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National Health Reform Series

Attitudes toward health and ageing: PART 2 (November 23 2010)

Menzies Centre for Health Policy, The Nous Group

The Menzies Centre for Health Policy, together with The Nous Group, has recently completed a survey of 1,200 Australians to gain insight into their attitudes towards the health and aged care system,…

National Health Reform Series

Attitudes toward health and ageing: PART 1 (November 23 2010)

Menzies Centre for Health Policy , The Nous Group

The Menzies Centre for Health Policy, together with The Nous Group, has recently completed a survey of 1,200 Australians to gain insight into their attitudes towards the health and aged care system,…

Burma votes 2010 - Episode 3 (November 18 2010)

Hosted by Dr Nicholas Farrelly featuring Professor Trevor Wilson and Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim

Former Australian Ambassador to Burma Trevor Wilson is the guest while Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim gives his reaction to the release of Aung San Suu Kyi in the third Burma votes 2010 vodcast…

Burma votes 2010 - Episode 2 (November 08 2010)

Hosted by Nicholas Farrelly

'Burma votes 2010' presenter Nicholas Farrelly gives a special post-poll update to the vod and podcast series. This episode was recorded on 9 November 2010 and in the second in the series.

'Burma…

Burma votes 2010 - Episode 1 (November 02 2010)

Hosted by Dr Nicholas Farrelly featuring Morten Pedersen and Professor Desmond Ball

Des Ball and Morten Pedersen are the guests in the first ‘Burma votes 2010' vodcast.  This video was recorded on 2 November 2010 and is hosted by Nicholas Farrelly. It is the first in a series…

Too much to do, too little of you- Alumni and friends life skills seminar (August 28 2010)

Carole Brown

, Manager of Staff and Career Development, ANU

A group of almost fifty ANU Alumni and Friends attended the inaugural Open Day Life Skills Seminar on Saturday 28 August, presented by Carole Brown, Manager of Staff Career Development at ANU…

Democratic Confidence and Overconfidence (August 05 2010)

Dr David W Runciman

, Cambridge University, United Kingdom

The historical record of democracies in dealing with crises and other threats is good: democracies win wars, avoid famines, recover from economic disasters and adapt to meet new challenges. This should…

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s New Strategic Concept (August 02 2010)

Admiral Di Paola

, Chairman of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Military Committee

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is a politico-military alliance of countries from Europe and North America. It provides a unique link between these two continents for consultation and…

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Burma Elections: If not free or fair, then what? (July 23 2010)

A Panel of Burma Scholars from ANU

This forum considers scenarios for and beyond Burma's anticipated 2010 elections. While the elections are part of the military regime's "7-point Road Map", many aspects of how they will play out, their…

Thailand in Crisis- Episode 6 (July 02 2010)

Nicholas Farrelly

, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

In the final Thailand in Crisis vodcast, ANU PhD students Nattakant Akarapongpisak, Pongphisoot Busbarat and Preedee Hongsaton join host Nicholas Farrelly for a panel discussion about Thailand's political…

Thailand in Crisis Episode 5 (June 25 2010)

Nicholas Farrelly

, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Professor Peter Warr discusses how economics has impacted Thailand and on perceptions of the Thai government while Professor Andrew Leigh talks about development economics in the fifth Thailand in Crisis…

Thailand in Crisis- Episode 4 (June 18 2010)

Nicholas Farrelly

, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Professor Thongchai Winichakul is the special guest for the fourth Thailand in Crisis vodcast. With host NIcholas Farrelly, he discusses the 1976 protests, his time in detention, his reaction to the…

Thailand in Crisis- Episode 3 (June 11 2010)

Nicholas Farrelly

, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Dr Tyrell Haberkorn and Professor Hilary Charlesworth are the guests in the third Thailand in Crisis podcast - discussing issues of human rights and international law in the Thai context. Host Nicholas…

Thailand in Crisis- Episode 2 (June 04 2010)

Nicholas Farrelly, Des Ball and Marcus Mietzner

 

Thailand in Crisis is a series of six vod and podcasts from The College of Asia and the Pacific at The Australian National University. They are released each Friday, beginning 28 May 2010.

Thailand in Crisis- Episode 1 (May 28 2010)

Nicholas Farrelly

, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security at ANU

Thailand in Crisis is a series of six vod and podcasts from The College of Asia and the Pacific at The Australian National University. They are released each Friday, beginning 28 May 2010.

In…

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China’s Development and Managing its Environmental Responsibilities (May 25 2010)

The Hon Greg Hunt MP

, Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage

In this panel discussion, members will explore the interaction between China's economic development and it'd environmental responsibilities, from a range of social, political, environmental and economic…

The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP

Housing Affordability: making ends meet in the ACT (May 25 2010)

The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP

, Federal Minister for Housing

The national crisis in affordable accommodation has hit low income earners hard in Canberra. Even where new public service graduates, students, young families and the unemployed have been able to find…

Dr Judith Ajani, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU

Australia’s Forestry Industry Crisis: How it happened and what to do (May 06 2010)

Dr Judith Ajani

, Economist, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU

Many plantation managed investment companies have collapsed. A pulp mill proposal struggles to find financiers. A stock exchange listed forestry company requests a share trading halt while it tries…

National Health Reform Series

National Health Reform Series 3 Can local networks make a difference to primary health care (April 28 2010)

This lecture consisted of a panel of leading health care experts

Professor Ian Chubb, Vice-Chancellor of The Australian National University, and the Honourable Warren Snowdon MP, Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery,…

Professor Norm Amundson

Career Flow: Identifying Life/Career Patterns Using a Circle of Strength (April 12 2010)

Professor Norm Amundson

, University of British Columbia, Canada

A world authority on Career Development, Professor Norm Amundson, who was recently visiting from the University of British Columbia, spoke to thirty keen ANU Alumni and Friends on the topic of…

2008 ACT Election Series Forum

Leaders in the spotlight 2008 ACT Election Series Forum (October 14 2008)

Jon Stanhope and Zed Seselja , ACT Chief Minister and ACT opposition Leader

This forum is the last of three public forums hosted by The Australian National University and The Canberra Times.  The three forums pit 2008 ACT Election candidates against…

JCSMR

Sustainable Funding for Australia’s Future Health Care (September 09 2008)

Professor Jim Butler, Dr Francesco Paolucci and Henry Ergas

Like many other countries, Australia is facing significantly increased costs in the future in maintaining the health of its people.  In coming decades we will have more people suffering from chronic…

Physics Students Uncovered

Physics Students Uncovered (August 14 2008)

Graham Dennis, Amrita Prasad, Maurits Evers, Guy Micklethwait, Lachlan Rogers, ANU Physics PhD students

As part of National Science Week, the ANU College of Science recently pitted 5 Physics PhD students against each other in a competition to showcase their presentation skills, passion and ability to…

Professor Hugh White

The Australia-US relationship: its place in our histories in the context of Asia (August 06 2008)

Professor Hugh White , Head of the Strategic and Defence Centre, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

One hundred years ago this year the Great White fleet sailed into Sydney harbor to a rapturous reception from Australian's hoping that America would protect us from the threats we feared from rising…

Dr John Hart

Australian-US comparative government and political systems (August 05 2008)

Dr John Hart , Reader in Political Science, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

Dr Hart will explore the main features of the Australian political system through comparison with the United States. He will compare and contrast the struggle of self-government in Australia and the…

Mr Mark Dollhopf

Engaging University Alumni in Community & Business Development (August 05 2008)

Mr Mark Dollhopf, Mrs Ilona Emmerth and Mr Edward Greenberg, Executive Director of Association of Yale Alumni, Yale Alumna & Yale Alumnus

This talk looks at discoveries made at the Yale Club of Pittsburgh of the best ways to engage alumni and to attract alumni of all ages and all backgrounds to become involved in the Yale Club and…

Professor Danielle Conway-Jones

Contracting Cultures: Indigenous Intellectual Property and the Creative Commons (July 17 2007)

Professor Danielle Conway-Jones, Terri Janke, Dr Matthew Rimmer

In intellectual property, there has been much interest of late in the creative use of contract law - especially with the development of the Creative Commons.

By necessity, Indigenous communities…