The Federation is the peak representative body for co-operatives in New South Wales.

A co-operative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations, through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise.



SBA - Social Business Australia


The inaugural SBA Lecture INVESTING IN ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC FUTURES was delivered by Dame Pauline Green, President of the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) on 15th March 2010 at Parliament House, Canberra.

A copy of the lecture is available below.

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Investing in Alternative Economic Futures


You can also listen to her speech and to her later interview on ABC Radio National by going to the SBA website http://www.socialbusiness.coop/.