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Radio National Outsiders | 14 July 2013

Political campaigns, climate change and Labor reforms. Jonathan Green hosted a panel comprising CPD’s executive director Miriam Lyons, marketing strategist Toby Ralph and researcher, writer and policy consultant Bronwyn Hinz. The coalition has launched ads attacking Kevin Rudd’s...

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Pushing Our Luck: talking policy, not politics

Ideas for Australian progress CPD’s forthcoming book puts forward a compelling, plain-English case for solutions to problems awaiting Australia’s next government, with insights from experts on ten big issues that will shape this country well...

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Northside Forum | Sydney, 6 July

WASH, RINSE, SPIN! Key political issues of the day without the spin…  Election 2013 – hung out to dry? Sydney discussion addressing key factors in election 2013 features CPD fellow Eva Cox and CPD research director...

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New Matilda | 12 June 2013

The three lies Labor should attack… In this excellent article, CPD fellow Ian McAuley identifies and unravels statistical conceits, and straightforward deceits underlying three major planks of the Coalition’s policy offering. The Liberal Party’s...

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GetUp! | ‘Every child, every school’, features Pushing our luck authors

GetUp! campaign draws expertise from Pushing our luck education chapter Access online campaign, read Chris’s policy paper and sign the GetUp petition This position paper was commissioned by GetUp, and written by education expert...

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Pushing our luck: authors and chapters announced!

Forthcoming CPD book – the project takes shape… CPD’s forthcoming book Pushing our luck will contain 10 chapters by experts and critical thinkers in their respective fields. Authors were encouraged to imagine what policies...

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PromiseWatch 2013: Mental health services

10. Mental health services policy… Published in partnership with Crikey, the PromiseWatch 2013 series captures snapshots of the major parties’ platforms in key policy areas. Before the 2010 election, the Gillard government authorised the Mental Health...

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PromiseWatch 2013: Industrial relations

9. Industrial relations policy… Published in partnership with Crikey, the PromiseWatch 2013 series captures snapshots of the major parties’ platforms in key policy areas. The mild industrial relations promises laid down by Tony Abbott and Eric...

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PromiseWatch 2013: Indigenous affairs

8. Indigenous affairs and “closing the gap”. Published in partnership with Crikey, the PromiseWatch 2013 series captures snapshots of the major parties’ platforms in major policy areas. If there’s one issue that marks Australia out as...

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PromiseWatch 2013: NBN and broadband policy

7. The National Broadband Network… Published in partnership with Crikey, the PromiseWatch 2013 series captures snapshots of the major parties’ platforms in major policy areas. The news yesterday that the Gillard government was pressing ahead with...