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Now for the Long Term | Sydney, 28 May

SAVE THE DATE: CPD hosts Pascal Lamy speaking event

CPD is partnering with the UTS Business School, for the Australian launch of Now for the Long Term, the report of the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations which Mr Lamy chaired.   CPD’s new CEO Travers McLeod, worked for the Oxford Martin Commission as a Policy Adviser and remains an Associate of the Oxford Martin School. The Australian launch, which is being generously hosted by UTS Business School and will be accompanied by a public lecture from Mr Lamy, will take place on Wednesday, 28 May at the Aerial UTS Function Centre in Sydney.

Where

Aerial UTS Function Centre, Ultimo, Sydney

When

Wednesday 28 May, 12-2:00pm Light lunchtime refreshments will be available to suit most dietary requirements

Registration/further information

This is a free event, but registration is essential.

RSVPs will open on 1 May via the UTS events portal. To express your interest in attending, please email events@cpd.org.au and you will be sent a reminder email when registrations open.

The Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations gathered 19 international leaders from government, business, academia, media and civil society to address the growing short-term preoccupations of modern politics and business and identify ways of overcoming gridlock on challenges confronting countries around the world. Its report, Now for the Long Term, calls for a radical shake-up in politics and business to embed long-term thinking, and provides practical recommendations for action in order to create a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable future. Since its launch in October 2013, Now for the Long Term has been downloaded over 850,000 times in more than 150 countries. The Centre for Policy Development is delighted to announce that it will host Pascal Lamy, former Director-General of the World Trade Organization, for a series of events and meetings in major Australian cities during May. This speaking tour will provide insights for business, government and community leaders about challenges that are reshaping the global landscape and on which action appears gridlocked. As part of this tour, CPD is partnering with the University of Technology, Sydney, for the Australian launch of Now for the Long Term, the report of the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations which Pascal Lamy chaired. CPD’s new CEO Travers McLeod, worked for the Oxford Martin Commission as a Policy Adviser and remains an Associate of the Oxford Martin School. The Australian launch, which is being generously hosted by the UTS Business School and will be accompanied by a public lecture from Mr Lamy, will take place on Wednesday, 28 May at the Aerial UTS Function Centre in Sydney.
Public Lecture: Aerial Function Centre, 12-2pm Wednesday 28 May

Mr Lamy will speak on the following topic: “Now for the long term: addressing the global governance deficit”.  The lecture will be followed by a panel session with eminent Australians on some of the issues raised. The programme will also include questions from the audience.

Visit cpd.org.au and facebook.com/centrepolicydev for updates and further events in the series

Pascal Lamy: ‘Now for the Long Term’ | Sydney, 28 May

SAVE THE DATE: CPD hosts Pascal Lamy speaking event

CPD is partnering with the UTS Business School, for the Australian launch of Now for the Long Term, the report of the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations chaired by Pascal Lamy, former Director General of the World Trade Organization.

Until joining CPD as CEO in 2014, Travers McLeod worked for the Oxford Martin Commission as a Policy Adviser and remains an Associate of the Oxford Martin School. The Australian launch, generously hosted by UTS Business School, will be accompanied by a public lecture from Mr Lamy, will take place on Wednesday, 28 May at the Aerial UTS Function Centre in Sydney.

Where

Aerial UTS Function Centre, Ultimo, Sydney

When

Wednesday 28 May, 12-2:00pm Light lunchtime refreshments will be available to suit most dietary requirements

Registration/further information

This is a free event, but registration is essential.

Register via UTS Business School: https://www.alumni.uts.edu.au/page.aspx?pid=968

The Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations gathered 19 international leaders from government, business, academia, media and civil society to address the growing short-term preoccupations of modern politics and business and identify ways of overcoming gridlock on challenges confronting countries around the world. Its report, Now for the Long Term, calls for a radical shake-up in politics and business to embed long-term thinking, and provides practical recommendations for action in order to create a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable future. Since its launch in October 2013, Now for the Long Term has been downloaded over 850,000 times in more than 150 countries.

The Centre for Policy Development is delighted to announce that it will host Pascal Lamy for a series of events and meetings in major Australian cities during May. This speaking tour will provide insights for business, government and community leaders about challenges that are reshaping the global landscape and on which action appears gridlocked.

Public Lecture: Aerial Function Centre, 12-2pm Wednesday 28 May

Mr Lamy will speak on the following topic: “Now for the long term: addressing the global governance deficit”.  The lecture will be followed by a panel session with eminent Australians on some of the issues raised. The programme will also include questions from the audience.

Visit cpd.org.au and facebook.com/centrepolicydev for updates and further events in the series

PhD Studentship | CPD Sustainable Economy Program

Sustainable Economy Program PhD studentship

The Centre for Policy Development invites applications from current Australian PhD students for selection to a one-year PhD Studentship in Sustainable Economy. This studentship, which has been generously provided by the Digger and Shirley Martin Fund, will enable a well advanced Australian PhD student to work part-time within CPD’s Sustainable Economy Program.

Download full position description |  Online application form below

We are looking for one outstanding student who is:

Currently undertaking an Australian PhD
In their final, or second-last, year
Ready to apply their research to a live policy issue as part of CPD’s Sustainable Economy Program

Preference will be given to candidates from disciplines related to the Sustainable Economy Program, particularly those who have academic or work experience across multiple disciplines (including at least two of science, engineering, economics, communications, law, political science, business or public administration).

More details are in the position description.

Applications close 5pm Friday 30 May.

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If this is you, please fill in the form below. If this isn’t quite you, please check our website again soon for other opportunities.

While we’d love to talk to you personally about CPD, we’re a small team, busily tackling Australia’s most important challenges.

So please don’t call or email us, the answers to your questions are in the position description. If you’ve read that and still have a burning question, we’ve included space for it in the form below.

 

Sustainable Economy Program PhD studentship application
Sustainable Economy Program PhD studentship application


Personal detailsFull name*Address*Email*Phone*Academic background: completed qualificationsAcademic institution; degree; date of completion*Academic institution; degree; date of completion*Academic institution; degree; date of completion*Academic institution; degree; date of completion*Current PhDAcademic institution; degree; expected date of completion*PhD topic*Area of expertiseBriefly, what is your area of research expertise?*To which area of CPD’s Sustainable Economy work is it relevant?*Marine economyLand economyKnowledge economyEnergy economyUnlocking new growth industriesLong-term value creation & resilienceHow is your research relevant to CPD’s Sustainable Economy Program?*250 words max!
To which current or upcoming policy issues is your research relevant, and how? *250 words max!AvailabilityStart date End date Days of the weekMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridayto be confirmedPreferred location*SydneyMelbourneSupporting informationUpload CV/resumé *2 pages maximum!Upload cover letter *1 page maximum!
Upload sample PhD chapter*Upload sample of writing for a general audience on a policy topic related to your PhD*1 - 5 pagesUpload reference from your PhD supervisor, including their judgement on your likely PhD completion date*1 - 2 pagesDo you have any questions for us?Question/s for CPD - maximum 250 wordsWe’ll answer once applications close, or during the interview processCommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

 

Port Strategy | 26 February 2014

Boom to bust for Queensland ports

Last November CPD released Too many ports in a storm a report by research director Laura Eadie. The report explored Queensland’s approach to port development and discussed the current surplus in port capacity. With debate still flowing around the new Queensland plan Port Strategy picked up CPD’s findings with coal terminals operating around 65%, well under capacity. With the debate heating up CPD has recently released All boom, no benefit? a response to the draft Queensland plan making the argument for a more sustainable course that was also picked up by Port Strategy.

Getting port policies right

The Queensland governments plan is looking to avoid over and underinvestment into ports but also need to take into consideration environmental impacts, notably those on the Great Barrier Reef.

“On the one hand, the proposal argues that before considering any options for further expansion, maximum use of existing port infrastructure needs to be secured. This suggests that left to themselves, port development companies may over-invest, an argument also made by the environmental think thank Centre for Policy Development, which points out that “many of the entities involved in port development have incentives aligned with inefficient investment in ports”"

Dredging when not needed will have environmental costs however the article notes there is a risk of underinvestment in ports with export growth.

Read Boom to bust for Queensland ports and Getting port policies right at Port Strategy

Download Too many ports in a storm and All boom, no benefit?

 

Short-term thinking cannot address Australia’s long-term dilemmas – Help us look further ahead!

 

 

The Wire | 13 March 2014

Border protection and surveillance by drones

Tony Abbott announced plans to purchase a fleet of Triton drones while in Adelaide. Used for search and rescue missions, the drones can also act as long range maritime surveillance and border protection identifying illegal fishers and asylum seeker boats. Alice Blackwood at The Wire interviewed CPD’s Travers McLeod, Neil James, Executive Director of Australia Defence Association and Professor Damian Kingsbury of Deakin University for their thoughts.

http://cpd.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/TheWireDronesFINAL.mp3

 

Audio also available at The Wire

 

The Motley Fool | 27 February 2014

Lend Lease backs out of Abbot Point expansion

Recently Lend Lease Group has announced its withdrawal from the Abbot Point port expansion with Aurizon. The project was widely debated due to potential environmental impacts caused by dredging and whether it is viable or excessive investment.

Research director Laura Eadie released CPD’s Too many ports last November. The report found that ports are already operating with a surplus capacity and that no further decisions on expansion are necessary until 2020. BHP Biliton was the first company to withdraw from Abbot Point expansions soon after the release of Too many ports in November.

“Could it be that Lend Lease is unwilling to lend its name to a dredging program that many believe threatens significant damage to the Great Barrier Reef? If so, the move is a far-sighted one: over 145,000 people have signed a petition asking the company to refrain from participation in the project. If the Reef were to be damaged, the public might take a long time to forgive, and litigation might well follow. Lend Lease might be also be cautious of the potential risk that there will not be sufficient demand for coal, for the several decades the port is expected to operate.”

Read the whole story at The Motley Fool

Read more, or download Too many ports by Laura Eadie

 

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VCOSS Summit | 30 May, Melbourne

2014 VCOSS Summit: Setting the agenda

Finding smarter, better and fairer ways to address Victoria’s social and economic challenges must be on the agenda for the 2014 State Election and beyond. The VCOSS Summit is bringing together leaders and strategic thinkers from the community sector, government, business, and the media to explore the big issues facing our state and how we can better address disadvantage.

International keynote speaker Julia Unwin CBE will look at the role of the community sector and strong social policy in changing political and economic times.

National and local speakers will explore issues of change, leadership and new collaboration.

Leading media identities will discuss how we tell stories that matter in a changing media environment.

When:

Friday, 30 May, 2014, 9:00am – 4.30pm

Where:

ZINC at Federation Square, Melbourne

Speakers include:

Julia Unwin CBE, CEO of UK Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Ken Lay, Victorian Police Chief Commissioner

Jennifer Cunich, Executive Director of the Victorian Division of the Australian Property Council

Travers Mcleod, CEO of the Centre for Policy Development

Jon Faine, presenter, 774 ABC Melbourne Mornings

Andrew Holden, Editor in Chief, The Age

More speakers and program details to be announced.

Registration:

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2014-vcoss-summit-tickets-10610591565#

Further information:

Contact VCOSS Events

ABC North Queensland | 18 February 2014

‘Fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay’?
Household incomes lower in Queensland

CPD’s Laura Eadie joined Pat Hession on ABC Local Radio North Queensland. They discuss the low average household incomes in Queensland, despite the state being a resource based economy with some high income mining workers. Laura’s recent report All boom, no benefit? Why Queensland needs a new economic strategy found that the Queensland average income is five per cent lower than the national standard.

http://cpd.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ABCnorthqld-BoomnobenefitLauraEadie.mp3

Regional Queensland is being hit the hardest

The Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) believe that the low wages in Queensland have not kept pace with the cost of living. The growing demand for services is the highest in rural and regional areas, QCOSS chief executive officer Mark Henley argues

“People who are on low income, we’re seeing that their income levels are only rising possibly 2, 3 or 4 per cent,” he said.

“But in some areas we’re seeing the essentials, those costs are rising at significantly higher rates and they’re having to make tough decisions about, what do you go without?”

 

Download the audio with Laura Eadie at ABC North Queenland

Read the article at the ABC

 

Short-term thinking cannot address Australia’s long-term dilemmas – Help us look further ahead!

 

The Brisbane Times | 18 February 2014

‘Queensland’s mining focus threatening wages’

In the recent CPD report All boom, no benefit? author Laura Eadie found that Queensland average household wages were around five per cent lower than the Australian average. Despite decades of mining development and a resource focused economy Queensland is not performing at the national level and may be in trouble with a new era of resource prices and global growth.

“Ms Eadie said Queensland should not look to balance mining with other industries, but instead transition into “a modern economy”.”

All boom, no benefit? recommends Queensland adopt a new economic strategy that focuses less on attracting capital investment, and more on promoting economic diversity.

 

Read the article at The Brisbane Times

Read more about All boom, no benefit?

 

 

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ABC News | 18 February 2014

Queensland has low average incomes by national standards

A resource focused economy is not working.

All boom, no benefit? by CPD’s Laura Eadie and Michael Hayman has revealed striking differences between the average wages in Queensland and Western Australia, states that both have resource focused economies. An article at the ABC has the story.

All Boom, No Benefit? Why Queensland needs a new economic strategy shows that while Western Australian average incomes are almost 20% above the national standard, Queensland household incomes are 5% lower.

Laura Eadie believes that a high number of fly-in, fly-out workers may be causing the higher mining wages to be distributed elsewhere. Michael Roche of the Queensland Resources Council says that most workers live in, and spend their money in Queensland.

 

Find the article on ABC.net

Read the full report All Boom, No Benefit? Why Queensland needs a new economic strategy

 

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