Link: Australia 2020 – www.australia2020.gov.au.
So Prime Minister Rudd has announced the list of 1000 Australians to join him for the 2020 Summit on April 19 and 20, 2008. The first that strikes me is the list is only 887. What’s up K.Rudd; couldn’t find another 117 mates to fill out the ten tons?
And there lies the biggest problem. Far from this being a summit to consider Australia’s future, the 2020 gabfest is nothing more than a big thank you to supporters of the government during the Nov 07 election, with a few intellectual types thrown in to make the show look good.
Where are the big thinkers? There’s not a single person on this list that could hold their own at a TED Conference. And that’s what Australia should be aiming for.
You must be logged in to post a comment.