Lecture archive
2017 - The Honorable Howard Nathan: Bigotry, Referenda, Plebiscites, Polls and Conscription
The Honorable Howard Nathan is an adjunct professor at La Trobe University Law School and a former Supreme Court Judge who has continued to give his time and resources at both a local and international level, including significant support of the arts within Bendigo and regional Victoria. Howard discusses the constitutional issues arising from the conscription referenda, although they were in fact plebiscites, with a particular focus on Bendigo and passes comment upon the recent public opinion poll concerning marriage. The Honorable Howard Nathan: Bigotry, Referenda, Plebiscites, Polls and Conscription [PDF 400KB]
2016 - Jim Ife: Rethinking Human Rights in the 21st century
Apart from a touch of poetry, Emeritus Professor Jim Ife covered the rights of humans, animals and the earth, in relation to the “multiple and serious” human rights issues we face right now. “If the powers that be read Wordsworth, we’d have a much better world,” he said. Jim Ife: Rethinking Human Rights in the 21st century [PDF 112KB]
2015 - David Hunt: From Crown Tyranny to Australian Democracy
David Hunt an award winning and best selling Australian history author (Girt: The Unauthorized History of Australia) and podcaster. David discussed how a land settled by pickpockets, sheep thieves and Irishman transformed from Tyranny into a model constitutional democracy in a single human life span.
2013 - Rajmohan Ghandi: What would Gandhi do?
Professor Gandhi the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi – the human rights activist who led a peaceful resistance movement against the British Empire’s control of India. Profoundly influenced by his grandfather’s legacy, Professor Gandhi has spent his life working as a journalist, biographer and peace builder and shares his stories.
2012 - Painting a Picture: Tony Ellwood and Karen Quinlan
John Higgs board director of the Bendigo Art Gallery chats with Tony Ellwood Director of National Gallery Victoria and Karen Quinlan Gallery Director about the key influencers and drivers that have guided their careers.