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Crikey | 11 June 2013

Asylum seeker policies that utilise scare tactics will not work. Both major parties want to tighten up the refugee determination process and stop the boats, CPD’s John Menadue and Arja Keski-Nummi ask, ‘where is...

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The Wire | 13 June 2013

A comparison of immigration policies… While both major parties pursue populist policies, whether either set will work is questionable. CPD fellow Arja Keski-Nummi discusses the details and compares the party policies on immigration, with asylum...

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AGL Blog | 4 June

‘A piece on The Conversation well worth a read‘ CPD research director for the Sustainable economy program, Laura Eadie has had a gratifying response to her article in  The Conversation last week. Aside from...

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The Conversation | 3 June 2013

More solar, less power demand, higher prices: does it add up? Access Laura Eadie’s article in The Conversation CPD research director Laura Eadie makes a clear and robust case for supporting rooftop solar –...

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APN group: Sunshine Coast Daily, Coffs Coast Advocate, etc… | 28 May

CPD reaches out once again through APN regional papers Christopher Stone’s Doing less with less was published in over 30 daily and community papers False economies second instalment Doing less with less suggests sometimes cutting public service...

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The Canberra Times | 28 May

Front page of The Canberra Times! Public cuts can ‘create waste’ Doing less with less receives strong coverage CPD’s new report by research director Christopher Stone, Doing less with less, second instalment to False economies, has been covered...

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The Canberra Times | 31 May 2013

Politicians aren’t doing enough for climate change. Is it up to our business leaders? Current policies and climate targets will not be sufficient to avoid detrimental effects due to global warming. CPD fellow Ian...

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New Matilda | 28 May 2013

A skilled Australia needs higher education and vocational training… The majority of working Australians rely on more than a school education, so why is this not a focus? CPD research director Christopher Stone addresses...

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ABC Media Watch | 27 May 2013

Media Watch: Disclosing the funding of think tanks ABC1’s program investigating media and public affairs turned its attention once again to Australia’s top eight think tanks (which gratifyingly includes CPD). Of these eight, CPD...

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NSW Fabian Society | What is the future for social democracy?

CPD Executive Director joins a panel of experts for the NSW Fabians…   Australian social democracy is facing the electoral wilderness, its traditional institutional bases are in decline and there is increasing political fragmentation on...