CONTENTS
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Contents
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Focus
Industry
SOCIAL SECTOR • ISSUE 1
NEWS AND ANALYSIS
•
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
•
ECONOMIC UPDATE
EDITOR
Alarna Haigh
CHIEF SUB-EDITOR
Paul Rodger
CONTRIBUTORS
Vikram Ahuja, Amal Awad, Steve
Dammerer, Mercedes Maguire,
Sasha Westwood, Dana Worth,
Mihiri Udabage
DESIGNER
Whitney Moothoo
ACCOUNT MANAGER
Amy Story
amy.story@edgecustom.com.au
ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
Scott Crisp
CEO
Eddie Thomas
Social Sector
04 News
06 Leadership: Jan Owen AM
and Tim Costello AO
08 Policy: NDIS
10 Investment: wealth creation
12 Economics: 2014 outlook
16 Chat with Rachelle Towart,
CEO of Australian Indigenous
Leadership Centre
Edge Sydney
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Manly, NSW 2095
Edge Melbourne
Level 5, 115 Elizabeth Street,
Melbourne, Vic 3000
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