2006 Economic and Social Outlook Conference
Making the Boom Pay
The Melbourne Institute and The Australian were pleased to host their fourth joint Economic and Social Outlook Conference on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 November 2006.
Day One, Thursday 2 November 2006 |
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| 8:45 - 9:15am |
Official Opening and Keynote Address |
| Opening | |
Speaker |
Professor Glyn Davis AC, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne |
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Session 1: Setting the Scene; Making the Boom Pay |
| Chair |
Mr George Megalogenis, Journalist and Author, The Australian |
| Speaker |
Mr Paul Kelly, Editor-at-Large, The Australian |
| Speaker |
Mr Chris Richardson, Director, Access Economics |
| 10.35 - 11.00am | Morning Tea |
| 11.00 - 12.30pm | Session 2: Plenary |
Some Big Challenges and Opportunities: Will the Resources Boom Go On and On |
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| Chair |
Ms Melinda Cilento, Chief Economist, Business Council of Australia |
| Speaker |
Professor Ross Garnaut, Professor of Economics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University |
| Speaker |
The Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP |
| 12.30 - 2.00pm | Lunch |
| Chair | Professor John Freebairn, Director, Melbourne Institute |
| Speaker |
Dr Brian Fisher, Vice President, CRA International Professionals |
| 2.00 - 3.30pm |
Session 3: A Fair Go for All Australians |
| Chair |
Mr Tony Nicholson, Executive Director, Brotherhood of St Laurence |
| Speaker |
Associate Professor Bruce Headey, Principal Fellow, Melbourne Institute |
| Speaker | Professor Ann Harding, Director, NATSEM, The University of Canberra [ Presentation (PDF) ] |
| Speaker |
Mr Michael Raper, Director, Welfare Rights Centre |
| 3.30 - 4.00pm | Afternoon Tea |
Session 4A: Powering the Boom |
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| Chair |
Dr Elizabeth Webster, Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute |
| Speaker | Dr Alan Moran, Director, Deregulation Unit, Institute of Public Affairs |
| Speaker |
Associate Professor Martin Sevior, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne |
| Speaker |
Mr Don Henry, Executive Director, Australian Conservation Foundation |
Session 4B: The New Workforce |
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| Chair |
Professor Mark Wooden, Deputy Director, Melbourne Institute |
| Speaker | Mr Grant Belchamber, Senior Research Officer, Australian Council of Trade Unions |
| Speaker |
Ms Angela Robertson, Human Resources Manager Employee Development, GM Holden Limited |
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Professor Ian Harper, Chairman, Australian Fair Pay Commission and Executive Director, Centre for Business and Public Policy, Melbourne Business School |
Session 4C: Pre-School and School |
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| Chair |
Professor Field Rickards, Dean of Education, The University of Melbourne |
| Speaker | Ms Lynne Kosky MP, Victorian Minister for Education and Training |
| Speaker | Professor Fiona Stanley, Chief Executive, Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth [ Presentation (PDF) ] |
| Speaker | Professor Barry McGaw, Director, Melbourne Education Research Institute, The University of Melbourne [ Presentation (PDF) ] |
| 7.00 for 7.30pm | Conference Dinner, Grand Hyatt Melbourne |
| Chair | Mr Tony Cole, Principal-National Practice Leader, Mercer Investment Consulting |
| Speaker | Dr Ken Henry, Secretary, Commonwealth Department of the Treasury |
Day Two, Friday 3 November 2006 |
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| 8.45 - 10.15am | Session 5: Plenary |
Federalism in the Future: Will the next wave of reform deliver? |
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| Chair | Professor Ross Williams, Principal Fellow, Melbourne Institute |
| Speaker | Ms Katie Lahey, Chief Executive, Business Council of Australia |
| Speaker | Mr Gary Banks, Chairman, Productivity Commission [ Presentation (PDF) ] [ Paper (PDF) ] |
| 10 15 - 10.45am | Morning tea |
| 10.45 - 12.15pm | Session 6: Concurrent |
Session 6A: Work, Welfare and Family |
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| Chair | Professor Kostas Mavromaras, Professorial Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute |
| Speaker | Dr Guyonne Kalb, Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute |
| Speaker | The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP, Minister for Workforce Participation |
| Speaker | Ms Pru Goward, Sex Discrimmination Commissioner, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |
Session 6B: The New Health Reform Agenda? |
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| Chair | Professor Ian Anderson, Director, Centre for Health and Society and Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit, The University of Melbourne |
| Speaker | Mr Tony Abbott MP, Minister for Health and Ageing |
| Speaker | Ms Julia Gillard MP, Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing |
| Speaker | Professor Tony Scott, Professorial Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute [ Presentation (PDF) ] |
Session 6C: Overcoming the Water Shortage |
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| Chair | Ms Anne Howe, Chief Executive, SA Water |
| Speaker |
The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister |
| Speaker | Dr Neil Byron, Commissioner, Productivity Commission [ Presentation (PDF) ] [ Paper (PDF) ] |
| Speaker | Professor Mike Young, Director, Research Chair, The University of Adelaide [ Presentation (PDF) ] |
Session 6D: Social Policy in Action |
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| Chair | Mr Mike Steketee, The Australian |
| Speaker | Mr Andrew Johnson, Executive Director, ACOSS |
| Speaker | Ms Raymattja Marika, Director, Reconciliation Australia |
| Speaker | Ms Shelley Reys, Managing Director, Arrilla - Indigenous Consultants and Services |
Lunch |
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| Chair | Mr Michael Stutchbury, Editor, The Australian |
| Speaker | Mr Kim Beazley MP, Leader of the Opposition |
Session 7: Concurrent |
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Session 7A: The Next Wave of Tax Reform |
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| Chair | Mr Alan Wood, The Australian |
| Speaker | Mr Wayne Swan MP, Shadow Treasurer |
| Speaker | Professor Neil Warren, Atax, University of New South Wales |
| Speaker | Professor John Freebairn, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne [ Presentation (PDF) ] [ Conference Paper (PDF) ] |
Session 7B: Urban Congestion |
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| Chair | Dr Jonathan Pincus, Productivity Commission |
| Speaker | Mr John Stanley, Bus Association Australia [ Presentation (PDF) ] |
| Speaker | Professor Harry Clarke, Department of Economics, Latrobe University [ Paper (PDF) ] |
| Speaker | Professor Kevin O'Connor, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne [ Presentation (PDF) ] |
Session 7C: The University Sector in the Next Decade |
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| Chair | Professor Barry McGaw AO, Melbourne Education Research Institute, The University of Melbourne |
| Speaker | Professor Glyn Davis AC, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne [ Presentation (PDF) ] |
| Speaker | The Hon Julie Bishop MP, Minister for Education, Science and Training |
| Speaker | Ms Jenny Macklin MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Education, Training, Science and Research [ Speech (PDF) ] |
Session 7D: Caring for an Older Australia |
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| Chair | Professor Jeff Borland, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne |
| Speaker | Ms Susan Linacre, Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| Speaker | Mr Francis Sullivan, Catholic Health Australia |
| Speaker | Professor Warren Hogan, School of Finance and Economics, University of Technology, Sydney [ Paper (PDF) ] |
Afternoon Tea |
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Session 8: Roadblocks to Prosperity |
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| Chair | Mr Paul Kelly, The Australian |
| Speaker | Dr Peter Boxall, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations |
| Speaker | Mr Rod Sims, Port Jackson Partners Ltd [ Presentation (PDF) ] [ Conference Paper (PDF) ] |
Making the Boom Pay: 2006 Economic and Social Outlook Conference