Transcript Australia 2020 Summit - Sunday Plenary Stream

The productivity agenda
Co-chairs:
Warwick Smith
Julia Gillard
Lead facilitator:
Tony Mackay
Public submissions:
923
Summary of Stream
Discussion
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Ambition
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Material resources are finite but intellectual capital is unlimited so we need to:
 Equip all Australians through an education and training system that leads the world
in excellence and inclusion
 Deploy Australia’s human capital efficiently and fairly including by overcoming
barriers that lock individuals and communities out of real opportunities
 Connect through collaborations in education, business and innovation
Priority
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Top
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Maximising wealth, excellence and equity by driving up productivity to the leading
edge of developed countries
Focusing on human capital through early childhood development, world-class
education, skills formation and innovation
We’ll know we’re there when all Australians realise their potential
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Parents’ and Children’s Centres: Integrated services for children’s health, development,
learning and care
Community Corps: Allow community service to reduce a person’s HECS-HELP debt
Learning for life account: Develop lifetime participation accounts for every Australian
2020 Scholarships: Merit-based scholarships in skills shortage areas
Business – school connections: Australia’s top companies, local businesses,
universities and vocational institutions partner with schools
Golden Guru: Retired people as mentors in the workplace
One Curriculum: Create one national curriculum with freed up funds going to
children in schools
Options for the future of
Indigenous Australia
Co-chairs:
Jackie Huggins
Jenny Macklin
Lead facilitator:
Lynette Glendinning
Public submissions:
698
Summary of Stream
Discussion
Ambition
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Goals
• Based on national dialogue, formal legal recognition
• Able, productive, confident families and youth
• Parity with other Australians
Priority
Themes
• New bipartisan dialogue + recognition
• New independent accountability and service delivery
arrangements for Govt
• Focus on children and their families
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New education framework, enabling choice
Future Fund to build capacity and capital works
Economic Development Strategy
Value and use Aboriginal and Torres Strait knowledge
- Centres, global identity, digital liberation
• Change lexicon of public discourse + public education
More Top Ideas
Health and Education
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Individual learning and health compacts (case management)
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Boarding schools, hostels/ options within communities to expand ed. choice
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Aboriginal Healing Fund to build capacity
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Importance of tackling alcohol and drugs
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Early intervention /prevention for early childhood
Economic development
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Importance of jobs
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National review of Indigenous business + survey
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Better CW-State co-ordination of services; Tax Concessions; Entrepreneurial Fund;
Indigenous Business Alliance Clusters; corporate partnerships; performance targets
and KPIs in Govt contracts
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Closing gap Annual Report to include business ownership target
Low Cost Ideas
• Support the UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• Sister school arrangements
• Importance of symbols – ANZAC Day, Aboriginal place names,
public art work
• Indigenous targets in Govt contracts
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation in national and
corporate governance
The future of the
Australian economy
Co-chairs:
David Morgan
Wayne Swan
Lead facilitator:
Adam Lewis
Public submissions:
1079
Ambitions and Goals
• To make Australia the best place in the world to
live and work
– With strong and stable economic growth and
employment (top 5 GDP/capita), low inflation
• This will require urgent action to increase
economic capacity through the creation of a truly
national, efficient, sustainable, innovative and
inclusive economy supported by seamless
regulation
Priority Themes
• Federalism - a more efficient truly national economy with a
substantial change to Federal model
• Taxation – holistic review for fairness simplicity and efficiency
• Infrastructure - enabling productive investment in priorities via
efficient regulation
• Regulation - to encourage investment and improve efficiency
• Public sector - high-quality open and transparent with public
debate
• Talent – unleashing and investing in talent
Top Ideas
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Create independent Federation Commission to drive fundamental and
sustainable improvements to Federalism
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Conduct a comprehensive tax review to consider measures to simplify
taxes, harmonise and ensure a progressive system as intended
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Regulation reform to reduce regulation overlaps and complexity and to
incentivise timely investment in infrastructure
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Create national infrastructure priorities (and priority-setting body)
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Re-establishing annual budgets as the primary priority-setting mechanism
for Government policies
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Develop fluid career paths between public/private/other sector to improve
the quality of public sector
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National Education and qualification accreditation system and increased
education funding
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Reform discrimination laws/support/ accountabilities to remove all barriers
to participation
A long-term national
health strategy
Co-chairs:
Michael Good
Nicola Roxon
Lead facilitator:
Larry Kamener
Public submissions:
1104
Ambitions and Goals
Ambition
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Goals
• Close the gap and be “the Healthy Country” for all
• Have a health system structured around the person
rather than the provider
• Have a system more focused on prevention
• Be a world-leader in research and translation
(including technology)
• “One Health System”
Eight Big Ideas
• Create a Health Equalities Commission
• Create a national preventative health agency (akin to “VicHealth”)
• Set-up a regional health partnership (akin to an “ASEAN” model)
• Ensure evidence-based allocation of resources
• Make healthy food choices easy
• Complete rethink of the shape of the health workforce
• Promote better translation of Australia’s research efforts into commercial and
health outcomes
• Create a “Healthbook” web-based personal health record (like a Facebook)
Out-of-the-box ideas
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A “Wellness Footprint”
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First Aid training for all Australian kids delivered by
volunteers
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Opt-out system for organ donation
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Health Impact Statements
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Half-an-hour physical activity built into sedentary jobs
Australia’s future security
and prosperity
Co-chairs:
Michael Wesley
Stephen Smith
Lead facilitator:
Siobhan McKenna
Public submissions:
625
Summary of Stream
Discussion
Ambition
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Goals
Priority
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Top Ideas
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An effective global citizen
A deeper engagement with Asia and the Pacific
Making languages and cultures of our region familiar to all Australians
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Develop Australia’s literacy in our region’s languages and cultures
Closer Economic and Political Integration with the Pacific
Closer engagement with major economies: US, Japan, China, India
Promote the central importance of global governance
Respond to a broader view of emerging security challenges
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A comprehensive national strategic plan for Asian literacy in Australia,
to enhance our engagement in trade, security and people to people
exchanges
Labour Mobility: A rights-based labour mobility program for the Pacific.
Establish a regional energy security forum including all four majors and
Australia
A high level advisory council to advise on our response to emerging
security challenges such as pandemics, energy security, transnational
crime, people trafficking and climate change
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A deeper engagement
with the Pacific
Population, sustainability,
climate change, water
Co-chairs:
Roger Beale
Penny Wong
Lead facilitator:
Jennifer Westacott
Public submissions:
1335
Summary of Stream
Discussion
Ambition
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Goals
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Respond to the unprecedented challenge of climate change.
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Taking the brief opportunity to act now to safeguard and shape our future
prosperity.
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By 2020
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Australia will be the world’s leading green and sustainable economy.
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We will be on track to decrease our ecological footprint while continuing to
grow our economy and improve our quality of life.
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We will have harnessed the potential of our natural assets and human
resources to turn the challenge of climate change to our advantage.
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We will be making a major contribution to a comprehensive global response.
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We will have dramatically reduced our emissions and engaged the
community and business to adapt to the unavoidable consequences of
climate change.
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Environmental considerations will be fully integrated into decision making at
all levels.
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We will have reduced our dependency on climate sensitive water resources
in towns and cities.
Priority themes
• An integrated, whole-of-government approach
underpinned by clear targets and measurement with
independent reporting.
• Strong national leadership.
• Stakeholder engagement, capacity building and the
importance of changing incentives.
• Education and behavioural change.
• Involving indigenous people in policy development and
implementation.
Top ideas
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A National Sustainability, Population and Climate Change Agenda.
 A whole-of-government approach to climate change and sustainability policy, encompassing government expenditure, taxation,
regulation and investment.
 Audit on governments’ performance.
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Further investment directed into research and development, and deployment to enable a low emissions energy revolution.
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A set of national environmental accounts, including carbon and water accounts, linked with the current national economic accounts.
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A National Sustainable Cities Program for a nationally consistent approach to urban and regional planning, driving water efficiency and
reductions in emissions.
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Supported by tax and other policies that encourage the use of public transport relative to other modes of transport.
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Transform the ecological footprint of the built environment with national planning, building and product standards to reduce water and
energy consumption in our homes and in our neighbourhoods.
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Support for low-income households and consider housing affordability implications.
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Carbon neutrality for all new buildings constructed beyond 2020.
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Before 2020, all Australians could have the tools to enable them to measure and manage their personal carbon footprint.
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Access to smart meters for energy and water consumption.
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A National Indigenous Knowledge Centre to be established and maintained by indigenous people.
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Australia will have a population policy, and immigration program that works in the national interest.
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Expand the use of a wider range of market mechanisms to acquire water entitlements from over-allocated systems.
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The ETS and the long-run carbon price must drive a transition to clean energy technologies.
The future of
Australian governance
Co-chairs:
John Hartigan
Maxine McKew
Lead facilitator:
Tim Orton
Public submissions:
784
Summary of Stream
Discussion
Five big ideas
1. An Australian Republic
2. Collaborative governance – revolutionise the way
government and communities interact
3. Modern Australian federation – reinvigorate the
federation
4. Bill or Charter of rights for all Australians, including
Indigenous Australians
5. Open and accountable government
Summary of Stream
Discussion
Three Concrete policy proposals
• Preamble in Constitution to recognise first
peoples’ custodianship
• Automatic enrolment (low cost)
• National Cooperation Commission (low cost)
Strengthening communities,
supporting families and
social inclusion
Co-chairs:
Tim Costello
Tanya Plibersek
Lead facilitator:
Hal Bisset
Public submissions:
1159
Summary of Stream
Discussion
Ambition
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Goals
• By 2020, Australia is known throughout the world for
its diverse, compassionate, fair and respectful
society.
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By 2020, every Australian
– is valued by, and participating in, society
– has meaningful access to education, work, health, housing,
justice, care and life opportunities
– has a safe, healthy and supported childhood that allows them
to fulfil their potential
By 2020, Australian society
– embraces and celebrates indigenous people
– focuses on long-term prevention and is experiencing the
benefits of a return on social investment
– regards social inclusion as equal and integral to a buoyant
economy and a healthy environment
Summary of Stream
Discussion
Priority
Themes
• Making social inclusion a national priority
• Creating a common understanding about the society
that we want and value
• Establishing a new framework for leadership and
governance to achieve social inclusion
• Building and strengthening local communities
• Supporting and empowering families
• Reducing disadvantage and poverty
Summary of Stream
Discussion
Top Ideas
BIG IDEA
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Human Rights Charter and a National Action Plan for Social
Inclusion
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A National Development Index that measures progress against
social inclusion
BIG POLICY IDEAS
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Early intervention and prevention
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National Coordinating Body for the community sector to create a
new way of working with government at all levels
COST NEUTRAL IDEAS
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Microfinance Foundation to support disadvantaged groups in the
establishment of their own business
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Establishment of the Housing Foundation to fund responses
homelessness.
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Reforming the way government funds community organisations
to ensure their viability
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Volumetric taxing of alcohol with revenue to be used for services
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National Disability Insurance Scheme.
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National statement by the PM on creating a non-violent society.
Future directions for
rural industries and
rural communities
Co-chairs:
Tim Fischer
Tony Burke
Lead facilitator:
Graeme Simsion
Public submissions:
611
Australia: 31 Provinces
1922 New Staters Map
THE BIG IDEA
Nationwide harmonisation and standardisation
Nationwide harmonisation and standardisation is urgent.
•This should include uniform regulation, licensing,
standards and enforcement for transport (both road
and rail) and agriculture. State regulatory reforms
would be encouraged through federal government
incentives and penalties linked to the rate of
progressive reform.
•Future infrastructure investment decisions should be
approached from a national perspective.
Priority themes
•The challenges posed by climate change with particular
emphasis on its impacts on the food, fibre and forestry value
chains
•Nationwide harmonisation of regulation, standards and
enforcement
•Development of appropriate incentive schemes to promote
environmentally sustainable behaviour and strategies
•Attraction, recruitment and retention of people, families and
business to remote, rural and regional communities
•Broad parity of access to infrastructure and services for remote,
rural and regional Australia
Towards a
creative Australia
Co-chairs:
Cate Blanchett
Julianne Schultz
Peter Garrett
Lead facilitator:
Andy Schollum
Public submissions:
464
Summary of Stream
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Creativity is central to sustaining and defining the nation, fuelling the imaginations of citizens, nurturing our children and
nourishing healthy communities. Indigenous culture is central to this. Creativity is broader than the arts, but the arts are central
to creativity
We will aim to double cultural output by 2020. To achieve this there is a need to implement policies that will produce a
sustainable creative sector and support artists, build educational capacity, integrate Indigenous and settler perspectives and
recognise the centrality of the arts and creativity to the whole economy.
This will result in increased personal capacity and confidence of all citizens, including artists, a stronger economy and greater
international understanding of Australia as a mature, creative, innovative society.
Link the creative arts and education
Generating new investment models (private and public)
Creativity in the new economy central to innovation
Distribution of creative content via broadcasting and broadband networks, and major
institutions
Indigenous core and centrality of arts
Bring art into our schools by introducing ‘practitioners in residence’ via a national mentoring plan funded by philanthropic funds and tax incentives
Mandate creative, visual and performing arts subjects in national curricula with appropriate reporting requirements for schools. Explore new
opportunities for extension and development such as Creativity Summer Schools, pre-service and in-service training for teachers
Digitise the collections of major national institutions by 2020
Make creativity a national research priority with funding access to R&D, ARC and similar funding
Create a National Endowment Fund for the Arts – incorporating public endowment and private philanthropy (including patronage), and provide a wide
range of support including loans and grants; a review of philanthropy and tax incentives to support organisations and individual artists and expand
the scope of Prescribed Private Funds
Fund creative endeavours through a 1% creative dividend from all Government Departments for expenditure on arts (including design, performance,
installation )
Develop mechanisms to reward success
Federal responsibility for public liability obligations for arts organisations
Creativity is central to Australian life and Indigenous culture is the core to this. To measure, document and leverage the strengths of this culture, to
articulate our role and improve protection of indigenous culture, language and heritage through a National Indigenous Cultural Authority.
A whole of government approach to the arts, culture, design and the creative economy across all sectors, including improved resourcing, linkages
and access by using broadband connections and including building connections between sports and arts
Facilitation of artists in residence across all industries and institutions to engage in story telling, sense making and capacity building
Develop a national cultural and design strategy and policy
Session Journey
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