Shed a Tier Congresses and Speech Archive

The Shed a Tier Congresses are explained here.

Each of the Congresses held to date is described below in turn, along with the speeches presented at each Congress (note: speeches for which scripts have not yet been provided will be forthcoming).

The 1st Shed a Tier Congress was held at Parliament House, Canberra, on Friday 22 June 2001, and attended by 13 people.  We received speeches from:

The 2nd Shed a Tier Congress was held at Parliament House, Canberra, on Friday 21 September 2001, and attended by about 30 people. As set out in the Program , this 2nd Congress received speeches from:

The 3rd Shed a Tier Congress was held at Parliament House, Canberra, on Friday 22 March 2002, and attended by about 40 people. This was the first Congress held following the formation of the Beyond Federation network, and the First Congress centred on a theme.  Its full title was:

The Murray Darling Beyond Federation

How the Murray Darling Basin and the Australian Environment

generally have suffered under our present system of government,

and visions for environmentally sustainable government

As set out in the Program , this 3rd Congress received speeches from:

the 4th Shed a Tier Congress, was held in Canberra on Friday 24 May 2002, and was attended by about 30 people :

Australian Health Care Beyond Federation

How Australian Health Care has Suffered under our Present System of Government,

and Visions for a "Best Possible" Health Care System ; one that is

affordable, accessible, equitable and effective for all Australians

This 4th congress received speeches from :

(Only the first two speeches above are presently available)

The 5th Shed a Tier Congress, was held at Parliament House, Canberra, on Friday 28 June 2002, and attended by about 30 people. Its full title was:

New States, No States or the Status Quo?

Visions for a System of Government that is

Effective, Affordable, Accessible, Responsive and Equitable

for all Australians and all Communities

a Century Beyond Federation

This 5th congress received speeches and debate presentations as follows :

Keynote Speeches

The Debate

The 6th Shed a Tier Congress was held at the Key Centre for Ethics Law Justice & Governance Griffith University, on Monday 18 November 2002, with an attendance of about 30 people.

Regionalism and Constitutional Change

Discussion Sessions :

the 7th Shed a Tier Congress, was held in Sydney at the Darlington Centre on Sunday 16 March 2003, with an attendance of about 20 people :

Models, Consequences and Issues

This 7th congress received speeches from :

Due unforseens circumstances, A.J. Brown was unable to give his talks as indicated on the program, and due to timing pressures, Klaas Woldring was unable to give his closing talk, and John August and Max Bradley were unable to have their mini debate on salinity issues.

the 8th Shed a Tier Congress, was held in Albury at the Sailors, Soldiers and Airmens Club on Saturday and Sunday, 19-20 July, with an attendance of about 60 people.

Beyond State Governments : How Australians Continues to Suffer from Cross-Border Anomalies, Inconsistent Laws and Standards, and Other Deficiencies; and Visions for a Better Australia

This 8th congress received speeches from :

Papers by Jim Snow and Barrie Smillie were made available.

The conference dinner received presentations from A.J Brown (Griffith University), Peter Consandine (Abolish State Governments! Party), and Ian Johnston (New States movement).

The 9th Shed a Tier congress was held in Canberra on 19 March 2004, a discussion accompanying A.J. Brown's Senate lecture. A record of the discussions is archived here.
The 10th Shed a Tier congress was held at The Surf Club, Mooloolaba, Queensland on 10/11 July 2004.

Beyond Federation: Visioning A Future Without State Governments

This 10th congress received presentations from : Charles Mollison released this Communique outlining some conclusions from the congress.

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The 11th Shed a Tier congress was held in Gippsland on the weekend of 9-10 July 2005, at Mirboo North on Saturday 9 July and Sale on Sunday 10 July. Over 40 people attended the Mirboo North session on Saturday, about 25 attended the Sale session on Sunday, and a total of over 50 people attended at least one of the sessions (noting that some people attended both sessions).

Visions for Gippsland and Australia Beyond State Governments: Exploring Regional and Local Governance in an Australia Without States

A description of events is contained here We received presentations from :

David Lewis

Lev Lafayette

John Jago

Charles Mollison

John August gave a dinner talk

Bruce Evans gave a presentation; see his website here

The 12th Shed a Tier Congress was held at Tumbi Umbi, NSW Central Coast on the 15th and 16th of October 2005

The Central Coast Beyond Federation : How Abolishing State Governments can Benefit People, Communities, Businesses and the Environment

We received presentations from :