DON DUNSTAN FOUNDATION

2016 ANNUAL REPORT

DON DUNSTAN FOUNDATION Annual Report 2016

CONTENTS

CHAIR’S REPORT ...... 2 GOVERNANCE ...... 3 EVENTS ...... 4 PRIZES AND AWARDS ...... 6 DUNSTAN PAPERS ...... 7 INTERNS’ RESEARCH ...... 7 PARTNERSHIPS ...... 8 EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP ...... 9 REGISTERED COMPANY ...... 9 THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS ...... 9 DON DUNSTAN AC QC (1926 – 1999) SA PREMIER AND POLITICIAN ...... 10 YOUR DONATION WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE ...... 10 FINANCIAL REPORT ...... 11

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CHAIR’S REPORT Additionally we continue to provide  The just distribution of global wealth opportunities for individuals by supporting  Democratic and inclusive forms of

the ‘Our Mob’ Art Prize, the Len King governance We have seen a busy 2016, with a wide Scholarship, which saw two recipients  Respect for fundamental human rights variety of activities undertaken to advance share the prize this year, and the Don  Respect for indigenous people and the goals of the Don Dunstan Foundation Dunstan Foundation SALA Award. protection of their rights. and continue the legacy left by our In August, the Foundation was I would like to personally thank David and founder, the late Premier Don Dunstan. incorporated enabling us to progress our the staff, volunteers and interns who have Two highlights on this year’s Don Dunstan strategic plan to be able to attract a achieved so much this year. Foundation calendar are annual events; greater number of grants from more My sincere thanks also go to the Vice- The Homelessness Conference, which diverse sectors and therefore to expand Chancellors and staff of the University of drew a sell-out attendance, and the very our activities. and Flinders University for their popular Lowitja O’Donohue Oration. Both This year we farewelled Donna Harden as ongoing support and commitment to the events are key opportunities for the Executive Director when she took up a Foundation. Foundation to come together with our role with the South Australian Government friends, supporters and others who share in the Department of the Premier and The Committee of Management should our values. Cabinet and welcomed new Executive also be commended for it work throughout the year, guiding the Foundation and In keeping with a long tradition, the Don Director David Pearson. David has come Dunstan Foundation again partnered with from working as a Senior Policy Adviser volunteering many hours to support the the Adelaide Festival of Ideas by for Premiers and Mike administration of the organisation. supporting the Institute of Public Rann. And many thanks to our members, Administration's 20th Dunstan Oration — supporters and partners. With your ‘The Courage Party? is in a As always the Foundation’s guiding values political abyss. How do we climb out of it?’ are at the heart of every event, activity, support The Foundation is able to continue and a panel presentation ‘Blockchain project or initiative undertaken by the to strive to achieve our objectives. dedicated and hard-working team of the Technology. How it will transform our economy, society and the internet itself.’ Foundation. These values remain as We also commenced a new partnership important today as they were when Don with Open State supporting a free public Dunstan first set them out: forum titled ‘The Future of Enterprise,  Cultural diversity Impact and Advantage.’  The freedom of individuals to control their lives

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GOVERNANCE

COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT DIRECTORS STAFF Ms Cathie King (Chair) Hon Rev Dr Lynn Arnold AO Donna Harden (Chair) Ms Gabriella Ramsay Naomi Watts Professor Warren Bebbington, Professor Phillis Tharenou Megan Drechsler Vice-Chancellor, University of Professor George Crowder Adelaide Lisa Radetti Dr Debbie Faulkner Professor Colin Stirling, Vice- David Pearson Chancellor, Flinders University Ms Gabrielle Hummel Ms Cathie King, Chair, Board of Associate Professor Deb King Management Dr Andrew Hope Ms Bronwen Dohnt, Dunstan Ms Donna Harden (resigned) Family Representative (resigned) A/Professor John Spoehr (resigned) David Pearson (ex-officio)

Ms Sonia Waters (resigned) David Pearson (ex-officio)

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EVENTS

LOWITJA O’DONOGHUE ORATION Rosanne Haggerty, President and Chief 31 May Executive of Community Solutions in the United States and former Thinker in Addressing an audience of more than 400 Residence (2005) returned to Adelaide people, The Hon Rev Dr Lynn Arnold AO with a new perspective on the integration delivered his oration Lingua Nullius: A of services. Retrospect and Prospect about Australia's Mike Slade, Professor of Mental Health, First Languages. The oration explored the Recovery and Social Inclusion at the importance of language to aboriginal University of Nottingham, UK and a cultural identities. leading world expert on mental health presented a recovery model that encourages hope as a part of recovery for 2016 ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS people with mental illness, with specific CONFERENCE reference to the homelessness sector. 4 August Local speakers from the academic, Lowitja O’Donoghue and The Hon the Rev Dr Lynn Arnold AO at the 2016 Lowitja O’Donoghue Oration. government, and community sectors Two inspirational international keynote provided informative insights into local speakers drew a sellout audience to the issues and challenges in policy and 2016 Addressing Homelessness service delivery for our most vulnerable Conference at the Adelaide Convention South Australians. Centre. The Foundation thanks our Conference The Conference theme Home is where the partners the Centre for Housing, Urban heart is: Building hope for mental health and Regional Planning at the University of and recovery explored the impacts of Adelaide, and the Mental Health Coalition mental illness in people who become of for their support in homeless, and the effects of being presenting such a powerful program of The Rev Prof. Peter Sandeman leads the Expert Panel homeless on mental health. in discussion at the 2016 Addressing Homelessness speakers. Conference (L to R) Rosanne Haggerty, Mike Slade, Chris Chamberlain, David Butt.

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ANGEL INVESTORS AND SOCIAL Airbnb and the new share economy to IMPACT BREAKFAST AND SEMINAR automated vehicles, 3D printing and advanced AI. He asserted to the group 19 October, National Wine Centre that the question isn’t whether robots will take our jobs, but what we will do when Leading international speakers Kevin they do. The era of full-time work is Koym — CEO and founder of Tech Ranch coming to an end and we have to stop Austin, and Sidney Amster — Angel holding out the false promise that at some Investor and member of the Fox School of David Pearson, Lynn Arnold AO and Tim Dunlop, Business spoke about Angel Investment magical moment the jobs are going to re- author, Why the Future is Workless. and social impact at a breakfast event and appear. subsequent seminar hosted by the Don Enspiral: More People Working on Stuff Dunstan Foundation, the Wyatt Trust,

that Matters, 13 & 14 December Beyond Bank, Philanthropy SA, New Ventures Institute and the Social Impact Enspiral is a collection of lawyers, Investment Network. accountants, designers, computer programmers and many others working DUNSTAN DIALOGUES differently together - online and offline in co-working spaces. Damien Sligo-Green The Dunstan Dialogues are a series of and Joshua Vial spoke to the group about exclusive discussions between prominent Kevin Koym — CEO and founder of Tech Ranch the Enspiral model, and shared one of visiting thinkers, and leaders in our state to Austin, Sidney Amster — Angel Investor and exchange knowledge, make connections Enspiral’s many success stories — the member of the Fox School of Business and David Pearson and collaborate. development of the open source collaborative decision-making platform, Tim Dunlop, 24 October Loomio which is now used by thousands of people around the world. Tim Dunlop, a pioneer of political blogging in Australia, led discussion around the concepts featured in his book, Why The Future is Workless. In his Dunstan Dialogue he explored with the group how the landscape of work is changing right in front of us, from Uber, Joshual Vial, Enspiral

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PRIZES AND AWARDS Minister for the Arts and David Pearson, The Foundation also thanks Hon John Executive Director, the Don Dunstan Doyle, Jo King and Hon who 2016 SALA AWARDS Foundation. sit on the selection panel. July The Don Dunstan Foundation offers the We congratulate South Australian Living prize every year to help an emerging Artist Andrea Malone who won the 2016 aboriginal artist with the development of Don Dunstan Foundation Award at this their career. year's South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival Awards. LEN KING SCHOLARSHIP

Andrea's work portrays six veterans In conjunction with our partner combined with digital imagery to create an organisations, The audio visual journey captured the ongoing and Flinders University, the Dunstan distress in the faces of those who have Foundation Len King Scholarship assists experienced the Vietnam War. individuals who, for financial reasons, would not otherwise be able to attend The SALA Don Dunstan Award is given to Former Don Dunstan Foundation Executive Director Donna university to fulfil their dream of studying Harden (left) presents SA Living Artist Andrea Malone with the artist who best captures the issues that law. the 2016 Don Dunstan Foundation Award. the Foundation is currently addressing homelessness, mental health, migration This year the Len King Scholarship was and economic participation. split between Maithili Mishra and Wathnak Vy both of whom are studying Law at 2016 ‘OUR MOB’ EXHIBITION & Adelaide University. Our congratulations to EMERGING ARTIST PRIZE them and we wish them well with their

Congratulations to Josephine Lennon – studies. We look forward to the the 2016 winner of the Don Dunstan contribution they will make to our Foundation Our Mob Emerging Artist community in the future. prize. Sincere thanks to The Wyatt Foundation Josephine is from the Matutjara and which has worked with the Don Dunstan Foundation to set up the structure of the Don Dunstan Foundation ‘Our Mob’ Emerging Artist prize Mirning groups at Ceduna and received winner Josephine Lennon in front of her work with Don her $5,000 prize at the Adelaide Festival scholarship process and provide ongoing Dunstan Foundation Executive Director David Pearson. Centre, from Tony Burke MP, Shadow support.

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DUNSTAN PAPERS INTERNS’ RESEARCH

The Dunstan Papers seek to contribute to Two University of Adelaide undergraduate progressive policy debate and the students have completed their internship exchange of information between with the Don Dunstan Foundation as part researchers, policy makers, and the public of their studies. on social issues locally, nationally and Sasha Forbath, is a 3rd year student, internationally. pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Nordic Policy Lessons for Australia by Organisational Studies and Sociology at Andrew Scott Pitzer College in the U.S. She completed this semester at the University of Adelaide Two years ago, Professor Andrew Scott as an exchange student. As a research presented Australia with a broad range of intern for the Foundation, she examined ideas for positive social policy reform in his holistic approaches used in healing book Northern Lights: The Positive Policy centres for Australian Indigenous peoples Example of Sweden, Finland, Denmark with psychosocial conditions. and Norway. In this Dunstan Paper Professor Scott shared the developments Dani-Elle McManus is in her second year, Roads to ruin, pathways to prosperity by John Spoehr (left) in the policy areas addressed in the book. studying a Bachelor of Social Sciences and Nordic Policy Lessons for Australia by Andrew Scott (right) and Diploma of Languages (Indonesian). Roads to ruin, pathways to prosperity by This semester she participated in the Arts John Spoehr Internship program, conducting research Professor John Spoehr is Director of the for the Don Dunstan Foundation focused Australian Industrial Transformation on the impacts of a temporary visa status Institute (AITI) argued in this Dunstan for refugees and asylum seekers in South Paper that it is time we viewed social and Australia. economic hardship as a collective responsibility.

Interns Dani-Elle McManus (left) and Sasha Forbath (right) celebrate their successful internships with David Pearson.

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the internet itself. The Panel for this future success. Speakers included Rich PARTNERSHIPS presentation featured: Mark Peche: Karlgaard, Forbes publisher, author and THE ADELAIDE FESTIVAL OF IDEAS futurist, inventor, author, educator, forecaster on innovation culture, disruption 21-23 October broadcaster and panel member of ABC’s and global trends. Indy Johar, architect, The New Inventors, Michel Bauwens, Global Impact Hub founder and lecturer on In keeping with a long tradition, the Don author, producer, founder, and global social innovation in the real world and Dunstan Foundation again partnered with researcher on peer production, Mark Beam, architect, venture capitalist the Adelaide Festival of Ideas (AFoI). governance, and property and Ellie and impact investor on social need as a Rennie: author, researcher, Deputy market opportunity for purpose driven Over two days more than 45 great thinkers Director of the Swinburne Institute for enterprises and investors. came come together at the 2016 AFoI, for Social Research and a Senior Research a series of thought-provoking Associate of the Centre of Excellence for presentations, in-conversations and Creative Industries and Innovation. special events which addressed a rich combination of blue-sky thinking and the OPEN STATE urgent issues of our times. 18-27 October, Adelaide Convention This year, the Don Dunstan Foundation Centre supported the Institute of Public Administration's 20th Dunstan Oration — The Don Dunstan Foundation partnered The Courage Party? Australia is in a with Open State to present an exciting free political abyss. How do we climb out of it? forum on 18 October to explore the future Do we need a 'Courage Party' to address of enterprise, impact and advantage. major long-term issues such as refugees, Attracting more than 380 attendees, the forum, titled The Future of Enterprise, climate change and taxation? Presented by Professor Hon Barry Jones. Impact and Advantage focused on social enterprise, given that this is the fastest

growing sector of South Australia's In partnership with the Adelaide Festival of economy, with employment growing by Ideas Assoc. Inc., the Office of Green more than 13% between 2012 and 2015. Industries SA, the Department of State Development, the Office for Digital International entrepreneurs and thinkers, Government and the SA Government local leaders and innovators spoke about Financing Authority, the Foundation also new approaches for the delivery of social presented: Blockchain Technology. How it services, with innovation, collaboration, will transform our economy, society and trust and integrity providing the keys to

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EXECUTIVE He was also formerly Senior Adviser to SUPPORTING PARTNERS MP the Commonwealth Adelaide Festival Centre – ‘Our Mob’ 2015 LEADERSHIP Minister for Mental Health and Ageing and an Adviser to Senator . South Australian Living Artists Festival FAREWELL TO DONNA HARDEN SA History Trust The Don Dunstan Foundation farewelled REGISTERED Reconciliation SA Donna Harden as the Executive Director as she took up a role with the South COMPANY Recognise Australian Government in the Department WISeR of the Premier and Cabinet. 2016 saw the Don Dunstan Foundation make the transition from a Foundation to a Wyatt Trust Donna joined the Foundation in 2012 and registered company. Our new ABN is 71 played a critical role in building our 448 549. We have retained Tax Deductible Housing SA reputation for leading key conferences and Status for all donations over $2. Multicultural SA — Economics Society of securing high profile speakers who Australia (SA) challenged our perspectives and thinking around key societal and economic issues. CHURP – The University of Adelaide THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS The Adelaide Festival of Ideas APPOINTMENT OF NEW The Office of Green Industries SA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FUNDING PARTNERS The Department of State Development In August this year, David Pearson was South Australian Government The Office for Digital Government appointed Executive Director of the Don Dunstan Foundation. David has come University of Adelaide The SA Government Financing Authority from working as a Senior Policy Adviser Flinders University The New Ventures Institute for Premiers Jay Weatherill and , working on mental health, Beyond Bank homelessness, social innovation and many other areas relevant to the Foundation's work.

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DON DUNSTAN AC QC Just prior to his death in 1999, Don For further information please contact the Dunstan established The Don Dunstan Dunstan Foundation on (08) 8313 3364 or (1926 – 1999) Foundation with a vision to continue his via email: vital work in social justice through the [email protected]. SA PREMIER AND fostering of research and education on a Don Dunstan Foundation Level 8, broad range of issues concerning social POLITICIAN 115 Grenfell St Adelaide SA 5000 development. Don Dunstan was one of Australia’s most ABN: 71 448 549 600 charismatic, courageous, and visionary politicians of the 20th century; a dedicated Tel: 08 8313 3364 reformer with a deep commitment to social justice, a true friend to the Aboriginal YOUR DONATION WILL www.dunstan.org.au people and those newly arrived in facebook.com/dondunstanfoundation Australia, and with a lifelong passion for MAKE A DIFFERENCE the arts and education. He took positive Bequests and donations can be accepted twitter.com/dondunstan steps to enhance the status of women. by the Don Dunstan Foundation. The Foundation is a grateful recipient of Most of his reforms have withstood the support from public and private entities. As test of time and many have been a charitable Trust, all donations are tax strengthened with time. Many of his deductible. Donations can be committed to reforms in sex discrimination, Aboriginal individual projects to fund the work of the land rights and consumer protection were project if so requested. It is a powerful way the first of their kind in Australia. He was a to make a difference to an area that leading campaigner for immigration reform means the most to you. and was instrumental in the elimination of the White Australia Policy. He was instrumental in social welfare and child protection reforms, consumer protection, Aboriginal land rights, urban planning, heritage protection, anti-discrimination laws, and abolition of capital punishment, environment protection and censorship.

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THE DON DUNSTAN FOUNDATION STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2016

Note 2016 2015 $$ ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents 4 121,663 328,765 Investments in the University Endowment Fund 709,940 547,305 Trade and other receivables 5 15,368 2,966 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 846,971 879,036

NON CURRENT ASSETS Plant and equipment 6 4,377 8,734 TOTAL NON CURRENT ASSETS 4,377 8,734

TOTAL ASSETS 851,348 887,770

LIABILITIES CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade and other payables 7 3,212 9,833 Unearned revenue 8 - 2,748 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 3,212 12,581

TOTAL LIABILITIES 3,212 12,581

NET ASSETS 848,136 875,189

EQUITY Retained Surplus / (Deficit) 848,136 875,189 TOTAL EQUITY 848,136 875,189

The above statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.