Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture 2004

Repairing Australia: How to Undo the Damage

'Reconciliation and the Republic are in ruins – and the refugees remain in mandatory detention. Since Mabo, Wik and Hansonism, bigotry has found its voice again. Since Tampa and the Towers, fear has been a driving force in Australian politics. How should Australia’s progressives respond? What is to be done?’ - Phillip Adams

In the 2004 Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture, entitled 'Repairing Australia: How to Undo the Damage', broadcaster, social commentator and satirist Phillip Adams examines how our leaders are dealing with the difficulties and conflicts facing Australian society and outline how to ‘repair the damage’. He addresses contemporary issues facing Australia such as terrorism, racism and social change.

Phillip Adams has played a key role in the establishment and growth of many of Australia’s major cultural and artistic institutions – most notably within the film industry. For almost 40 years Adams’ columns in major newspapers and magazines have provoked discussion and outrage. He is in constant demand as a speaker, chairman and moderator in public and private sectors, and is the author of more than 20 books which have sold over a million copies.