Australian Prime Ministers Centre Seminar 2015
Australian Prime Ministers Centre Seminar 2015 in collaboration with the Australian Policy and History Group Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Members Dining Room 19 June 2015 1.30 Welcome Launch of the Media Room exhibit in the Prime Minister’s Suite Daryl Karp, Director, Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Catching prime ministers being good George Megalogenis, author and journalist 2.15 Mind and matter: Prime Ministers Alfred Deakin and John Curtin The Citizen and the Nation: Alfred Deakin’s speeches in the first decade after Federation Dr Mark Hearn, APMC Fellow Lecturer, Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations Macquarie University Connections with Australian Indigenous Communities: Prime Ministers Alfred Deakin and John Curtin Associate Professor Fred Cahir, APMC Fellow Senior Lecturer, Aboriginal Studies Program Coordinator Federation University of Australia, Ballarat John Curtin’s life with poetry Dr Toby Davidson Lecturer, Department of English, Macquarie University Great grandson of John Curtin In discussion with Professor Nicholas Brown, School of History, Australian National University 3.15 Watching those who watch us: Prime Ministers and the Australian Intelligence Community Prime Minister Bob Hawke, Justice Hope and the development of the Australian intelligence community Dr Peter Edwards, APMC Fellow Adjunct Professor, Alfred Deakin Research Institute Deakin University Prime Ministers and the Dark Conundrum Frank Moorhouse, former APMC Fellow Writer In discussion with Professor David Lowe, Deakin University, Co-founder of the Australian Policy and History Group 4.00 Coffee and tea 4.20 Notes to self for our next female Prime Minister Voter assessments of Prime Minister Julia Gillard: What did women want ? Professor David Denemark, APMC Fellow Professor of Political Science and International Relations University of Western Australia Covering Julia Karen Middleton Author and journalist Beyond the ‘Gillard Project’ Michael Cooney Speechwriter to Prime Minister Julia Gillard In discussion with Ms Wendy McCarthy AO, non-executive Director, educator, mentor, writer and campaigner for the rights of women and children 5.20 Noone will hear you scream in the boiler room: writing crime fiction at Old Parliament House Prime Minister Robert Menzies, Sir William Ashton and the granny killer Kaaron Warren, APMC Fellow Writer 6.00 Refreshments in the Members Bar 7.00 Function concludes (exit via Kings Hall)
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