[LINK] Smart enough for the 2020 forum?

[Ivan Trundle]

On 04/02/2008, at 4:58 PM, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:

> In my view the fundamentals of a society are Education, Justice and  
> Health. Only one of these is one of the 10 areas (Health) and  
> Education is seen as a subset of the economy. Justice is not even  
> mentioned.


It really depends upon your focus - Rudd is highlighting the  
challenges, not the fundamentals of society. Further, he is seeking  
representative ideas, and is not necessarily seeking to invent policy.  
It's also (partially) grandstanding and scene-setting - so that voters  
understand who the government thinks. There is a deliberate focus to  
avoid letting organisations take hold of the agenda, though how that  
pans out is anyone's guess.

iT

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