With the Conference of the Parties (COP-21) session in Paris fast approaching, the issue of climate change is about to be centre-stage on the global policy agenda. Australian citizens can… more
Op-ed: Weakness And Crisis Lie At The Heart Of Australian Politics
Published in The Huffington Post Australia, 16 September 2015 Installing our fifth Prime Minister in five years is not a proud position for Australia to be in. Since 2010, Australia… more
CPD Fellow Peter Hughes: “Is our region ready for a displacement crisis?”
Asia and Pacific governments need to increase their preparedness both at the national level, and collectively, to understand the nature of any displacement and to have the capacity to respond,… more
Analyst Rob Sturrock gives Oration at Third Population Health Congress, September 2015
US President Obama recently stated that ‘we are the first generation to experience climate change and the last generation that can do something about it’. This was one of the messages… more
CPD – EY roundtable on agricultural sustainability | 12 August 2015
In August CPD was delighted to host leaders from across the Australian agricultural sector to discuss how to seize the potential of ‘virtuous cycles’ in agriculture, and entrench sustainability at the… more
Triffitt, McLeod dig into the ‘ethically challenged netherworld’ of politicians’ entitlements | Thought Starters 25 August 2015
In a piece that first appeared in The Age (August 13, 2015), Melbourne University lecturer Mark Triffitt and CPD CEO Travers McLeod analyse the ‘ethically challenged netherworld’ of politicians’ entitlements. When does a… more
Dunlop, Sturrock warn of Australia’s ‘fringe’ status on climate change | Thought Starters 25 August 2015
In a piece that first appeared in The Age (August 14, 2015), CPD fellow Ian Dunlop and CPD analyst Rob Sturrock suggest Australia’s policy on climate change is relegating the country to ‘fringe player’ status… more
Department of Health’s policy and reform potential | John Menadue – Thought Starters
John Menadue considers the ability of the Department of Health to develop good health policy and manage health reform. I have frequently raised my concerns about the ability of the… more
From vicious to virtuous cycles: a sustainable future for Australian agriculture | DISCUSSION PAPER | August 2015
CPD’s latest discussion paper was launched as part of an agricultural sustainability roundtable hosted by Ernst & Young and CPD in Canberra on 12 August 2015. Andrew Metcalfe AO, former Secretary… more
Why CPD Patron Fred Chaney cheers for Adam Goodes | 3 August 2015
CPD patron Fred Chaney has written in support of Adam Goodes. In the piece, which appears in The Canberra Times, Chaney writes of his admiration for the AFL player and Australian of the… more