Caroline Hoisington | ABC Rural, 23 Oct 2012
CPD fellow and marine economist Caroline Hoisington’s report for the CPD, Rezoning SA Marine Parks was featured on the ABC Rural news website. The article focuses on the $20 million value of the marine parks...
Miriam Lyons | ABC’s The Drum | 27 September 2012
CPD Executive Director, guest panelist on The Drum. In a lively debate, Miriam contends that Australians want a social democratic system with strong social services, with the push towards privatisation by the former Labor...
Farming smarter, not harder: securing our agricultural economy | LANDMARK REPORT
Australia must invest in soil health or miss the benefits of the world food boom Download Farming Smarter, Not Harder report in full Read what we’re reading: Sustainable Economy media, links and resources Read what key...
Caroline Hoisington | Media pick up on ‘Zoning SA Marine Parks’
CPD marine economy fellow puts “dollar value” on protected eco-services Caroline’s CPD paper generated some excellent media coverage, particularly in South Australia. With the state government set to finalise and release plans for the...
Tim Roxburgh | Radio Newcastle 1233, 27 Sept 2012
Public works need public sector skills – CPD Fellow interviewed by Jill Emberson Tim Roxburgh dispels the myths surrounding the purported failures of the Government’s ‘Building the Education Revolution’, designed to stimulate the economy while...
Peter Martin | NSW in the firing line over school halls project
Sydney Morning Herald, 27 Sept The Fairfax economics columnist looks into CPD fellow Tim Roxburgh’s paper, and finds clear patterns of success and failure according to public sector policy and capacity, rather than party...
Caroline Hoisington | Tasmanian scientist slams supertrawler delay
ABC Rural, 12 September 2012 CPD Fellow and marine economist defends proposed marine reserves, as the FV-Margiris exits stage-left… …leaving in its wake heated national debate over sustainable fishing practices. Following the passage of...
Mark Bahnisch | Crikey, 12 September 2012
CPD Fellow Mark Bahnisch puts Queensland’s health policy on the examination table and finds that the government’s health could be at stake. Adverse stakeholder reaction to the government’s health policy could determine the political...
Public works need public sector skills – the lost lessons of the BER program | OCCASIONAL PAPER
Despite significant public attention over the last two years, the lessons of the Building the Education Revolution (BER) program remain poorly understood. While there were major differences between BER outcomes in different states, most...
remoteFOCUS | Fixing the hole in Australia’s Heartland
Report Calls for Radical Change to Governance of Remote Australia Fixing the hole in Australia’s Heartland is a major new independent report which recommends sweeping changes to the way residents and communities in remote...