Title: “Crunchtime”: Bringing together the best policy minds to discuss Australia’s future
Location: Trades Hall Auditorium, 4 Goulburn St, Sydney NSW
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Description: The best policy thinkers from Australia and abroad will come together for “Crunchtime” — Australia’s first progressive think-tank conference.
Tax, social policy, the global financial crisis and climate change will be pulled apart by impressive policy minds including Ann Pettifor from Advocacy International in the UK. Ann has written extensively on debt and finance, climate change and international development and was one of the authors of the UK national economic foundation’s Green New Deal.
Local speakers include CPD fellows Steve Keen, David McKnight and Mark Davis.
The event coincides with the half way point of federal Labor’s term, and is one year on from the 2020 Ideas Summit. It will provide an opportunity to consider the impact of the global financial crisis and to discuss the values that should drive future policy.
Start Date: 2009-04-22
Start Time: 9:00
End Date: 2009-04-23
End Time: 17:00
I will contribute to one workshop (3.10–4.30pm on Wednesday 22nd) on “Responsible Markets”, along with Dr Lindy Edwards, Australian National University, and Dr John Quiggan, Queensland University (by videolink).
