Past events

  • Dr Jen Skattebol

    10 June 2021 COVID-19 and its effects on children & young people As we take a rear-vision view of the lock-downs of 2020, we… Read more

  • Mary-Louise McLaws

    13 May 2021 COVID-19 update:13 months after the pandemic began, we are adjusting to a ‘new normal’: closed borders, QR codes and caution about… Read more

  • Geoffrey Watson SC

    18 March 2021 Sleepwalking towards a cliff Confidence in Government is shattered. How did this happen? How can we fix it? Why we need… Read more

  • Bruce Wolpe

    16 December 2020 US Election Wrap-up Bruce will discuss the Nov 3 US presidential election and the vote by the Electoral College that is… Read more

  • Pat Anderson+Prof. Megan Davis

    12 November 2020 Uluru Statement from the Heart: an update Professor Davis joins Pat Anderson in bringing to the Balmain Institute a recounting of… Read more

  • Bruce Wolpe

    8 October 2020Bruce Wolpe One month from the US elections: An update Bruce will discuss the state of the presidential election campaign and the… Read more

  • Professor Sarah Palmer

    17 September 2020 Confronting Covid-19What are the prospects for the Covid-19 pandemic in the months and years ahead? Should we be hopeful? The new… Read more

  • Brigit Busicchia

    Thursday 13 August 2020 The question of food security –from household to global There are many ways to think about food. You can think… Read more

  • Prof. Veena Sahajwalla

    Thursday 16 July 2020 The new microrecycling science and microfactoriesfor transforming waste into value-added materials About the speaker Professor Veena Sahajwalla is an internationally… Read more

  • Michael West

    Thursday 11 June 2020 The rising power of corporations in democracy Veteran Journalist, Michael West reluctantly turned media entrepreneur, will talk about the crisis… Read more