New legal opinion and business roundtable on climate risks and directors’ duties | LEGAL OPINION and ROUNDTABLE | October 2016
CPD has released a new legal opinion on the extent to which Australian corporate law permits (and indeed requires) company directors to take climate change into account when making decisions about company strategy, performance and...
Responding to North Korea: in conversation with Michael Kirby and Gareth Evans | ROUNDTABLE | October 2016
In October, CPD was proud to once again partner with ANU to host a unique conversation between two of Australia’s most distinguished and influential experts on law, international relations and human rights: Professor the Honourable...
Chairperson Terry Moran’s vision for the ‘new age’ of Public Sector capability
In a speech to the Technology One conference in Brisbane on 14 October, CPD Chairperson Terry Moran AC outlined the five principles and key reforms that the Australian Public Sector need to adopt to...
Fellows Chris Bonnor and Bernie Shepard continue to impact the education funding debate
Since the release of Uneven Playing Field: The State of Australia’s Schools, CPD has had a measurable impact on the public debate regarding the future of education policy. Our Fellows Chris Bonnor and Bernie...
Congratulations to Fellow Fiona Armstrong
CPD wholeheartedly congratulates Fellow Fiona Armstrong, who was named as one of the ‘100 Women of Influence 2016’ by the Financial Review and Westpac. Fiona was deservedly recognised on the list of prominent Australian women...
Third meeting | ASIA DIALOGUE ON FORCED MIGRATION | September 2016
The third Dialogue meeting took place in September 2016. Download key documents below and read on for more about the meeting, including photos. Key documents for the third Dialogue meeting: Participant profiles Full agenda...
CEO Travers McLeod talks forced migration and refugee intakes on RN ‘Drive’
On Wednesday night, Travers McLeod was invited on to the Radio National Drive Programme to discuss the recent high-level meetings on refugees and migrants. Travers spoke with Jonathan Green about the role Australia played...
Fellows Chris Bonnor and Bernie Shepard demonstrate the inconsistencies in school funding in new essay
Following the release of their number crunching report on the unfairness and inequalities of our current school funding system, CPD Fellows Chris Bonnor and Bernie Shepard implore education ministers to review the evidence for...
Chairperson Terry Moran talks public service on University of Melbourne podcast
CPD Chairperson Terry Moran was a guest of the University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor Glyn Davis on his podcast The Policy Shop. At the centre of the half hour discussion was the difficult question; “Has...
CPI and CPD deliver roundtable on settlement services for refugees
Across western democracies there are increasingly heated public discussions about the role of immigration in society. Despite the economic and social benefits of immigration being well documented, the consensus supporting immigration is fraying. It...