2019 Program

Andrew Scott is an expert on public policy in Scandinavia and the  Nordic countries. He is Professor of Politics and Policy at Deakin University in Victoria and will speak with us about the policy successes in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland and the lessons for Australia. Reduction of wealth and income inequalities, reduction in child poverty, public education, family friendly workplace arrangements, paid parental leave, support for older workers and management of natural resource wealth are some of the issues Andrew will address.

Lin Crase, Professor of Economics at the University of South Australia will speak with us about the history, economics and politics of water, especially in the Murray Darling Basin. Lin is considered one of the world experts on water and has worked on projects in SE Asia, Japan and Europe as well as here in Australia.

His face is on a postage stamp, he has a street named after him and has two buildings, (in Melbourne and Edinburgh) named after him. Come and meet Peter and hear about his latest thinking in relation to health and medicine.

Tania Soudin, Professor and Dean of Law at University of Newcastle, will, with her colleagues and a local representative from NSW Police, present some possible solutions. Restorative Justice, a system of criminal justice which focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims and the community at large, is a hot topic. Come and join the discussion and be part of the solution.

What? Music. Why does it matter?

Discussing these important questions on Wednesday 10th June 2019 at a forum presented by the Newcastle Institute will be Dr David Banney and Mr Paul Bevan.