considered-debate-on-population-needed
This opinion piece by CEDA, Chief Executive, Professor the Hon. Stephen Martin was published online by The Australian Financial Review on 6 September, 2013. Read more…
11/09/2013
https://events.ceda.com.au/News-and-analysis/CEDA-Events/OPINION-PIECE-Post-boom-needs-long-term-reform-agenda
Tax reform is squarely on the agenda for the G20 Brisbane summit in November. The current international tax regime is broken and it’s going to take significant effort on a global scale to fix it.
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22/08/2014
https://events.ceda.com.au/Digital-hub/Blogs/CEDA-Blog/Aug-2014/Developing-nations-need-more-than-words-from-G20-tax-reform-Professor-Kerrie-Sadiq
Political capital and courage is what Australia desperately needs right now as economic conditions tighten.
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13/02/2015
https://events.ceda.com.au/Digital-hub/Blogs/CEDA-Blog/Feb-2015/Economic-reform-as-a-result-of-crisis-is-not-what-we-need-Professor-the-Hon-Stephen-Martin
Despite the demise of several high profile multi-nationals, manufacturing is not a dying industry in Australia.
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30/04/2014
https://events.ceda.com.au/Digital-hub/Blogs/CEDA-Blog/Apr-2014/Government-must-invest-in-innovation-to-cut-handout-culture,-drive-new-manufacturing-jobs
As the year draws to a close, CEDA's latest survey reveals the Federal Government needs to undertake a major rethink on innovation, R&D and its broad approach to education with angst growing in the community about the consequences for our long-term economic future if current policy directions are too focused on short-term fixes.
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10/12/2014
https://events.ceda.com.au/Digital-hub/Blogs/CEDA-Blog/Dec-2014/Growing-angst-for-short-term-fixes-Professor-the-Hon-Stephen-Martin
Australian higher education is certainly facing change. However change is not something new to universities. Professor Michael Barber explores 50 years of change in higher education including the current reform agenda.
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19/01/2015
https://events.ceda.com.au/Digital-hub/Blogs/CEDA-Blog/Jan-2015/Higher-education-reforms-reflections-on-50-years-of-change-Professor-Michael-Barber
Read CEDA Chief Executive's opinion piece on economic reform published in The Australian on Thursday 16 February 2012. Read more…
01/02/2012
https://events.ceda.com.au/News-and-analysis/CEDA-Events/Appetite-for-reform-must-be-reignited