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May 2022
The Role of Universities in a Post-COVID world
The last two years have presented numerous challenges for Victoria’s universities, with COVID-19 affecting almost every area of their activity. The impact on revenue from international student enrolments has been well publicised, while universities have also had to grapple with how best to continue teaching,…
Find out more »Friday Imbibo series-federal election!
Election Day has been - do we have a result? Many members joined in the very entertaining online drinks sessions at 5pm on Fridays last year. Bring your beverages and nibbles for an online discussion. All opinions, gripes etc welcome! Our Friday election imbibo series…
Find out more »June 2022
RISING Festival – Melbourne Forum double-bill
A festival three years in the making! Put on your walking shoes and immerse yourself in a fabulous Rising 'double bill' for Melbourne Forum. Golden Square "art, empire, identity, spirituality overlap in China town". Four floors of the Golden Square car park is being activated…
Find out more »The ‘new normal’ – Chinese espionage
Chinese espionage tradecraft and covert action and why the US and its allies, including Australia, need to stay focussed. The People’s Republic of China's massive ‘whole-of-society’ approach to espionage is creating a new paradigm on how intelligence activities are conducted, viewed, and addressed by nations.…
Find out more »Thriving
An innovation agenda for turning our biggest global societal challenges into opportunities to thrive. Whether you’re a board director, a business leader, an executive, a professional in the sustainability field, or someone who wants to be better informed about ways to take positive action, this…
Find out more »Too many Victorians in Gaol?
For decades Victoria had a reputation as a State with low rates of crime, and, commensurately lower rates of imprisonment. But in recent years there has been a dramatic change. Whilst we still live in a State boasting very low crime rates by international standards,…
Find out more »Underground Mega Structures – Saviours or Death Traps?
Humankind has always looked to the underground as a savior to its most pressing perils. Professor Dix argues that solutions to many of the worlds most urgent problems today can be found in intelligent development underground. Drawing on examples as diverse as Hitlers secret city…
Find out more »IPCC Sixth Assessment Report – lessons from the Australasia factsheet?
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2021 – The Physical Science Basis, was published drawing on the contributions of hundreds of scientists from around the world. The report provides an assessment and synthesis of peer-reviewed literature on climate science and…
Find out more »QVM – ensuring contemporary relevance for a much loved heritage icon
The Queen Victoria Market was established in 1878, so that, in our relatively youthful capital city, the Market is a genuine historic icon. Particularly since WW2 it has been a classic symbol of our multi cultural society. This has not transpired without controversy — some…
Find out more »We have a New Federal Government. So What?
Join us for this terrific panel event with John Ridley AM, Terry Moran AC, Prof Andrea Hull AO and Chris Gallagher moderated by Dr Michael Henry AM. The four panel members, drawing on their expertise and experience, will talk about and critique So What? with…
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