Towards a just future: Reimagining social and economic policy

Former Federal Minister Jenny Macklin has been at the frontline of social policy debates for more than three decades. She presented our 2019 Sambell Oration.

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Ms Macklin argues we must find a path to a just and sustainable future for all. BSL Executive Director Conny Lenneberg responds to the wide-ranging social and economic policy matters raised in the oration, and outlines BSL's approach to addressing them.

During a 23-year career as a federal MP, Jenny Macklin served as Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister for Disability Reform. She was a key architect of the National Disability Insurance Scheme – one of the most significant social policy reforms Australia has seen in the modern era. As a cabinet minister, her achievements included helping deliver Australia’s historic Apology to the Stolen Generations. Now, she is a Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Melbourne.

The oration was presented on 21 November 2019. The Brotherhood Talks podcast is an initiative of the BSL Research and Policy Centre .