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Barnett Oration

The F. Oswald Barnett Oration seeks to acknowledge the contribution Barnett made to eliminating poor housing conditions. It also seeks to remind contemporary society that the task is not yet complete - housing poverty remains a social problem of the highest significance. (Read more).

The Centre for Public Policy is one of the sponsors of the 11th Annual F. Oswald Barnett Oration, 2004. You can download past Orations by clicking here).

A Common Purpose: Ethical, Practical and Transformative Directions for Public and Housing Policy in Australia

with Gavin A. Wood
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, RMIT University 

Gavin A. Wood is Director of the RMIT-AHURI/ NATSEM Research Centre of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. He previously held positions at Murdoch University, Western Australia and the University of Glasgow, Scotland. His main research interests lie in the fields of public policy and urban studies, housing finance and labour economics. He has published widely in Australian and International journals. Gavin Wood has acted as a consultant and advisor to a number of organizations including the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development, the New Zealand Department of Labour, the Office of Fair Trading (WA), the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and the Australian Commonwealth Government's National Housing Strategy.

Gavin's most recent publications are articles in Real Estate Economics, Economic Record, Urban Studies, and a chapter, "Taxation, Subsidies and Housing Markets" in K. Gibb and A. O'Sullivan (eds.), Housing Economics and Public Policy, 2003.
Download Gavin Wood's presentation (Word, 154 Kb)

Respondent

Barbara Norman is the Program Director for Environment and Planning, School of Social Sciences, RMIT University. Barbara teaches in Corporate Environment Planning and Management and Integrated Coastal Planning and Management. Barbara is the Deputy Chair of the ACT Planning and Land Council and a member of the Central Coastal Board in Victoria. Her research interests are in triple bottom line, strategic planning, coastal planning and management and integrated public-private land use management. Barbara was previously Director of Metropolitan Planning and Land Supply in the ACT and head of ACT Housing (public housing agency). She is the immediate past National President of the Planning Institute of Australia and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Australian Institute of Management. Barbara has worked at a senior level in the Victorian, NSW and ACT public sector and run her own consultancy. Her interests span environment, housing and planning, particularly the linkages between these. She has a strong interest in national policy in these areas and their relevance at the local level.

Barbara was the recipient of a Centenary Medal during 2003 for her contribution to the community through urban and regional planning.

Chairperson

Ray Cleary
Biography Coming Soon.

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