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Australian Education Ministers’ First Biennial Forum

About the Forum

The Australian Education Ministers’ First Biennial Forum was held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday 5 December 2008.

The Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) Forum showcased best practice in school education across Australia’s government and non-government sectors. It featured internationally recognised experts as well as an innovative and dynamic series of marketplace presentations.

Attendance at the Forum was by invitation. It was attended by all Australian Education Ministers, senior personnel from the Catholic and independent sectors, and key stakeholders from across the education, business and community sectors.

Presentations

Key presentations from the Forum are now available online:
 

Introduction – Tony Mackay   Low Resolution  |  High Resolution

Launch of the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians – The Hon David Bartlett MP, Premier and Minister for Education and Skills, Tasmania   Low Resolution  |  High Resolution

Launch of the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians – The Hon Bronwyn Pike MP, Minister for Education, Victoria   Low Resolution  |  High Resolution

Keynote Address – Sir Michael Barber, Partner, Global Public Sector Practice, McKinsey & Company, United Kingdom   Low Resolution  |  High Resolution

Introduction of The Hon Julia Gillard MP by The Hon Bronwyn Pike MP   Low Resolution  |  High Resolution

The Hon Julia Gillard MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Minister for Social Inclusion, Australian Government   Low Resolution  |  High Resolution

Podcast

Listen to a panel discussion of the Declaration with Australian Education Ministers, facilitated by Tony Mackay. (mp3 file, 73.3 MB)

Download panel discussion as a zip file, m4a format (10 MB)

Speakers:

The Hon David Bartlett MP, Premier and Minister for Education and Skills, Tasmania

The Hon Marion Scrymgour MLA, Minister for Education and Training, Northern Territory

Mr Andrew Barr MLA, Minister for Education and Training, Minister for Children and Young People, Australian Capital Territory

The Hon Dr Elizabeth Constable MLA, Minister for Education, Western Australia

The Hon Dr Jane Lomax-Smith MP, Minister for Education, South Australia

The Hon Verity Firth MP, Minister for Education and Training, New South Wales

Biennial Forum contact

Forum Secretariat
ACSA
PO Box 331
DEAKIN WEST ACT 2600
Phone: 02 6260 5660
Fax: 02 6260 5665
Email: acsa@acsa.edu.au


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