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In August CPD was delighted to host leaders from across the Australian agricultural sector to discuss how to seize the potential of ‘virtuous cycles’ in agriculture, and entrench sustainability at the heart of the strategic...
CPD’s latest discussion paper was launched as part of an agricultural sustainability roundtable hosted by Ernst & Young and CPD in Canberra on 12 August 2015. Andrew Metcalfe AO, former Secretary of the Departments of...
Agricultural policies back on the table. Farming smarter acknowledges Australia’s agricultural needs. Labor is revising their agricultural policies in the hopes of capitalising on economic opportunities into the ‘Asian century’. Shadow Agriculture Minister Joel Fitzgibbon...
Farming smarter, not harder Laura Eadie, CPD’s sustainable economy research director composed a piece from Farming Smarter, Not Harder for last years Australian Environmental Management -The Green Building Guide magazine. Farming Smarter, Not Harder was is a report...
CPD case studies inform sustainable food summit Public policy think tank Global Access Partners holds its annual growth summit each September in the Parliament House of a hosting state for a select audience of...
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’,...
Back to the Northern foodbowl? Miriam engages Nick Minchin on agricultural & economic policy. Libs are witholding their costings, but do anyone’s sums add up? And should the PM be touting company tax breaks...
‘Our Food Our Future: The Greens Plan for Australia’s Food Security’ Greens leader Christine Milne launched ‘Our Food Future’ last week with an online discussion answering questions live. Viewers were able to post questions in a...
A strong economy and a healthy environment NSW Branch Seminar CPD Research Director Laura Eadie and fellow Caroline Hoisington will present a free seminar for the Australian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society (AARES) discussing...
Food boom will be no mining boom CPD’s Sutainable Economy research director Laura Eadie responded to recent pronouncements from both government and opposition, on making Australia into Asia’s ‘food bowl’, with an opinion editorial,...