2009 Open Fora
The Future of the Media Industry
10 November
Guest Speaker
- Phillip Adams AO, legendary broadcaster and film maker. Host of ABC Radio National's Late Night Live. Author and Social Commentator.
Is AIDS Over?
10 September
Guest Speaker
- The Honourable Michael Kirby, AC CMG, Retired Justice of the High Court.
Is Australia Giving Refugees a Fair Go?
12 August
Guest Speakers
- Denis O'Brien, Principal Member of the Australian Government's Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal, and
- Jacqueline Everitt, well known refugee advocate and author of the The Bitter Shore, the story of Shayan Badraie's detention and the Badraie family's life after detention.
Winning and Losing Elections
10 June
Guest Speakers
- Mr Malcolm Mackerras AO, political analyst, and
- Dr Graeme Starr, a former Liberal State Director and Federal Ministerial Adviser.
The Personal and the Political.
Women in Australian Politics
23 April
Guest Speaker
- The Hon Tanya Plibersek (opens in a new window) (Minister for Housing and Minister for the Status of Women), talked about the history of women in politics and about her own experiences and political life.
Human Rights, Respect and Inclusion and Launch of the 2009 UWS Year of Respect and Inclusion
4 March
The Honourable Robert McClelland, Federal Attorney General, discussed the Australian human rights protection system and how it contributes to respect and inclusion in the national and tertiary education contexts.
- Speech made by the Attorney-General Hon Robert McClelland MP
