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Julian Burnside: Sydney Peace Prize Lecture

2014-11-2030:331

Julian Burnside, barrister, human rights advocate and writer presents the Sydney Peace Prize Lecture at Town Hall.

Science of Survival

2014-11-2044:48

Elizabeth Kolbert, John Williams and Krystal Evans discuss the sixth great extinction event that is currently upon us. This conversation was undertaken at the Melbourne Writers Festival.

David Walsh in Conversation with Julian Morrow

2014-11-2041:56

David Walsh, the genius gambler, entrepreneur and eccentric who founded MONA, in conversation with Julian Morrow at the Wheeler Centre.

IQ2 Debate: Society Would Flourish Under Female Rule

2014-11-2001:15:19

IQ2 Debate: Society Would Flourish Under Female Rule. For: Diane Smith-Gander, Kerry Chikarovski and Eva Cox. Against: Helen Razer, Nicole Vincent and Jane Caro.

Australian Gothic Cinema

2014-11-1249:11

A great session in the art of Australian gothic cinema, with Terry Hayes of Mad Max fame and Aaron Sterns, co-writer of Wolf Creek 2.

Greg Barton: Challenges Posed by the Islamic State Movement at Home and Abroad

2014-11-1242:28

Professor Greg Barton from Monash University sets out the historical context and provides a rational analysis of the rise and rapid expansion of the Islamic State.

Political Party Machine

2014-11-1244:32

Stephen Mills and Sally Warhaft examine obscure party bureaucrats that end up the unelected party powerful at the Melbourne Writers' Festival.

Corporations, Power & Citizenship: When Should CEOs Speak as Private Citizens?

2014-11-12--:--

Ian Narev, CEO of Commonwealth Bank, is in conversation at the St James Ethics Lab about the role of CEO on behalf of their company, but also as a private citizen contributing to the broader public debate.

Understanding Indonesia

2014-11-0445:29

Indonesian author Ahmad Fuadi and London-based writer Elizabeth Pisani explore corruption as an essential feature of Indonesian life.

The Snowden Files

2014-11-0442:26

Who really is Edward Snowden? The Guardian's Luke Harding talks about why Snowden did what he did and how he came to be the world's most wanted man.

Talking Points: Bigotry in Australia

2014-11-0448:02

Writer Alice Pung gives an address on bigotry followed by a conversation with Maxine Beneba Clarke and Nick Feik at the Melbourne Writers Festival.

Mandatory Attention: The State Of Immigration In Australia

2014-11-04--:--

A passionate panel from the National Young Writers Festival takes a look at the current asylum-seeker policy, featuring upcoming talent; Yassmin Abdel Magied, Mark Issacs, Laurie May and Michael Mohammed Ahmed.

Andrew Olle Lecture 2014: Kate McClymont

2014-10-3033:49

The always entertaining and engaging journalist Kate McClymont delivers the 2014 Andrew Olle Lecture at Australian Technology Park in Sydney.

DNA Profiling: The Ethics of Modern Genetics

2014-10-2841:32

Vanessa Hayes, a world renowned expert, speaks with Simon Longstaff about the direction genomic research might be heading, how realistic the expectations are and the ethical implications of having your DNA sequenced.

IQ2 USA: Flexing America's Muscles in the Middle East

2014-10-2801:13:10

This IQ2 debate from New York is centred on the Middle East and the steady advance of ISIS or the Islamic State through Syria and Northern Iraq. It features American policy maker Aaron David Miller and author Bret Stephens.

Bill Henson: Can Art Civilise Our Technology?

2014-10-2856:46

Bill Henson discusses art and its relationship with technology with Simon Longstaff at the St James Ethics Centre.

Black Diggers

2014-10-23--:--

This is the story of the Aboriginal men who served overseas in WW1. They joined up even though, at the time, they had no voting rights and didn't count as humans in any national census. A powerful and moving session.

Why It's So Hard to Talk About Peace in Sri Lanka

2014-10-23--:--

Sri Lanka's violent civil war ended in 2009 but is the island nation living in peace? And how should peace be defined? Academic Gilberto Algar-Faria ventures some answers to these questions in this address at the University of Sydney.

The Rise and Fall of Labor

2014-10-23--:--1

A session on federal politics that brings together widely divergent insider perspectives. Featuring former Labor Minister, Greg Combet, and editor-at-large at The Australian, Paul Kelly.

John Pilger: Edward Said Memorial Lecture

2014-10-2347:401

Australian filmmaker John Pilger delivers the Edward Said Memorial Lecture in Adelaide and this is a passionate address chiefly about the most recent bombings of Gaza.

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