Centre for Policy Development
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| Founder | John Menadue and Miriam Lyons |
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| Headquarters | Sydney and Melbourne, Australia |
Region | Australia and the Indo-Pacific region |
Chair | Zoe Whitton |
CEO | Andrew Hudson |
| Website | cpd |
Centre for Policy Development (CPD) is a public policy think tank in Australia.
History
[edit | edit source]John Menadue AO was the founding chair of the organisation. He had served as Secretary of Prime Minister and Cabinet for prime ministers Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser, among other roles.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]The Centre for Policy Development focuses on informing public policy in Australia and the Indo-Pacific region.[2] Its programs cover such topics as climate change, energy transition, child detention, refugee settlement with regard to the economy, and early childhood education.[3]
Governance
[edit | edit source]As of April 2024[update], Sam Mostyn (Governor General) stepped down as chair,[4] and Don Russell became acting chair.[5] In September 2024, Zoe Whitton became chair of CPD.[6] Andrew Hudson is CEO.[7]
Impact
[edit | edit source]The research, recommendations and views of the CPD are frequently cited in the media.[7][8][9][10][11]
Research fellows
[edit | edit source]The following are former research fellows who resigned in 2015 over concerns that CPD was moving to a more centre-right position.[12][13]
- Mark Bahnisch
- Eva Cox
- John Quiggin[14]
- Steve Keen
- Ben Spies-Butcher
- James Whelan
References
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- ^ Statement on resignation from CPD and alternative: public statement by Mark Bahnisch, Eva Cox and John Quiggin, (24 April 2015), The New Social Democrat accessed 24 April 2015
- ^ Goodbye to CPD, (17 April 2015), John Quiggin: Commentary on Australian & world events from a social-democratic perspective