Books and Authors
Germaine Greer Maintains The Rage -
Australian academic export Professor Germaine Greer has made a career out of being provocative. More…Comment(s) (24 comments)
This Week on ABC Fora with Tony Jones
Summer is for Thinking
What an excellent time of year it is. Days and days and days off work with nothing to do but lie on the beach and catch up on the year's reading. And, of course, watching or listening to all of the ABC Fora talks and debates that you've missed this year. For your viewing pleasure, we have selected some of our most popular talks to display on the front page. Downloads and more...
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Culture and Society : Keating, Patten And Turnbull On The State Of The World
Former Australian Prime Minister, Paul Keating; current Leader of the Federal Opposition, Malcolm Turnbull and former governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten are not the usual people you'd expect to see having a chat after dinner. But here in Sydney, at an event hosted by the Oxford Business Alumni, the three of them got down to business, discussing all of the big events of the minute: the global financial crisis and what governments should do about it, climate change, China and Obama. The event is hosted by our own Tony Jones.
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History
Mandla Mandela: My Family -
Mandla Mandela was only 32 when he was installed as chief of Mvezo Traditional Council. More…Comment(s) (1 comment)
Books and Authors
Helen Garner Spills Her Guts -
Author Helen Garner is well-known for looking to her own life for inspiration for her writing. More…Comment(s) (1 comment)
Politics
Patrick Dodson Gives The Peace Prize Lecture -
Aboriginal leader and rights advocate, Patrick Dodson, was recently awarded the "2008 Sydney Peace Prize". Past recipients have included former U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix and Palestinian activist Dr Hanan Ashrawi. More…Comment(s) (62 comments)
Culture and Society
Melissa Lucashenko On Survival -
Australian history is full of images of ingenious settlers battling against the harsh, unforgiving land in order to survive. More…Comment(s) (5 comments)
Environment
Jeffrey Sachs: On Saving The World -
He's been called the "rock star economist", rubbing shoulders with celebrities from Bono to Angelina Jolie. But Professor Jeffrey Sachs has an important message: how he thinks we can save the world. More…Comment(s) (4 comments)
Culture and Society
Stewart Butterfield on Creativity and the Art of Resigning -
Stewart Butterfield is known for two things. Co-founding the photo share website Flickr, and writing a strange and hilarious resignation letter to his former employer, Yahoo!, which quickly became famous on the web. More…Culture and Society
IQ2: For A Sporting Nation We're Not Very Sporting -
This IQ2 Debate was another sellout in Sydney's Angel Place Recital Hall, and the audience were wildly appreciative of the genuinely funny addresses. The topic under scrutiny was that "For a Sporting Nation, We're Not That Sporting. More…Comment(s) (3 comments)
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