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Topic: 2020 Summit
The Government’s response to the 2020 ideas summit illustrates, once more, the enduring allure of the techno-fix. If boosting research into the bionic eye is the best idea, then we need better vision.

2020 Summit falls for health tech-fixes

News

Apr 28, 2009

It is not surprising that Kevin Rudd would wimp out on the Republic, writes <b>Greg Barns</b>.

An Australian head of state is what the people want

Federal

Apr 23, 2009

Only nine from nearly 1000 ideas generated at the Rudd Government's 2020 Summit have been given the green light.

2020 summit-goers underwhelmed by inaction

Federal

Apr 23, 2009

If we don’t hold politicians to their promises, can we blame them for lying to us? Asks <b>Jeff Sparrow</b>.

2020 anniversary passes without a word, except from Costello…

Federal

Apr 02, 2009

The Rudd Government may have hit the ground reviewing but that hasn’t meant it was totally in tune with the collective mindset of a number of summit groups, write <b>Bernard Keane</b> and <b>Eleri Harris</b>.

Remember the 2020 summit? Whatever happened to those Big Ideas…?

Health

Nov 21, 2008

1

Many of the ideas that emerged from the summit were valuable, even if at times the whole affair looked like a left-wing party, write <b>Bernard Keane</b> and </b>Eleri Harris</b>.

Remember the 2020 summit? Here’s what happened next …

Politics

Nov 20, 2008

2

There are some signs of ill-judgement creeping into the Government’s performance, writes <b>Bernard Keane</b>.

Misstepping on minefields could get painful for Rudd

Politics

Jul 29, 2008

A conviction that government was the answer was also central to the 2020 summit, writes <b>Bernard Keane</b>.

Fixing Politics: in the wake of the 2020 Summit

Politics

Jul 01, 2008

11

The Prime Minister may be finding petro-politics difficult to negotiate at the moment, but there’s one bright spot: at least the luvvies now hate him, writes <b.Bernard Keane</b>.

Attack of the luvvies fails to hit its target

Politics

May 28, 2008

5

<i>The Age</i> today diligently continues to poke at the appointment of a Labor-connected PR firm to handle media liaison for the 2020 Summit without a tender process, writes Bernard Keane.

The 2020 PR tender that wasn’t

Politics

May 01, 2008

1

Delegates that attended the Creative Australia strand of the 2020 Summit have been angered by the censorship of ideas within the Initial Summit Report, writes <b>Nicholas Pickard</b>.

2020 breakaway group itching to fight Garrett

Politics

May 01, 2008

6

Tips and rumours

Politics

Apr 28, 2008

4

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