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