| DAY 1 |
THURSDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2003 |
OFFICIAL OPENING: Major General Philip Michael Jeffery AC, CVO, MC
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Official Opening
[ presentation ]
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His Excellency the Major General Philip Michael Jeffery AC, CVO, MC Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Government House |
SESSION 1: PLENARY
Economic and Social Stocktake
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The Economic, Social and Environmental Performance of Australia: A Stocktake
[ paper ] [ presentation ]
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Professor Peter Dawkins, Director, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
Productivity, Incomes and Equality: How Does Australian Measure Up?
[ presentation ]
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Mr Dennis Trewin, Australian Statistician, Australian Bureau of Statistics |
The Intergenerational Report – 18 Months On
[ paper & presentation ]
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Dr Ken Henry, Secretary, The Treasury |
The Stocktake
[ presentation ]
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Mr Chris Richardson, Director Access Economics |
Equity Issues: Today and Tomorrow
[ presentation ]
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Professor Ann Harding, Director, NATSEM, The University of Canberra |
SESSION 2: CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
2A: Outlook for the Economy |
The Economy Outlook
[ presentation ]
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Mr Chris Richardson, Director Access Economics |
Perspectives on Credit & the Foreign Exchange Market
[ presentation ]
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Mr Bill Evans, Westpac Banking Corporation |
Outlook for the Economy
[ presentation ]
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Mr Saul Eslake, Chief Economist, Group Economics, ANZ Banking Group |
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Associate Professor Peter Summers, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
2B: Welfare Reform – Is It Helping the Disadvantaged Into Jobs and Mainstream Society? |
Welfare Reform: Is It Helping The Disadvantaged Into Jobs And Mainstream Society?
[ presentation ]
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Senator Kay Patterson MP, Minister for Family and Community Services |
Realising the Potential of Mature Age People Through Social and Economic Participation
[ presentation ]
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Mr Patrick McClure, CEO, Mission Australia |
Tax, Welfare and Jobs: A First Step to Reform
[ paper ] [ presentation ]
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Professor Peter Saunders, Social Research Director, The Centre for Independent Studies |
Our Real And Stubborn Social And Economic Crisis
[ paper ]
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Professor Robert Gregory, Australian National University |
2C: University Reform |
A speech spoken to by Dr Brendon Nelson MP
[ presentation ]
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Dr Brendan Nelson MP, Minister for Education, Science and Training |
Speech University Reform
[ presentation ]
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Ms Jenny Macklin MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition |
Funding Universities: An Investment for the Future
[ presentation ]
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Professor Richard Larkins, Vice-Chancellor and President, Monash University |
SESSION 3: CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
3A: What’s wrong with the Housing Market? |
Trends in Housing Prices and Finance
[ presentation ]
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Dr Philip Lowe, Head of Economic Analysis, Reserve Bank of Australia |
What’s wrong with the housing market?
[ presentation ]
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Mr Warwick Tembey, Temby, Chief Executive – Services, Housing Industry Association |
The Housing Lifeline: A Policy for Short-Term Housing Affordability Problems
[ paper ] [ presentation ]
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Professor Stephen King, The University of Melbourne and Professor Joshua Gans, Melbourne Business School |
3B: How Do We Reduce Work Disincentives in the Tax and Social Security System? |
A Fair Prosperity Through Reward For Effort
[ presentation ]
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Mr Wayne Swan MP, Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services |
Modifying Income Support in the Australian Tax and Transfer System
[ paper ]
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Professors Alan Duncan, University of Nottingham, Peter Dawkins, The University of Melbourne, John Freebairn, The University of Melbourne |
3C: Schools: Is the State System in Decay? |
A Speech spoken to by Dr Brendon Nelson MP
[ presentation ]
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Dr Brendan Nelson MP, Minister for Education, Science and Training |
Schools: Is the State System in Decay?
[ presentation ]
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Ms Lynne Kosky, Victorian Minister for Education and Training |
A New Vision for Public Schools in Australia
[ paper ]
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Professor Brian Caldwell, Dean, Faculty of Education, The University of Melbourne |
SESSION 4: PLENARY
Indigenous Development
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Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Indicators of Policy Impacts
[ paper ] [ presentation ]
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Mr Gary Banks, Chairman, Productivity Commission |
[ no paper provided ]
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Senator Amanda Vanstone MP, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs |
Man Cannot Live By Service Delivery Alone
[ presentation ]
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Mr Gerhardt Pearson, Executive Director, Balkanu Cape York Development Corporation |
Indigenous Development in Australia: A Canadian Perspective
[ presentation ]
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Mr Neil Sterritt, President, Sterritt Consulting |
7.00 pm for 7.30pm |
GALA CONFERENCE DINNER |
The Australian Economy in the 21st Century
[ presentation ]
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Keynote Speaker
Mr Ian J. Macfarlane, Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia |
| DAY 2 |
FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2003 |
SESSION 5: PLENARY
The Great Australian Trade Debate – Asia and the United States; the WTO and the FTA
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The Great Australian Debate – Asia and the United States: the WTO and the FTA
[ paper ] [ presentation ]
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Professor Peter Lloyd, The University of Melbourne |
Australian Trade Policy After the Week of Big Diplomacy
[ paper ]
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Professor Ross Garnaut, Australian National University |
SESSION 6: CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
6A: Innovation and Commercialisation (This session is sponsored by IPRIA) |
Innovation and Commercialisation
[ presentation ]
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Professor Derek Bosworth, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne and Melbourne and Ms Glenys Harding, The University of Melbourne |
Assessing Australia’s Innovative Capacity in the 21st Century
[ paper ] [ presentation ]
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Professor Joshua Gans, Melbourne Business School |
Building Australian high-tech businesses: The evangelizing entrepreneur and the hard-nosed investor
[ presentation ]
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Dr Jonathan Lacey, Agilent Technologies |
6B: Living and Working in Australia – Early evidence from the HILDA Survey |
Balancing Work and Family at the Start of the 21st Century: Evidence from Wave 1 of the HILDA Survey
[ paper ] [ presentation ]
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Professor Mark Wooden, Director, HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne |
Balancing Family and Work
[ presentation ]
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Mr Kevin Andrews MP, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations |
Why HILDA’s Life Could Do With a Little Balance (The significance of the Survey of Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia for women, men and family happiness)
[ presentation ]
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Ms Pru Goward, Commissioner, Equal Rights and Sex Discrimination Commission |
Living And Working In Australia
[ presentation ]
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Mr Greg Combet, Secretary, Australian Council of Trade Unions |
6C: The Health Insurance Debate |
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Mr Tony Abbott MP, Minister for Health and Ageing |
The Health Insurance Debate
[ presentation ]
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Ms Julia Gillard, Shadow Minister for Health |
Problems and Solutions for the Health Insurance System in Australia
[ paper ] [ presentation ]
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Professor Stephen King, The University of Melbourne |
The Private Health Insurance rebate
[ presentation ]
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Professor John Deeble, Australian National University |
6D: Water Scarcity – The New Reform Agenda |
Water Scarcity: Challenging Some Australian Myths
[ presentation ]
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Professor Peter Cullen, Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies |
Institutions to Deal With Water Scarcity
[ paper ] [ presentation ]
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Dr Neil Byron, Commissioner, Productivity Commission |
Allocating Scarce Water
[ paper ] [ presentation ]
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Professor John Freebairn, The University of Melbourne |
12.00 – 1.15pm |
LUNCH |
Statement on Taxation Reform
[ presentation ]
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Speaker
Mr Mark Latham MP, Shadow Assistant Treasurer |
SESSION 7: CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
7A: What Now for Competition Policy? |
Advance Australia Competitive and Fair: A perspective of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
[ presentation ]
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Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, ACCC |
A Third Wave Of Competition Reform
[ paper ]
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Mr Mark Latham MP, Shadow Treasurer |
The Future of Competition Policy
[ presentation ]
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Professor Allan Fels, Dean, Australian – New Zealand School of Government |
Unfinished Business – The Next Stage of Competition Policy
[ presentation ]
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Professor Stephen King, The University of Melbourne |
7B: Keeping Older Workers in Work |
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Ms Julie Bishop MP, Minister for Ageing |
Age Can Work – The Case for Supporting Older Workers
[ presentation ]
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Ms Katie Lahey, CEO, Business Council of Australia |
Mature age employment in Australia – What is happening and what can policy do?
[ paper ]
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Professor Jeff Borland, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne |
Why has Employment Recently Risen Among Older Workers in Britain?
[ paper ]
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Professor Richard Disney, University of Nottingham |
7C: Creating Child Friendly Communities |
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Mr Larry Anthony MP, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs |
Why Child Development is Crucial For Opportunity & Prosperity in Australia in the 21st Century
[ presentation ]
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Professor Fiona Stanley, Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth
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Building Family Building Family-Centered Centered Community Community-Based Early Based Early Childhood Systems to Support Childhood Systems to Support Optimal Development Optimal Development
[ presentation ]
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Professor Neal Halfon, Director, Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, UCLA |
7D: Corporate Philanthropy |
Corporate Community Engagement
[ presentation ]
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Mr Geoff Allen, Co-Chairman, Allen Consulting |
Remarks by Michael Fullilove
[ presentation ]
Mr Michael Fullilove, Lowy Institute for International Policy |
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Ms Winsome McCaughey, Australian Business Arts Foundation |
[ no paper provided ]
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Mr Sam Lipski, Chief Executive Officer, The Pratt Foundation |
SESSION 8: PLENARY
Three Treasury Secretaries – What is the Budget Constraint?
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What is the budget constraint?
[ presentation ]
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Mr Ian Little, Secretary, Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance |
Fiscal Policy – Some Personal Reflections
[ presentation ]
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Mr Tony Cole, Mercer Investment Consulting and Chair, Melbourne Institute Advisory Board (former Commonwealth Treasury Secretary) |
The Budget Constraint
[ presentation ]
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Mr Ted Evans, (former Commonwealth Treasury Secretary) |
SESSION 9: PLENARY
Conference Conclusions
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Towards Opportunity and Prosperity
[ no paper provided ]
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Mr Paul Kelly, Editor-at-Large, The Australian |
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