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Education bar must be set higher to close the gap

Programs to encourage employment participation by young Aboriginal people must start with job-specific training but ultimately aim to get more indigenous young people into university, a CEDA forum in Perth has been told. Read more…

30/04/2013


Foreign investment the key to unlocking new agricultural frontiers

Australian agriculture must embrace foreign investment to develop irrigation areas and to produce higher value products for consumers, a CEDA forum in Brisbane has been told. Read more…

30/04/2013


Tough choices needed on SA health spending

South Australians must make some tough choices about the value of their public health spending to reduce the sector’s burden on the budget, SA Minister for Health and Ageing Jack Snelling told a CEDA Health review in Adelaide. Read more…

18/04/2013


MEDIA RELEASE: Use super to cover healthcare costs or risk longer waiting times

CEDA is today calling for three per cent of superannuation to be quarantined to meet healthcare costs, either by increasing the current super rate or using a portion already paid, as part of a suite of recommendations aimed at ensuring the long term sustainability of Australia's universal healthcare system. Read more…

17/04/2013


Progress is not success: Workforce equality

Progress towards gender equality, including milestones such as having the first female Prime Minister, should not be confused with success in workforce equality, journalist and author Dr Anne Summers told a CEDA Women in Leadership forum in Sydney. Read more…

12/04/2013


Robb: Labor Government GFC save is a myth

The Federal Labor Government’s claim they saved Australia from the negative effects of the global financial crisis (GFC) is a myth, Federal Shadow Minister for Finance, Deregulation and Debt Reduction, Andrew Robb AO has told a CEDA audience in Melbourne. Read more…

04/04/2013


SA’s manufacturing sector must change to thrive

Innovative small and medium-sized manufacturers producing high value products and services must be the backbone of the South Australian economy, a CEDA forum in Adelaide has been told. Read more…

02/04/2013


Key infrastructure needed in Queensland energy sector

We need to look forward to the next 30 years and put in place key infrastructure in the energy sector, Queensland Minister for Energy and Water Supply, Mark AcArdle has told a CEDA audience in Brisbane. Read more…

28/03/2013


Reliable energy supply requires investment

Australia has reliable energy systems but we must pay for that reliability, Origin Energy, Managing Director, Grant King has told a CEDA audience in Sydney. Read more…

28/03/2013


Strong future planning and integration needed for Perth transport system

There’s no single solution to improving Perth’s transport system, there needs to be strong future planning and integration, Department of Transport WA, Director General, Reece Waldock has told a CEDA audience in Perth. Read more…

26/03/2013


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