SUSTAINING PROSPERITY Conference Papers 2005
Day One, Thursday 31 March 2005 |
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| 9.00 am | OFFICIAL OPENING | |||
| Chair | Professor Peter Dawkins, Director and Ronald Henderson Professor, Melbourne Institute | |||
| Opening Speaker | Professor Glyn Davis AC, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne | |||
| 9.15 - 10.45 am | SESSION 1: THE WELLBEING OF AUSTRALIANS How prosperous have we become? What about the homeless and marginalised? |
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| Chair and speaker | Mr Paul Kelly, Editor-at-Large, The Australian | |||
| Speakers | Professor Mark Wooden, Deputy Director, Melbourne Institute Professor Ann Harding, Director, NATSEM, The University of Canberra [ presentation ] Mr Tony Nicholson, Executive Director, Brotherhood of St Laurence | |||
| 10.45 - 11.15 am | MORNING TEA | |||
| 11.15 - 12.45 pm | SESSION 2: THE MEDIUM AND LONG TERM ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Will Australia's outstanding productivity performance continue? What is the answer to reform fatigue? |
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| Chair | Mr Tony Cole, Principal-National Practice Leader, Mercer Investment Consulting | |||
| Speakers | Dr Ken Henry, Secretary, The Commonwealth Treasury Mr Gary Banks, Chairman, Productivity Commission [ presentation ] Professor Ross Garnaut, Professor of Economics, The Australian National University [ presentation ] | |||
| 1.00 - 2.15 pm | LUNCH | |||
| Chair | Mr Chris Mitchell, Editor, The Australian | |||
| Speaker | Mr Michael Chaney AO, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Wesfarmers Topic: Standing Still Is Not an Option | |||
| 2.30 - 4.00pm | SESSION 3: EDUCATION POLICY: UNIVERSITIES, SCHOOLS AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES Is more university reform needed? Are schools slipping in areas such as literacy? |
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| Chair | Professor Glyn Davis AC, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne | |||
| Speakers | The Hon Dr Brendan Nelson MP, Minister for Education and Training Ms Jenny Macklin MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition & Minister for Employment, Education and Training [ paper ] Professor Bruce Chapman, Professor of Economics, The Australian National University [ presentation ] Professor Brian Caldwell, Managing Director, Educational Transformations Pty Ltd [ presentation ] [ paper ] | |||
| 4.00 - 4.30 pm | AFTERNOON TEA | |||
| 4.30-6.15 pm | SESSION 4: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, WELFARE REFORM AND WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION What are the Howard Government's next waves of industrial relations and welfare reform? Are they on the right track? |
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| Chair and Speaker | Mr Chris Richardson, Director, Access Economics [ presentation ] | |||
| Speakers | Mr Greg Combet, Secretary, Australian Council of Trade Unions Mr Peter Hendy, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry [ presentation ] Mr Andrew McCallum, President, Australian Council of Social Service | |||
| 7.00 for 7.30pm | GALA CONFERENCE DINNER | |||
| Speaker | Mr Gary Banks, Chairman, Productivity Commission | |||
| Speaker | The Hon Peter Costello MP, Treasurer | |||
| Day Two, Friday 1st April 2005 |
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| 8.45 - 9.45am | SESSION 5: FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS Do we need to overhaul federal-state relations, especially in health and education? |
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| Chair | Mr Bill Scales AO, Group Managing Director, Regulatory Corporate and Human Relations, Telstra | |||
| Speakers | The Hon John Brumby MP, Treasurer and Minister for Innovation, State and Regional Development Mr David Crawford, Acting President, National Competition Council Mr Rod Pearse, CEO and Managing Director, Boral Limited and Chairman, Business Council of Australia Infrastructure Committe and Mr Rod Sims, Director, Port Jackson Partners Limited [ presentation ] | |||
| 9.45 - 10.15 am | Morning Tea | |||
| 10.15 - 11.45pm | SESSION 6: CONCURRENT | |||
| SESSION 6A: SCHOOLS How good are Australian schools? Should the best teachers be better rewarded? |
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| Chair | Dr David Kemp | |||
| Speakers | Professor Geoff Masters, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Council for Educational Research [ presentation ] Professor Brian Caldwell, Managing Director, Educational Transformations Pty Ltd and Professor Peter Dawkins, Director and Ronald Henderson Professor, Melbourne Institute [ presentation ] [ paper ] [ Appendix 2 ] Mr Larry Kamener, Director and Vice President, Boston Consulting [ presentation ] | |||
| SESSION 6B: HEALTH POLICY Can the health system use new medical technologies without costing an arm and a leg? |
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| Chair | Mr Mike Steketee, The Australian | |||
| Speakers | Mrs Helen Owens, Commissioner, Productivity Commission [ presentation ] Professor Tony Scott, Health Economist, Melbourne Institute [ presentation ] [ paper ] Ms Mary Ann O'Loughlin, Director, Allen Consulting Group [ presentation ] Mr Brendan Shaw, Senior Manager, Policy and Research, Medicines Australia [ presentation ] [ paper ] | |||
| SESSION 6C: TAX REFORM Another round of tax reform? Cut the top personal rate? State Taxes? |
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| Chair | Mr Alan Wood, The Australian | |||
| Speakers | Mr Wayne Swan MP, Shadow Treasurer Professor John Freebairn, Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne Mr Ian Little, Secretary, Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance [ presentation ] | |||
| 12.00 - 1.45pm | LUNCH | |||
| Chair | Mr Michael Stutchbury, The Australian | |||
| Chair | Mr Kim Beazley, Leader of the Opposition [ presentation ] | |||
| 2.00 - 3.45 pm | SESSION 7: CONCURRENT | |||
| SESSION 7A: UNIVERSITIES Does Australia have world-class universities? Should research funding be more concentrated? |
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| Chair | Professor Bruce Chapman, Professor of Economics, The Australian National University | |||
| Speakers | Profesor Glyn Davis AC, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne [ presentation ] [ paper ] Professor Ross Williams, Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Institute and Professor Peter Dawkins, Director and Ronald Henderson Professor, Melbourne Institute [ presentation ] [ paper ] Professor Elizabeth Harman, Vice Chancellor and President, Victoria University [ presentation ] Professor Simon Marginson, Director, Centre for Research in International Education, Monash University [ presentation ] [ paper ] | |||
| SESSION 7B: INDIGENIOUS HEALTH What can be done about the blight of poor Aboriginal health? |
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| Chair | To be confirmed | |||
| Speakers | Mr Dennis Trewin, Australian Statistician, Australian Bureau of Statistics [ presentation ] Dr Richard Madden, Director, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare [ presentation ] Ms Jackie Huggins AM, Deputy Director, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, University of Queensland [ presentation ] Professor Kerin O'Dea AO, Director, Menzies School of Health Research [ presentation ] [ paper ] | |||
| SESSION 7C: WELFARE REFORM AND RAISING WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION How can we move more people from welfare to work? |
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| Chair | Professor Mark Wooden, Deputy Director, Melbourne Institute | |||
| Speakers | Mr Peter Dutton MP, Minister for Workforce Participation Professor Bob Gregory AO, Research School of Social Science, The Australian National University Professor Jeff Borland, Head, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne [ presentation ] Professor Peter Dawkins, Director and Ronald Henderson Professor, Melbourne Institute [ presentation ] [ paper ] |
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| 3.45 - 4.00 pm | AFTERNOON TEA | |||
| 4.00 - 5.15pm | SESSION 8: THE WAY AHEAD | |||
| Chair | Professor Peter Dawkins, Director and Ronald Henderson Professor, Melbourne Institute | |||
| Speakers | Mr Craig Emerson MP Mr Malcolm Turnbull MP Mr Paul Kelly, Editor-at-Large, The Australian | |||