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Wed 21 Oct 2026
PUBLIC
A Big Dialogue on Tax Reform (TBC)
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Wed 15 Apr 2026
PUBLIC
A Big Dialogue at Ormond on Defense of Taiwan (specific topic TBA)
UPCOMING
Areti Metuamate

Areti Metuamate

SPEAKER
Tue 10 Feb 2026
PRIVATE
John Lott on “Crimes, guns and misinformation in Australia”
PAST
Dr. John R. Lott Jr.

Dr. John R. Lott Jr.

SPEAKER
Tue 7 Oct 2025
PRIVATE
Simon Denny replies to Jillian Spencer’s comments on the affirmation model for the management of adolescents with gender dysphoria
PAST
Simon Denny

Simon Denny

SPEAKER
Aug 2026 (date TBA)
PUBLIC
A Perth Dialogue on Freedom of Speech on Campus (specific topic TBA)
UPCOMING

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Tue 7 Apr 2026
PRIVATE
Michael Cope of Qld Council of Civil Liberties on "The new hate speech laws - how should we think about them?”
UPCOMING

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Tue 18 Nov 2025
PRIVATE
Ted Hennicke on "The Meaning and Causes of Irrationality”
PAST
Ted Hennicke

Ted Hennicke

SPEAKER
Thu 4th Sep 2025
PUBLIC
A Big Dialogue: Energy Transition - Just and Fair?
PAST
James Brown

James Brown

SPEAKER
Aug 2026 (date TBA)
PUBLIC
A Big Dialogue on the Sustainable Development Goals (specific topic TBA)
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Tue 10 Mar 2026
PRIVATE
Sophia Arkinstall on 'What's going on with AI?"
PAST
Sophia Arkinstall

Sophia Arkinstall

SPEAKER
Tue 11 Nov 2025
PUBLIC
A Big Dialogue: China-Australia - Can We *Really* Have Our Cake And Eat It?
PAST
Joanna Hewitt AO

Joanna Hewitt AO

SPEAKER
Tue 2 Sep 2025
PRIVATE
Nicholas Carah on “AI slopworld”: how and why did digital platforms create a new form of automation that is fuelling an era of cultural and consumer 'slop'. And what can we do about it?
PAST
Nicholas Carah

Nicholas Carah

SPEAKER

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