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March 13, 2013
ABC Religion and Ethics | 12 March 2012
Great article from CPD Public Service research director Chris Stone, on ABC Religion and Ethics, considers the ethical and religious basis of the controversial and ostensibly failed policy framework which has dominated public service delivery under the current UK Conservative coalition government.
We and ABC R&E hope for a response from BS originator Phillip Blond, on how his vision went so wrong in implementation by the UK Conservatives.
Access Chris Stone’s article ‘Neat, plausible and wrong’ on ABC Religion and Ethics online
March 11, 2013
Pavan Sukhdev | ABC Big Ideas, March 2013
Former international banker and ‘green economist’ Pavan Sukhdev was CPD’s guest in Sydney in late 2012, to deliver a seminar on his latest book, Corporation 2020, in which he contends that major multinational corporations could be the driver of real change for a more sustainable world economy.
Watch Pavan Sukhdev on ABC Big Ideas
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March 10, 2013
Prof Callum Roberts | The Thomas Conservation Oration | Sydney, 18 March
World Leading Marine Scientist In Sydney To Warn Of Threats To Australia’s Oceans
What: The Thomas Conservation Oration 2013
When: Monday 18 March 2013
Where: New Law Auditorium, Sydney University
Download Callum Roberts Sydney Oration 2013 flyer for details
World renowned marine scientist Professor Callum Roberts will deliver a keynote speech in Sydney on March 18 to warn of the threat to Australia’s oceans, coral reefs and international reputation from an accelerated plundering of oceans resources. Professor Roberts, from the University of York, is recognised around the world for his research of marine reserves and will deliver the 4th Thomas Conservation Oration at the University of Sydney on 18 March.
Author of two of the most important contemporary publications on our oceans, Unnatural History of the Sea and Ocean of Life, Professor Roberts will focus on Australia’s ongoing challenge to safeguard its unique marine life and stocks of fish and seafood from over fishing, through fisheries reform and new marine reserves protecting nursery areas.
A rapid expansion of oil and gas exploration and drilling, as well as a proliferation of new and expanded port developments to export more coal and gas has placed Australia natural ‘jewels’ such as the Great Barrier Reef and also Ningaloo under pressure, risking permanent damage and a loss of international reputation.
At a time when the world’s oceans are under unprecedented threat, Callum Roberts will sound a warning to act before it’s too late.
IPAA Victoria State Summit | Melbourne, 25-26 June
Date: Tues-Wed 25-26 June 2013, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Venue: Melbourne Park Function Centre
CPD research director addresses public servants, with a ‘view from the outside’
Public service research director Christopher Stone joins Acting CEO of the Victorian Council of Social Service, Carolyn Atkins, on a panel which is invited to ‘offer their prescriptions for a better public service’.
Visit http://www.ipaavicsummit.org.au/ for more details and to register
March 3, 2013
The Thought Bubble podcast, 1 March
Sydney merchant banker David Gonski, chair of the government’s review of schools funding. Image: Fairfax.
CPD fellow interviews CPD fellow on Gonski
CPD fellow Chris Bonnor discusses obstacles to the recommendations from the Gonki review of school funding, “ever seeing the light of day”.
The Thought Bubble is the new podcast from CPD Fellow and New Matilda and Crikey correspondent Ben Eltham, with Amber Jamieson and produced in the 3RRR studios.
Listen to The Thought Bubble 1 March podcast
Chris Bonnor/Ben Eltham | The Thought Bubble podcast, 1 March
Sydney merchant banker David Gonski, chair of the government’s review of schools funding. Image: Fairfax.
CPD fellow interviews CPD fellow on Gonski
CPD fellow Chris Bonnor discusses obstacles to the recommendations from the Gonki review of school funding, “ever seeing the light of day”.
The Thought Bubble is the new podcast from CPD Fellow and New Matilda and Crikey correspondent Ben Eltham, with Amber Jamieson and produced in the 3RRR studios.
Listen to The Thought Bubble 1 March podcast
March 2, 2013
Beyond the Big Society: lessons from the UK | Julia Slay, Sydney, 3 April 2013
Date: 3rd April
Time: 5pm – 7pm
Cost: IPAA Members $25, Non members $45
Venue: Williams Wilkins Gallery room, Level 7, Department of Education, 35 Bridge St, Sydney, NSW 2000
Julia Slay will discuss the effects of The New Austerity and Big Society on communities in the UK and giving an overview of the current state of the sector in the UK and method used to continue to deliver services in an environment of increasingly restricted resources.
She will examine local community control of services and assess the strengths and gaps in current approaches to community engagement. An international perspective on current trends in community engagement from the UK will be followed by reflections from the panel on this experience in contemporary Australia.
Tickets will be available soon, via IPAA
Speakers
Julia Slay
Senior Researcher and the programme co-ordinator for the Social Policy team at The New Economics Foundation in the UK.
Christopher Stone
Research director of CPD’s Public service program.
Nadine Flood
National Secretary of the Community and Public Sector Union
Beyond the Big Society: Lessons from the UK | Julia Slay, Sydney, 3 April
Date: 3rd April
Time: 5pm – 7pm
Cost: IPAA Members $25, Non members $45
Venue: Williams Wilkins Gallery room, Level 7, Department of Education, 35 Bridge St, Sydney, NSW 2000
Format
Start time
5.00pm
5.30pm
Registration
5.30pm
5.35pm
Welcome and Introduction
5:35pm
5:50pm
Keynote speaker
5:50pm
6:10pm
Panel discussion
6:10pm
6:20pm
Questions and Answer
6:20pm
7:00pm
Networking – drinks and nibbles
7:00pm
Event concludes
Content
Julia Slay will discuss the effects of The New Austerity and Big Society on communities in the UK and giving an overview of the current state of the sector in the UK and method used to continue to deliver services in an environment of increasingly restricted resources.
She will examine local community control of services and assess the strengths and gaps in current approaches to community engagement. An international perspective on current trends in community engagement from the UK will be followed by reflections from the panel on this experience in contemporary Australia.
Julia Slay
Senior Researcher and the programme co-ordinator for the Social Policy team at The New Economics Foundation in the UK.
Christopher Stone
Research director of CPD’s Public service program.
Nadine Flood
National Secretary of the Community and Public Sector Union
February 26, 2013
Big Society failed… | Crikey, 27 February
The package of policies under the Big Society brand were touted to the UK public as delivering essential services with better value for money, greater social cohesion and a raft of wider social benefits. The reality of its implementation has been strikingly different, argues CPD researcher Cameron Elliott. Yet echoes of the Big Society agenda can still be heard from Australian politicians.
The gap between rich and poor has widened and services have been cut across the country. The services that remain are increasingly delivered by large private organisations at a lower standard than when they remained under government control.
Read Cameron’s Big Society article on Crikey.com.au
Cameron Elliott | Big Society failed… | Crikey, 27 February
The package of policies under the Big Society brand were touted to the UK public as delivering essential services with better value for money, greater social cohesion and a raft of wider social benefits. The reality of its implementation has been strikingly different, argues CPD researcher Cameron Elliott. Yet echoes of the Big Society agenda can still be heard from Australian politicians.
The gap between rich and poor has widened and services have been cut across the country. The services that remain are increasingly delivered by large private organisations at a lower standard than when they remained under government control.
Read Cameron’s Big Society article on Crikey.com.au
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