Live @ Melbourne

The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull
Shadow Minister for Communications

In a lecture hosted by the Centre for Advanced Journalism, Malcolm will examine how the demands of the 24/7 news cycle and the digital revolution have changed how the media covers politics and why this coverage has changed the nature of political debate

Nathan & Pamela Jacobson Public Lecture Presented by the United States Ambassador to Australia Jeffrey L. Bleich

The issue of violence against women is a priority in foreign policy; it can no longer be “relegated to the margins” in any nation. Coming on the heels of
the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25, Ambassador Bleich will discuss U.S. efforts to combat this
deeply rooted social problem, both at home and abroad.

Centre for Women’s Health, Gender & Society, in collaboration with the Victorian Women’s Trust present:

Comedian, Nelly Thomas

Author and columnist for The Age, Leslie Cannold

Senior Lecturer, Louise Keogh

Executive Director of the Victorian Women’s Trust, Mary Crooks

Presented By:

Professor Daniel Dennett

Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy and Co-Director of the Centre for Cognitive Studies, Tufts University, Author of Darwin's Dangerous Ideas

“If you ask me about the future of newspapers you have asked the wrong question”

Presented by:

Greg Hywood

Chief Executive and Managing Director, Fairfax Media

Resilient Spirit: Alaska Native People and Our
Struggle for Land,Identity and Self-determination

William L. Iggiagruk Hensley

Hosted by the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Expert Panellists include:

Mr Adam Bandt MP

Dr Margaret Simons

Mr Tim Wilson

Dr Narelle Miragliotta

Dr Scott Brenton

Moderated by:

Professor Helen Sullivan

In this lecture, Dr Michael Wesley, Executive Director, Lowy Institute for International Policy, examines what the China boom means for Australia. Questions he will consider include: What is the importance of prosperity to Australians relative to the other values we hold? Do the means to prosperity matter? Do the sources of our prosperity affect our politics and how we see the world?

This lecture will describe IBM’s role in inventing and shaping a new industry and science of information. It will explore why this new science is relevant for 21st century leaders, looking at the period of transformation that’s taken place, and more importantly, what is to come. Knowing that technological advancement and scientific discovery is complex, iterative, and continually evolving, Dr John Kelly III will offer a view about particular technologies that will change the world in the decade to come, and share examples of how IBM is exploring smarter natural resource management, smarter natural disaster management, and collaborating on computational life sciences.