Governing the Economy Session 3, Part 1 of 6

On Monday 30 November 2009, the Whitlam Institute and the UWS School of Economics and Finance convened Governing the Economy: the challenges & the possibilities, a nationally significant symposium at the InterContinental Sydney.

The symposium offered a rare opportunity to hear key players in our economic management address the challenges and directions for governing the Australian economy into the future.

Session 1: The Challenges Ahead
Professor Warwick McKibbin, Director, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, ANU; Board member, Reserve Bank of Australia

Session 2: The Macroeconomic Landscape and Monetary Policy
Bernie Fraser, Former Treasury Secretary and Former Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia

Session 3: Fiscal Policy: More than just a national budget
Dr Ken Henry, Secretary, Australian Treasury

Session 4: Markets: Free, but not beyond Government intervention
Gary Banks AO, Chair, Productivity Commission

Session 5: Panel: 'Reporting the Economy', hosted by Sheryle Bagwell, Business Editor, ABC Radio National, featuring Michael Stutchbury, Economics Editor, The Australian, and Stephen Long, Economics Correspondent from ABC News and Current Affairs.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Australian economy
• economics
• Whitlam Institute
• University of Western Sydney
• Geoffrey Roberson
• John Phillips AO
• Dr Ken Henry
• Gary Banks AO
• Professor Warwick McKibbin
• Bernie Fraser