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July 3, 2012
Miriam Lyons: Preserving our marine wealth | ABC Rural Report, 27 June 2012
Miriam Lyons was interviewed for this report by Cassandra Hough.
How do you put a price tag on the priceless?
Independent think tank, the Centre for Policy Development will release a report today that aims to actually put a dollar value on the services the proposed marine parks would do for the environment.
Centre for Policy Development executive director Miriam Lyons says they’ve found in the long term the marine parks will be a big win for the environment and fishermen.
Access ABC Radio The Rural Report here
Miriam Lyons: Preserving our mineral wealth | ABC Rural Report, 27 June 2012
Miriam Lyons was interviewed for this report by Cassandra Hough.
Independent think tank, the Centre for Policy Development will release a report today that aims to actually put a dollar value on the services the proposed marine parks would do for the environment.
Centre for Policy Development executive director Miriam Lyons says they’ve found in the long term the marine parks will be a big win for the environment and fishermen.
Access ABC Radio The Rural Report here
Australian Financial Review, 28 June 2012 | “Lib’s fishing lines”
CPD’s Executive Director Miriam Lyons was interviewed for a short piece by Sophie Morris in the Australian Financial Review, 28 June. The article discusses the Australian Marine Alliance’s appeal to the opposition for “something more substantial and clearer” on the proposed Marine Reserves Network. The Coalition fisheris spokesman Richard Colbeck said that they, “don’t believe you need to lock up huge swaths of ocean.”
The article concludes with a reference to the CPD report Preserving our marine wealth, which was released on 27 June and found that the proposed marine parks will protect $1.2 billion in ecosystem services.
Access the CPD report Preserving our marine wealth here
Access the AFR article here (subscription required) or download the article as a pdf here
July 2, 2012
James Whelan | Crikey, 3 July 2012
Dr James Whelan, Research Director for CPD’s Public Service program, asked interviewees from his recent report, Big Society and Australia to provide short comments in response to Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s recent ‘landmark’ speech.
Last month, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott unveiled the second instalment of his “Plan for Stronger Communities”. Extending the policy directions he prefaced at the National Press Club in January, Abbott outlined several Coalition policies that aim to strengthen social capital and social fabric, empower citizens through personal and mutual responsibility to “achieve something for themselves”.
Access the article on Crikey here (subscription required) or download pdf copy
Explore and download the CPD Big Society and Australia report
July 1, 2012
Miriam Lyons on offshore processing | Radio National RN Drive 27 June 2012
Miriam Lyons was interviewed by Waleed Aly about the “pros and cons of offshore processing”. Miriam drew on research by John Menadue AO, Kate Gauthier and Arja Keski-Nummi for the 2011 report, A New Approach.
While federal politicians work to broker a political solution to the offshore asylum seeker policy impasse, some are questioning whether the Government’s preference is the best solution to keeping people off dangerous boats.
Listen to the RN Drive interview here
Access the 2011 CPD report, A New Approach: Breaking the stalemate on refugees and asylum seekers
Miriam Lyons on offshore processing | ABC Radio National RN Drive 27 June 2012
Miriam Lyons was interviewed by Waleed Aly about the “pros and cons of offshore processing”. Miriam drew on research by John Menadue AO, Kate Gauthier and Arja Keski-Nummi for the 2011 report, A New Approach.
While federal politicians work to broker a political solution to the offshore asylum seeker policy impasse, some are questioning whether the Government’s preference is the best solution to keeping people off dangerous boats.
Listen to the RN Drive interview here
Access the 2011 CPD report, A New Approach: Breaking the stalemate on refugees and asylum seekers
June 26, 2012
Thomas Foundation | Generous support for CPD’s Sustainable Economy research
CPD is delighted to announce that we have received a grant from The Thomas Foundation to continue our research on Australia’s marine economy. Over the next year, we’ll be updating and extending the research conducted for our 2011 report ‘Stocking Up: Securing Australia’s marine economy’, and contributing our findings to marine policy debates across Australia. Caroline Hoisington, co-author of ‘Stocking Up’, has come on board as CPD’s Marine Economy Fellow. CPD would like to thank The Thomas Foundation for their investment in public-interest research on the economics of marine conservation and the future of Australia’s marine economy.
James Whelan | TheAmericanConservative.com
Progressive Australian research into UK policy ideas sparks interest among American conservatives…A conservative US website has picked out James Whelan’s article in The Conversation as one ‘of note’. A remarkable cross-pollination of ideas?
View the listing on theamericanconservative.com here
Read James Whelan’s article on theconversation.com.au here
Access the full Big Society and Australia report and background here
TheAmericanConservative.com | James Whelan Big Society and Australia
Progressive Australian research into UK policy ideas sparks interest among conservative Americans…A conservative US website has picked out James Whelan’s article in The Conversation as one ‘of note’. This is a remarkable cross-pollination of ideas!
View the listing on theamericanconservative.com here
Read James Whelan’s article on theconversation.com.au here
Access the full Big Society and Australia report and background here
John Menadue | The Wire 25 June 2012
CPD Fellow John Menadue AO was interviewed for a piece on The Wire radio news program on 25 June, alongside NSW Co-convenor of Labor for Refugees Linda Scott.
The story investigated the ‘compromise’ deal represented by offshore processing for asylum seekers, why no agreement has been reached and whose interests stand in the way of urgent action.
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