Past events

  • Chris Gambian

    11 August 2022 Nature is for everyone – and needs us all! Chris will make the case for more people – a wider array… Read more

  • Frances Rush

    14 July 2022 Asylum seekers: towards a better future Frances will provide an overview of the work of the Asylum Seekers Centre, the challenges… Read more

  • Bates Gill

    9 June 2022 China’s global ambitions under Xi Jinping Increasingly powerful, prosperous and authoritarian, China under the leadership of Xi Jinping has become a… Read more

  • Roy Green

    11 May 2022 The challenge of Australia’s post-COVID recovery Roy Green argues a post-COVID recovery must go beyond a one-off economic stimulus and address… Read more

  • Margo Kingston

    7 April 2022 Independents’ movement: the candidates, the government response and the state of play As the Federal election approaches, Margo Kingston will discuss… Read more

  • Ian McAuley & Miriam Lyons

    10 March 2022 Good Government: What it does, why we need it and why small government won’t work A pandemic has required the Australian… Read more

  • Sean Kelly

    11 November 2021 Playing to win – how politics became a trivial game For too many politicians – and too many voters – politics… Read more

  • Edwina MacDonald + Alison Aggarwal

    14 October 2021 Women in Australia – How safe? How equal? With recent reports of the gender pay gap widening, greater numbers of women… Read more

  • Sue Butler

    9 September 2021 Weaponising WordsHow to insult people effectively In a world of media and political ‘spin’ we need to be aware of the… Read more

  • Ray Kington & Bruce Spence

    12 August 2021 COVID-19 & the Performing Arts Performers such as actors and musicians are being particularly effected by COVID-19. We have two speakers… Read more