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Is the gloomy forecast for 2019 justified?

Has that economic twig snapped again and is the gloom that we’re seeing at the moment actually justified? Commonwealth Bank of Australia Chief Economist and Managing Director, Economics, Michael Blythe asked at the launch of the Economic and Political Overview 2019 in Brisbane. Read more…

01/03/2019


Tasmanian Treasurer sings state’s strengths

In recent years Tasmania has gone from being one of the weakest economies to one of strongest and diverse in the nation, according to state Treasurer the Hon. Peter Gutwein. Read more…

25/02/2019


Community expectations in an age of mistrust

Mistrust in institutions is fairly universal but that doesn’t mean that trust in all institutions has dropped, just our formal institutions, Governance Institute of Australia CEO, Megan Motto told CEDA’s Economic and Political Overview audience in Sydney. Read more…

22/02/2019


International education to unlock opportunities for South Australian businesses

The opportunities available to South Australia through international students “is bigger than any of us can understand,” according to StudyAdelaide Chair, Sean Keenihan. Read more…

21/02/2019


ACT selling knowledge, ideas and experiences

“We meet at a time when there is more uncertainty about what the coming year will bring than perhaps any time in the last decade. (But) here in the ACT, we are projecting remarkable stability,” said ACT Chief Minister, Andrew Barr at CEDA’s Economic and Political Overview in Canberra. Read more…

20/02/2019


How to move from intentions to actions on gender equality?

Placing unconscious, gendered thought bias into the spotlight is one step organisations can take to achieving gender equality, according to VicHealth Leading Thinker and Harvard University Professor Iris Bohnet. Read more…

14/02/2019


BHP CEO backs Indigenous voice to parliament

Fulfilling the Uluru Statement from the Heart is essential to strengthening Australia’s society and economy for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, according to BHP Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Mackenzie. Read more…

05/02/2019


We need to build skills not walls: Telstra CEO

An ongoing skilled migration policy is essential to attract and recruit the right talent and capabilities we need to transform and compete effectively on a global stage, Telstra Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Penn has told a CEDA audience. Read more…

31/01/2019


WA to return to surplus sooner than expected, says Premier Mark McGowan

WA expects to have a substantial surplus a year sooner than originally estimated, WA Premier the Hon. Mark McGowan has told CEDA’s State of the State event in Perth. Read more…

11/12/2018


Emissions levels have us on a cliff edge

Maintaining current rates of greenhouse gas emissions is like going over a cliff in economic and social terms and incredibly destructive, according to climate change expert Professor Mark Howden. Read more…

04/12/2018


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