On 9:30am - 1:30pm, 07 May 2012: Re-imaging Australian Values
Come along to a forum to mark the 75th Anniversary of University College, University of Melbourne.
Join Leslie and former High Court Justice Michael Kirby, Heather Ridout, Professor Julian Disney (Australian Press Council), Maxine McKew (former journalist and parliamentarian), Simon Holmes a Court (environmental activist and entrepreneur), Professor Richard Eckersley (ANU Centre for Epidemiology) and Waleed Aly ( political commentator) for an urgent discussion on the need to restore trust in our key social institutions and the values of civil society
Books
The Book of Rachael What if the man you loved betrayed your brother? Two thousand years ago, as a charismatic young preacher from Nazareth was gathering followers among the people of Galilee, his sister swept floors and dreamed of learning to read.
What, No Baby? takes us on journey into the lives of contemporary women who plan to have it all - marriage, motherhood and work - yet have been derailed by reluctant men, insatiably demanding jobs and ever-climbing expectations of what it takes to be a "good" mother.
The Abortion Myth forges a new women-centred abortion ethic capable of preserving a woman's right to control her body and her freedom to choose or reject motherhood.