The Anne Hawke Memorial Lecture

Setting Australia's minimum wage: Reflections on the roles and actions of the Australian Fair Pay Commission

Tuesday 27 October
6.00pm seminar start
7.00pm drinks and networking

Bradley Forum
Level 5
Hawke Building
City West campus

On 31st July 2009, the sun set on the Australian Fair Pay Commission (AFPC), established in 2005 under the WorkChoices reforms to the Workplace Relations Act.

This seminar represents a unique opportunity to spend an hour in conversation with the former Chair of the Australian Fair Pay Commission, Professor Ian Harper, as he reflects on the ambitions of the AFPC in implementing a consultative approach and process for wage setting, the challenges of leading a Commission responsible for the most vulnerable in our society, and the contribution of the AFPC to the economic prosperity of the people of Australia.

A compelling topic in the context of the current global economic crisis and its impact on the Australian labour market.

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Dr Anne Hawke, 1967 - 2000

Anne was Director of UniSA's Centre for Applied Economics when she died tragically in 2000 at just 33. In her short life, she had completed an Honours Commerce Degree, a PhD and worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, a Director in the Commonwealth Department of Industrial Relations and as a Senior Research Fellow in the National Institute of Labour Studies at Flinders. She was prolific in her contribution to economics literature, research on indigenous economic policy and the welfare economics of gambling. The Anne Hawke Memorial Lecture is given annually to address the issues Anne was most interested in.

 

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Professor Ian Harper

Ian Harper is one of Australia's best known economists. He has worked closely with governments, banks, corporations and leading professional services firms at the highest level. As a member of the celebrated Wallis Inquiry, he was at the forefront of financial market reform in Australia. He joined Access Economics as a Senior Consultant in August 2008, following a 25-year academic career, including 16 years in various roles at Melbourne Business School, and in 2005 was the inaugural Chairman of the Australian Fair Pay Commission.

In recognition of his service, he was elected Emeritus Professor of the University of Melbourne on his departure.