Open Forum | 16 September 2013
Agricultural productivity depends on food sustainability. Can Australia grasp the big opportunity presented by rising food demand? In response to the global food boom Australia needs to focus on practices improving productivity, it is...
Politics in the pub | 20 September, Sydney
O’Farrell’s unprecedented cuts to the public sector – jobs & services under threat – Anne Gardner, Public Service Association NSW – Christopher Stone research director, public service program, Centre for Policy Development WHERE...
Larvatus Prodeo | 16 & 19 September 2013
Blogging on: Pushing our luck… With the launch of CPD’s new book Pushing our luck editor Miriam Lyons MC’d a panel discussion with Professor John Quiggin, Mark Bahnisch and Jesse “sweary website” Richardson. Pushing our luck is full...
4CA 846 AM – Cairns Radio | 20 August 2013
Miriam Lyons talks plain sense. Executive director Miriam Lyons was interviewed by Laurie Atlas on The Daily Agenda. Miriam introduces Laurie to the Centre for Policy Development’s values and goals. They discuss Tony Abbott’s paid...
The Conversation | 5 September 2013
Getting past Gonski: school equity beyond the election Inequity in our education system is worsening, with advantaged students attending advantaged schools, and leaving the disadvantaged worse off. In this excerpt from their Pushing our luck chapter ‘Getting...
The Greens Caring for our soil | 30 August 2013
Investing in a soil health strategy… A new initiative from The Greens aims to protect Australia’s agricultural productivity from soil degradation. ‘Caring for our soil. Investing in a soil health strategy’ outlines their plans on...
Crikey | 26 August 2013
Why Australians should pay more tax. According to Miriam Lyons, Adam Stebbing, Adrian March and Shaun Wilson, Australians say they want improved services and greater equality of opportunity, all of which come at a...
Youth Action, What’s Up West? | 26-27 September 2013
What’s Up West? 2013 Youth Action is an organisation in NSW representing young people aiming to create a society where they are supported, engaged and valued. This year Miriam Lyons, CPD’s executive director, will...
The Sydney Morning Herald & The Age | 26 August 2013
‘Rush to schools in wealthy suburbs skews the system’ ‘Strugglers sit next to strugglers in some schools and the fortunate next to the fortunate…’ Jane Caro and Chris Bonnor, authors of the chapter ‘Getting...
Developing the North | Fact Sheet
The north of Australia is not as ripe for agricultural development as it would first appear… With conversation growing louder on ideas to develop Northern Australia into a new agricultural power house or ‘foodbowl’,...