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Alexis Wright on censorship and telling the untold stories

See novelist Alexis Wright deliver the 2018 Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture on censorship, stories and Aboriginal experience.

3 Dec 2018 Duration: 52:01

Bruce Pascoe on Aboriginal culture and history

Hear award-winning writer, editor and anthologist Bruce Pascoe deliver the 2017 Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture.

14 Nov 2017 Duration: 41:05

Helen Kapalos on social unity in multicultural Victoria

Hear Helen Kapalos, Chairperson of the Victorian Multicultural Commission, in a thought-provoking discussion on achieving social change.

19 Feb 2016 Duration: 28:53

William Kelly and panel on the art of peace

Hear some of Australia's most-celebrated creative minds discuss how they explore human rights, reconciliation and social justice in their work.

11 Nov 2015 Duration: 01:01:03

Tim Costello on our patch – is Victoria different?

Former Victorian of the Year and CEO of World Vision, Tim Costello discusses what makes Victoria different.

24 Feb 2015 Duration: 51:31

Julian Burnside on Australia's asylum seeker response

Hear international human-rights advocate Julian Burnside as he interrogates Australia's response to asylum seekers.

29 Apr 2014 Duration: 43:42

Geoffrey Robertson on free speech

Watch human-rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson QC as he discusses free speech and how to balance privacy and national security.

14 Nov 2013 Duration: 1:03:11

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