Local public policy think-tank, The Newcastle Institute, is hosting a ‘Conversation’ event with the Honourable Campbell Newman, former Premier of Queensland. The conversation will be facilitated by local journalist and academic Paul Scott. This special event follows the successful July

2017 Lord Mayoral Election Forum 6pm-8pm August 31st. Newcastle City Wests (formerly Panthers & The Workers Club) Independent think-tank The Newcastle Institute, will be conducting a public forum for the coming Lord Mayoral Election on Thursday August 31st, in the

Keep 31 August free for another Newcastle Institute Candidates’ Forum.  This time, it will be candidates for the role of Lord Mayor of Newcastle who will be making their pitch. Come along to Wests City, (former Panthers/Workers) at 6pm on

Conversation with Nathan Rees The Newcastle Institute, is hosting a ‘Conversation’ with the Honourable Nathan Rees, former Premier of NSW. This July event is part one of a two part series featuring conversations with politicians. The second in this series,

Post-truths, alternative facts, fake news. These terms are thrown about in the traditional and social media, by politicians and by people wanting to discredit statements they disagree with. The post truth era is described as when objective facts and scientific

Recent events in South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria have shown that dramatic changes are needed if we are going to have a secure, reliable, cheap and sustainable power supply. Intermittent renewables like wind and solar are becoming cheaper than conventional

One of the most exciting stories in Newcastle in recent years has been the success and achievements of ‘Renew Newcastle’.  What started as an off-beat idea to revitalise Hunter Street has gained international recognition and is being applied in many other cities.  Enabling

The election of Donald Trump as the 45th US President confounded most political experts. Not only was his rise wholly unanticipated by the political class, speculation about his ‘inevitable’ demise – right up until election night – was grossly exaggerated.

The final Newcastle Institute forum for the year will be on Wednesday November 9th, 6pm in the usual venue at Souths Newcastle Leagues Club, Merewether. Supporters will be aware of recent controversy surrounding the Awabakal Land Council, which has recently been placed

Newcastle was among the first regions to roll out the Primary Ethics program in 2011. What have we learned since then? In the next public forum hosted by local think-tank the Newcastle Institute we’ll be discussing the growth of philosophical