Time is running out if you want to nominate yourself (or a friend) for the Australia 2020 talkfest in Canberra. For those who have missed it, the new government wants to invite 1,000 Australians to Canberra to talk about one of ten “hot topics“:
- Future directions for the Australian economy – including education, skills, training, science and innovation as part of the nation’s productivity agenda
- Economic infrastructure, the digital economy and the future of our cities
- Population, sustainability, climate change and water
- Future directions for rural industries and rural communities
- A long-term national health strategy – including the challenges of preventative health, workforce planning and the ageing population
- Strengthening communities, supporting families and social inclusion
- Options for the future of indigenous Australia
- Towards a creative Australia: the future of the arts, film and design
- The future of Australian governance: renewed democracy, a more open government (including the role of the media), the structure of the Federation and the rights and responsibilities of citizens
- Australia’s future security and prosperity in a rapidly changing region and world.
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Are you planning on going Amir? Can I nominate you?
yeah, can we nominate you Amir? Also, is Tawfique Chowdhury a possibility? Are non-Australians allowed to nominate?
Isn’t Sh. Tawfique an Australian?
Something along the lines of this act in the US could be good for the Australian Economy:
Patriot Corporation Act
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion?pid=219923
A quick run down of the act by Senator Brown from Ohio:
basically it says that if you play by the rules, if you pay decent wages, health benefits, pension; do your production here; don’t resist unionization on neutral card check, then you will be designated a “Patriot Corporation” and you will get tax advantages and some [preference] on government contracts.
I wasn’t planning on going but if I was invited I’d probably attend.
In that case would Real Life friends of Amir please be so kind as to nomitate him. There’s stuff on that nomination form I can’t answer.
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