A Big Job: Community and Government Working Together to Advance Refugee Settlement in NSW
Join Esta Paschalidis-Chilas, Government Relations Manager at Settlement Services International and Professor Peter Shergold AC, Chancellor of Western Sydney University, at this Affinity Evening Lecture, as they discuss the topical issue of advancing refugee settlement in NSW. About the Panellists: Professor Peter Shergold | Chancellor, Western Sydney University The Board of Trustees elected Professor Peter Shergold AC […]
Hashtags Sparking Revolutions
Join us for an evening A+ Youth Lecture with Sara Mansour, co-founder of Bankstown Poetry Slam. The topic of Sara’s talk will be ‘Hashtags Sparking Revolutions: How Social Media is Helping Take a Stand Against Sexual Harassment‘. Light dinner will be served at 6:00pm. The talk will start at 6:30pm. About the speaker: Sara Mansour is a […]
The Anthropocene: Challenges of the Human Age
Join us for an evening Lunchtime Lecture with Professor Will Steffen, from the Fenner School of Environment & Society at ANU. The topic of Will’s talk will be ‘The Anthropocene: Challenges of the Human Age’. Light lunch will be served at 12:00 pm. The talk will start at 12:30 pm. About the Speaker: Emeritus Professor […]
Interpersonal Relationships and Human Rights
Join us on Thursday, 16 August for a special Lunchtime Panel with Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, Former Justice of the High Court of Australia) and Ron McCallum, Emeritus Professor from University of Sydney. They will be discussing ‘Interpersonal Relationship and Human Rights’, which will cover issues that are faced by people within the LGBTQI+ […]
A Day in the Life of a Newspaper Editor
About the Speaker: Lisa Davies | Editor, The Sydney Morning Herald Lisa began her career at the national newswire AAP, and has also worked for the UK’s Press Association in London and The Daily Telegraph newspaper in Sydney. Lisa joined Fairfax Media in early 2012. She has held several senior reporting and editing roles including […]