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Our key programs include training, community building events and incubation of new collaborative projects.
We share a vision for a more prosperous, fair, sustainable, and globally engaged Australia.
We’re led by a small team of staff, and governed by a diverse board of Australia’s pre-eminent social leaders and thinkers.


Melbourne, 7-8 Nov 2013
Progress 2013 is the pivotal event for leaders, activists, and thinkers who believe in a fairer and more forward-looking Australia. Together, we will think, learn, and collaborate around our collective task of building a better society. At Progress 2013 we’ll
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By Glen Berman, 7 Feb 2013
In 2013, as we prepare for a Federal Election in September, our program of events and opportunities focuses on ensuring that the Australian community voice is strongly represented in critical debates about our nation’s future. Our events and trainings have
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By Nick Moraitis, 21 Jan 2013
Last February, I convened a meeting in Sydney of around thirty leading Australian non-profit change-makers – health campaigners, conservationists, unionists, social entrepreneurs and leadership experts. Not only were these individuals driving some of Australia’s largest and most effective advocacy campaigns,
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By Glen Berman, 4 Dec 2012
In late November 2012 Centre for Australian Progress hosted Nicole Aro, Digital Director of the AFL-CIO (the American equivalent of the ACTU, with 12 million members), for FWD2012, Australia’s first conference on digital campaigning. Nicole arrived in Australia fresh off
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