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The Road to Recovery
The Melbourne Institute and The Australian hosted their sixth joint Economic and Social Outlook Conference on Thursday 5 and Friday 6 November 2009.
Listen to the recordings
Day One, Thursday 5 November 2009 |
| 8:45 - 9:15am |
Session 1: Official Opening and Keynote Address |
Copland Theatre, Economics and Commerce Building |
| Opening |
Professor Glyn Davis AC, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne |
| Speaker |
The Hon John Brumby MP, Premier of Victoria
Title: From crisis to confidence Enhancing Victoria's competitive edge (Presentation) Speech (Speech)
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9:15 - 10.35am |
Session 2: Plenary |
Copland Theatre, Economics and Commerce Building |
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THE ECONOMY
Is recovery assured? Will China continue to drive Australian exports? How can we lift our productivity performance? |
Chair |
Professor Mark Wooden, Acting Director, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
Speaker |
Mr Gary Banks AO, Chairman, Productivity Commission
Title: Back to the Future: restoring Australia's productivity growth (Presentation) Paper (Paper) |
Speaker |
Dr Brian Fisher, Managing Director, BAEconomics |
Speaker |
Mr Chris Richardson, Director, Consulting, Access Economics
Title: Will the Budget recover alongside the economy? (Presentation) |
| 10.35 - 11.00am |
Morning Tea |
11.00 - 12.30pm |
Session 3: Plenary |
Copland Theatre, Economics and Commerce Building |
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SOCIETY |
Chair |
Associate Professor Guyonne Kalb, Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
Speaker |
The Hon Julia Gillard MP, Deputy Prime Minister
Title: After the Crisis - Hard reform for a better future (Speech) |
Speaker |
Mr Saul Eslake, Program Director - Productivity Growth, Grattan Institute
Title: After the crisis: social policy challenges (Presentation) |
Speaker |
Ms Clare Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Council of Social Services |
12.30 - 2.00pm |
Lunch |
Grand Buffet Hall, Union Building |
| Chair |
Mr Michael Stutchbury, Economics Editor, The Australian |
Speaker |
The Hon Wayne Swan MP, Commonwealth Treasurer
Title: Tax Reform for Australia's Future (Speech) |
| 2.00 - 3.30pm |
Session 4: Concurrent |
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Session 4A: How to tackle social exclusion |
Wood Theatre, Economics and Commerce Bldg |
Chair |
Mr Michael Horn , Senior Manager, Research and Policy, Brotherhood of St Laurence |
Speaker |
Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens, Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector
Title: Tackling Social Exclusion (Speech) |
| Speaker |
Dr Rosanna Scutella , Ronald Henderson Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne and the Brotherhood of St Laurence
Title: Estimates of Poverty and Social Exclusion in Australia: A multidimensional approach (Presentation) Paper (Paper) |
Speaker |
Major David Eldridge AM , Salvation Army
Title: The Salvation Army Australian Southern Territory - Social Inclusion Framework (Presentation) |
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Session 4B: Why are housing prices so high? |
Theatre 2, Economics and Commerce Bldg |
Chair |
Professor Guay Lim , Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
| Speaker |
Mr Christopher Joye, Managing Director, Rismark International
Title: The $4 trillion part of the economy that few people really understand ... (Presentation) |
Speaker |
Mr Kieran Davies, Chief Economist, RBS Group ( Australia) Pty Ltd
Title: Whither house prices and affordability? (Presentation) |
Speaker |
Associate Professor Judith Yates , Department of Economics, The University of Sydney
Title: Policies for lower income earners and vulnerable groups (Presentation) |
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Session 4C: Tax and Transfer System Reform |
Copland Theatre, Economics and Commerce Building |
Chair |
Mr George Megalogenis , Senior Writer, The Australian |
| Speaker |
The Hon Jenny Macklin MP, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
Speaker |
The Hon Joe Hockey MP , Shadow Treasurer |
Speaker |
Professor Neil Warren , Head of School, Australian School of Taxation (Atax), Faculty of Law, The University of New South Wales
Title: Tax and Transfer System Reform….with a State focus: Tax endgame must deal with institutions and process (Presentation) |
Speaker |
Mr Tony Nicholson , Executive Director, Brotherhood of St Laurence |
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Session 4D: Fair work Australia, jobs and productivity |
Theatre D, Old Arts Building |
Chair |
Professor Mark Wooden , Director, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
| Speaker |
Professor Judith Sloan, Commissioner, Australian Fair Pay Commission
Title: Assessing the economic impact of Fair Work Australia (Presentation) |
| Speaker |
Mr John Denton , Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Corrs Chambers Westgarth |
| Speaker |
Mr Paul Howes, National Secretary, The Australian Workers’ Union |
| 3.30 - 4.00pm |
Afternoon Tea |
| 4.00 - 5.30pm |
Session 5: Plenary |
Copland Theatre, Economics and Commerce Building |
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THE CRISIS |
| Chair |
Mr Michael Stutchbury , Economics Editor, The Australian |
| Panellists |
The Hon Lindsay Tanner MP , Minister for Finance and Deregulation |
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The Hon Joe Hockey MP , Shadow Treasurer |
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Professor Warwick J. McKibbin, Professor and Director, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, The Australian National University
Title: The Global Financial Crisis: Causes and Consequences (Paper) |
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Mr Henry Ergas, Economic Consultant |
| 7.00 for 7.30pm |
Conference Dinner, Main Foyer and Walk, Melbourne Museum |
| Chair |
Mr Tony Cole , Business Leader for Investment Consulting in Asia Pacific, Mercer ( Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Speaker |
Mr Glenn Stevens , Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia
Title: The road to prosperity (Speech) |
| Day Two, Friday 6 November 2009 |
| 8.45 - 10.15am |
Session 6: Plenary |
Copland Theatre, Economics and Commerce Building |
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CLIMATE CHANGE
The road to Copenhagen: do we have the right model for pricing carbon? |
| Chair |
Mr Gary Banks , Chair, Productivity Commission |
| Speaker |
Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change and Water |
| Speaker |
Professor Warwick J. McKibbin, Professor and Director, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, The Australian National University
Title: A Copenhagen Collar: Achieving Comparable Effort Through Carbon Price Agreements (Paper) |
| Speaker |
Mr David Pearce , Director and Principal Policy Analyst, The Centre for International Economics
Title: Carbon pricing: have we got the right model and when will we know? (Presentation) |
| 10 15 - 10.45am |
Morning tea |
| 10.45 - 12.15pm |
Session 7: Concurrent |
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Session 7A: Re-setting priorities in Health Reform |
Theatre D, Old Arts Building |
| Chair |
Mr Peter Allen, Deputy Dean, The Australian and New Zealand School of Government |
| Speaker |
Professor John Deeble AO, Emeritus Professor, The Australian National University
Title: Le plus ça change: recollections of a retiring health economist (Presentation) Paper (Paper) |
| Speaker |
Professor Tony Scott, Professorial Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne
Title: Choice, competition and performance: challenges for the health care system (Presentation) |
| Speaker |
Ms Mary Ann O’Loughlin , Executive Councillor and Head of Secretariat, COAG Reform Council
Title: Against all odds? Using our federal system to advance health reform |
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Session 7B: What next in the Education Revolution? |
Wood Theatre, Economics and Commerce Bldg |
| Chair |
Professor Barry McGaw , Director, Melbourne Education Research Institute, The University of Melbourne |
| Speaker |
Professor Collette Tayler , Chair of Early Childhood Education and Care, The University of Melbourne
Title: What next in the Education Revolution? An Early Childhood Development strategy that can achieve positive return on investment? (Paper) |
| Speaker |
Professor Jack Keating , Associate Director, Centre for Postcompulsory Education and Lifelong Learning, The University of Melbourne
Title: What next in the Education Revolution – Schooling? (Presentation) Paper (Paper) |
| Speaker |
Professor Andrew Leigh , Economics Program, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University
Title: What next in the Education Revolution (Presentation) |
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Session 7C: Getting the unemployed back to work |
Copland Theatre, Economics and Commerce Building |
| Chair |
Professor Mark Considine , Dean, Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne |
Speaker |
Mr David Thompson , Chief Executive Officer, Jobs Australia
Title: After the GFC – What now for long term unemployed people? (Presentation) |
| Speaker |
Professor Jan van Ours, Professor of Labour Economics, Department of Economics, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Title: Getting the unemployed back to work (Presentation) |
| Speaker |
Professor Bob Gregory AO , Professor of Economics, Economics Program, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University
Title: Getting the unemployed back to work (Supporting Slides) |
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Session 7D: The infrastructure challenge |
Theatre 2, Economics and Commerce Bldg |
| Chair |
Ms Melinda Cilento , Deputy Chief Executive, Business Council of Australia |
| Speaker |
Mr Michael Deegan, Infrastructure Coordinator, Infrastructure Australia
Title: Leading for the Future (Presentation) |
| Speaker |
Mr Scott Morrison MP, Shadow Minister for Housing and Local Government |
| Speaker |
Mr Rod Sims, Director, Port Jackson Partners Limited |
| 12.15 - 1.45pm |
Lunch |
Grand Buffet Hall, Union Building |
| Chair |
Professor Margaret Abernethy , Dean, Faculty of Economics and Commerce, The University of Melbourne |
| Speaker |
The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Leader of the Opposition
(Speech) |
| 1.45 - 3.15pm |
Session 8: Concurrent |
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Session 8A: Promoting Innovation |
Theatre D, Old Arts Building |
| Chair |
Dr Peter Jonson, Professional Director and Economist |
| Speaker |
Senator the Hon Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research |
| Speaker |
Dr Beth Webster , Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne
Title: Promoting Innovation (Presentation) |
| Speaker |
Dr Ralph Lattimore , Assistant Commissioner, Productivity Commission |
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Session 8B: Closing the indigenous gap |
Wood Theatre, Economics and Commerce Bldg |
| Chair |
Mr Robert Fitzgerald AM, Commissioner, Productivity Commission |
| Speaker |
The Hon Tony Abbott MP , Shadow Minister for Families, Community Services and the Voluntary Sector
Title: Closing the Gap (Speech) |
| Speaker |
Dr Boyd Hunter, Senior Fellow, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, The Australian National University
Title: Macro-factors and the ability to 'close the gap' (Presentation) |
| Speaker |
Mr Wesley Aird , Coordinator of the Australian Employment Covenant and Board Member of the Bennelong Society |
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Session 8C: Re-skilling Australia for the next upswing |
Copland Theatre, Economics and Commerce Building |
| Chair |
Dr Roger Wilkins, Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
| Speaker |
Mr Philip Bullock , Chair, Skills Australia
Title: Workforce challenges 2010-2025 (Presentation) |
| Speaker |
Mrs Heather Ridout , Chief Executive, Australian Industry Group
Title: Re-skilling Australia for the next upswing (Presentation) |
| Speaker |
Dr Tom Karmel , Managing Director, National Centre for Vocational Education Research
Title: Skilling and re-skilling for our future (Presentation) |
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Session 8D: The future of the bush: the outlook for regional Australia |
Theatre 2, Economics and Commerce Bldg |
| Chair |
Adjunt Professor Alison McClelland , Executive Director, Strategic Policy, Research and Forecasting, Department of Planning and Community Development |
| Speaker |
Mr Mike Woods , Deputy Chair, Productivity Commission
Title: Government drought support
and adjustment in regional Australia (Presentation) Paper (Paper) |
| Speaker |
Dr Neil Barr, Rural, Social Research Team, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria
Title: The future of the bush (Presentation) |
| Speaker |
Mr Richard Stayner, Program Leader, The Institute for Rural Futures, University of New England
Title: Rural Australia after the crisis (Presentation) |
| 3.15 - 3.30pm |
Afternoon tea |
| 3.30 - 4.50pm |
Session 9: Plenary |
Copland Theatre, Economics and Commerce Building |
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THE POLICY PRIORITIES
Never let a good crisis go to waste |
| Chair |
Professor Glyn Davis AC, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne |
| Speaker |
Professor Ross Garnaut AO , Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow and Professorial Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne
Title: A Time For Prudence (Paper) |
| Speaker |
Professor John Freebairn , Ritchie Chair in Economics, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
Title: Never Let a Good Crisis Go To Waste (Presentation) |
| Speaker |
Mr Greig Gailey , President, Business Council of Australia |
| Speaker |
Mr Paul Kelly , Editor-at-Large, The Australian |
| 4.50 - 5.00pm |
Conference Conclusion |
Copland Theatre, Economics and Commerce Building |
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