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State of the Regions
Launch of the State of the Regions Report
Monday 8 December, 2008
12.30pm – 1pm
John Batman 2, Level 2, Melbourne Convention Centre
Cr Flinders Street and Spencer Streets, Melbourne
The latest snapshot of the state of the nation
The Australian Local Government Association’s State of the Regions 2008-09 report will be released today
at the Local Government Constitutional Summit (8-11 December) in Melbourne.
The latest State of the Regions report from leading forecasting group, National Economics, for the Australian
Local Government Association presents a sobering snapshot of the nation.
The State of the Regions Report for 2008-09 sets out:
The costs of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions abatement;
The global financial crisis;
The unsustainable level of national debt;
How broadband must be boosted to make Australia internationally competitive; and
The failure of the knowledge economy to spread outside of the existing knowledge-intensive regions.
The President of ALGA, Cr Geoff Lake, and Drs Peter Brain and Ian Manning from National Economics will
be available for interviews at the launch.
Other events for the media: Official opening of the General Assembly by President Lake on Tuesday
followed by an impressive line-up of speakers until Thursday including: Geoff Gallop, Local Government
Minister Anthony Albanese, Attorney-General Robert McClelland, Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull,
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8 December 2008
Contact: Amanda Lynch, ALGA Director, Government Relations
(0419) 123 862
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