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Laurie Carmichael Lecture 2025: The Hon. Doug Cameron
Join The Hon. Doug Cameron for the 2025 Laurie Carmichael Lecture.
About The Hon. Doug Cameron The Hon. Doug Cameron is a retired trade unionist who served as Senator for New South Wales from 2007-2019, representing the Australian Labor Party. Born in Scotland, Cameron left school at age 15 to take up an apprenticeship. Emigrating to Australia at age 22, Cameron worked as a maintenance fitter
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Laurie Carmichael Lecture 2022: Professor Joseph Stiglitz
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Professor Andrew Stewart
The Broken Bargain: Australia’s Growing Wages Crisis
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Federal Budget Unpacked
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Why TAFE is Critical to Economic Recovery
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Sally McManus
Powering Up: Opportunities for Australian Manufacturing In the Era of Renewables
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How can Government Protect Jobs & Incomes?
Dr Jim Stanford
2019 Budget
Richard Denniss, Ebony Bennett, Matt Grudnoff & Troy Henderson