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The rise of the art police
WHEN Kevin Rudd included Creative Australia as one of the 10 topics at April's 2020 Summit, he sent a strong message: artists had as much to contribute to the national debate as economists, farmers, climate change experts, industrialists, doctors and welfare workers.
The Australian - The Nationa - Published 1 week, 2 days ago
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2020 Summit fails Australia on connectedness
My friend, Stilgherrian, has posted a scathing analysis of the final report of the 2020 Summit. He’s particularly disappointed with the Summit’s failure to address and take advantage of the power of the Internet to build connections between disparate communities and between the government and its constituency. I couldn’t agree more. My views on the ongoing failure of government [...]
acidlabs - Published 2 weeks, 4 days ago
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Australia 2020 does not haz teh internetz
How clueless are Australia’s “best and brightest” about the Internet? “Completely”, it seems. The “governance” section of the Final Report of the Australia 2020 Summit mentions the Internet just twice seriously. Here’s what our finest minds had to say… The ‘circus’ of question time doesn’’t give a positive view of parliament or promote confidence in the system. [...]
stilgherrian - Published 2 weeks, 4 days ago
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Fixing Politics: in the wake of the 2020 Summit
A conviction that government was the answer was also central to the 2020 summit, writes Bernard Keane .
Crikey - Published 2 weeks, 5 days ago
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If parents are the key to the future, what do they need?
By Divonne Holmes a Court. One of the most significant events of Kevin Rudd's term in office so far has been the recent 2020 Summit in Canberra. Over a busy two days, hundreds of people spent time together to discuss the best ideas and solutions for our country's future. Some ideas were smarter than others, but one of the most interesting themes to emerge was around prevention.
Open Forum - Published 3 weeks, 6 days ago
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Dissecting the public consultation process
John Howard had one major public consultation - the 1998 Convention. Kevin Rudd had the 2020 Summit. And the comparison is stark.
ON LINE opinion domestic polictics - Published 3 weeks, 6 days ago
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Kate Lundy - Open Source could be the big gamechanger for government
I was lucky enough to be invited to attend Senator Kate Lundy's pre-2020 Summit event, the Foundations of Open, last week. I was the only media representative there, and it was a fascinating event. The day covered a range of topics about open source tech and its potential for the government ...
Open Source Report - Published 4 weeks, 1 day ago
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Kate Lundy to host “Foundations of Open” event this week
I spoke with Senator Kate Lundy this morning ahead of the "Foundations of Open" event which she is hosting in Canberra on Thursday. In the leadup to the national 2020 summit, Senators and Members were encouraged to host their own local summits - and Senator Lundy elected to focus on ...
Open Source Report - Published 4 weeks, 1 day ago
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The need for broad and open consultation on OHS law
Bill Calcutt makes some excellent points about the consultative strategy used by the Australian government in its recent 2020 summit. The summit showed that this government had differentiated itself from the previous conservative one through “transparent evidence-based decision making” and a wide consultative base, even though the guests were selected. Sadly, I am not sure that [...]
SafetyAtWorkBlog - Published 1 month ago
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Byron looks to the future
BYRON Bay had its own 2020 summit at the weekend with hundreds of residents, community leaders and business people taking part in a three-day forum and workshop to ...
Northern Star - Published 1 month ago
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Taxation, reform and politics
With the first Rudd government's budget, an economically risky election commitment to major personal income tax cuts amidst a booming economy, and a 2020 Summit-related promise of 'root and branch' tax reform including federal finances, 2008 promises to be another taxing year for Australian governments.
Australian Policy Online - Published 1 month ago
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Priorities for the New Australian Government, a speech at the Australia and ...
In this speech at the Australian and New Zealand Leadership Forum in Wellington, the Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard spoke about the close relationship between the two countries and the priorities for the new Australian Government. Ms Gillard gave an overview of some of the foreign and domestic priorities of the Rudd Government including the regional reform agenda centred on the Asia Pacific Community, the domestic reform agenda including COAG and the Australia 2020 Summit and several examples of governance reform.
Prime Minister transcripts - Published 1 month, 1 week ago
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Gordon Brown triangulates like it's 2001
One of the most striking things about the Rudd era is the virtual disappearance of terrorism as a political issue. Aside from a passing reference in his 2020 Summit introductory speech, I have barely heard the words mentioned.
Larvatus Prodeo - Published 1 month, 1 week ago
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Charter of rights: different views from north and south of the Murray
Should Australia have a charter of rights? It was an idea endorsed at the recent 2020 Summit. Almost every country in the world has one, as do the ACT and Victoria, but Australia doesn't. So is Australia out of step, or in this instance very much the lucky country? And what about Victoria's brand new charter -- is it making any difference at all?
Radio National - Published 1 month, 1 week ago
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2020 calls for Telstra's separation
The final report of the Labor Party's own festival of big ideas, the 2020 Summit, has urged Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to consider breaking off the retail and wholesale arms of telecommunications network owners to provide a competitive marketplace for broadband infrastructure.
MIS Financial Review - Published 1 month, 1 week ago
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