Past events

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Consult Australia | 25 February

Impact of Policy Decisions: The case for evidence based policy making. Consult Australia is the industry association for consulting companies in the built environment sector, including engineers, architects, project managers, planners, environmental scientists and...

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CANCELLED: Managing for the 21st Century: Design and Innovation in Public Sector Governance | 19 February 2014

Event cancelled. It is with much regret that UTS and CPD have had to cancel the seminar with Professor Charles Sabel. Unfortunately, Professor Sabel has had to withdraw from all events today. We apologise...

SACOSS 2014 Conference | 11 February 2014

‘Taxing times – sustaining vital services’ The SACOSS 2014 Conference will be themed around Sustaining Vital Services, and will raise a range of issues which are of importance to the social service sector and to vulnerable...

Elizabeth Dabars, Secretary ANMF; Chris Stone; Lindsay Oxlad President PSA; Jan McMahon and Joe Szakacs, Secretary SA Unions

South Australian Public Sector Conference | 3 December, Adelaide

‘Increased productivity through innovation’ When: Tuesday 3 December, 9am – 1pm Where: Adelaide Pavilion, Cnr of Peacock Rd & South Terrace, Adelaide Morning tea and refreshments provided Keynote Speaker: Christopher Stone, Research director, CPD Public service...

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Where and when to get your copy of Pushing our luck

(contact us to BUY A COPY). Pushing our luck: ideas for Australian progress PUBLISHING SCHEDULE: StartSomeGood crowd funding campaign: LIVE – support CPD’s publishing project NOW and help us get the good ideas out there! 30...

Progress 2013

Progress 2013 | Melbourne 7-8 November

Discuss new and daring ideas for our country’s future. Progress 2013 7-8 Nov | Melbourne This year’s Progress event will host inspirational speakers who offer wisdom and insight into key challenges facing Australia. The...

AEGN 2013 Annual Conference | 29-31 October, Melbourne

Capacity in this critical decade The Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network is holding their 2013 Annual Conference in Melbourne. This year CPD’s executive director Miriam Lyons will be joining an expert panel on ‘Politics, policy and environmental philanthropy‘...

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NUW Anti-Poverty Week | 13-19 October 2013

The National Union of Workers – Anti-Poverty Week 2013 Poverty affects more than a million people in Australia and more than a billion people worldwide. During ‘Anti-Poverty Week’ Australians are encouraged to organise or take part...

Fiona Katauskas cartoon 'Justice' for CPD Big Society project

TDSA conference presentation | 24 July 2013

NFPs: Survive or Perish What’s driving your future? CPD’s public service research director Christopher Stone was a keynote speaker at the Transport Development & Solutions Alliance’s (TDSA) biennial conference earlier this year. The not for...

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2013 Festival of Ideas | Melbourne 1-6 October

2013 Festival of Ideas: The Art and Science of Wellbeing. The University of Melbourne is hosting the 2013 Festival of Ideas. Miriam Lyons, CPD’s executive director, will be presenting along with a diverse array of...