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February 2023
Wittenoom
Be transported from Victoria's St Kilda to WA's Pilbara, a blue asbestos mining town where Dot and Pearl live. So begin glorious days, when the Pilbara’s stunning landscapes, magnificent wildlife and close-knit community shaped an idyllic lifestyle; wild-natured Dot making the most of every second,…
Find out more »Improving Public Governance in Victoria
Join Melbourne Forum members and friends to our first cocktail party style event for 2023, with special speaker, John Pesutto. John Pesutto knows well what losing feels like – in November 2018, he found out he had lost his seat (Hawthorn) while discussing the election…
Find out more »The Climate Book
You might think it's an impossible task - secure a safe future for life on Earth, at a scale and speed never seen, against all the odds. There is hope - but only if we listen to the science before it's too late. In The Climate…
Find out more »The Non-Binary dilemma, is it? Or are we resistant to change?
Dangerous Dinners continue and with them the opportunity to fearlessly discuss contemporary, challenging and interesting ideas, themes and points of view. The theme of our first 2023 Dinner is: 'The Non-Binary dilemma, is it? Or are we resistant to change?' Dangerous Dinners are member-only events…
Find out more »Researchers Behaving Badly
Australia (and Melbourne in particular) seeks to hold itself up as a global heavyweight in the fields of scientific and medical research. But what if that position is undermined by questions raised regarding the integrity of the research being reported? Science is knowledge gained through…
Find out more »A Greater Focus on the ‘S’ in ESG?
The ‘S’ in ESG is high on the corporate agenda and as the focus grows, companies are shifting from a reactive to a proactive position. While there are many examples of ‘E’ and ‘G’ concerns to point at - environmental disasters and failings of governance…
Find out more »March 2023
The economic outlook for 2023
What might be the key economic challenges and drivers for the economy in 2023? So many issues could shape the economic environment this year such as: How Federal and state governments balance budget constraints with delivering better support and services especially in health, disability support,…
Find out more »Australia’s Energy Transformation
Moving towards a clean energy system will see Australia go through a massive energy transition. “We know that clean, low-cost renewable energy and storage is the answer to Australia’s energy supply concerns.” This is the view of Kane Thornton, Chief Executive of the Clean Energy…
Find out more »Governance, Transparency and Accountability in Australian Corporate Boardrooms today
Media coverage of the challenge to the board of AGL last year highlighted how little general media coverage there is of corporate board behaviour. The health of corporate boards directly affects us as tax paying citizens, consumers, and shareholders. Stephen Mayne is uniquely positioned to…
Find out more »The Uluru Statement from the Heart: is it just politics?
We are bringing this pivotal issue to the table: 'The Uluru Statement from the Heart. Is it just Politics, or do we accept that our First Nations Brothers and Sisters have a Diversity of Views?' Dangerous Dinners give you the opportunity to fearlessly discuss contemporary, challenging…
Find out more »Empowering Gen Z Migrants Through Financial Literacy
As a co-founder of South Sudanese Australian Youth United, a non-for-profit organisation that focuses on empowering young people to be independently capable of leading meaningful lives, Deng Yong Deng astutely understands that young people of migrant backgrounds struggle to contribute to, and participate equally in,…
Find out more »The Song of the Cell: Medicine and the New Human
The building block of life: the cell. Its story is the story of modern medicine. And the story of practicing cancer physician, researcher and Pulitzer Prize winner Siddhartha Mukherjee’s latest book. With revelatory and exhilarating stories of scientists, doctors, and the patients whose lives may…
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