Politics at Lunchtime
Come along and discuss local, national and international events and issues. Feel free to bring your lunch!
The Incredible Untold Story of Oleg Gordievsky - Russian and British Spy
Over the thirty years from the fifties to the nineteen eighties Gordiesvky worked for the British as a double agent. He was the most senior Russian KGB agent ever to become a spy for the west and a
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The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): A Brief Introduction
<p>The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OCSE) is the world’s largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization. Now headquartered in Vienna, Austria, the OCSE has its
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Democracy Matters: The Strengths of Australian Democracy
Democratic processes in Australia are unique in many ways. We consider the strengths of our system and the impact they have on social coherence. This conversation will start with the democratic web
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Celebrity Politics... The Next Big Thing?
The 2016 election of Donald Trump as US President has been described as the first ‘Celebrity Election’ in the West. More recently the trend continues. In the Ukraine celebrity comedian Volodymyr
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The Visegrád Group: A Brief Introduction
<p>The Visegrád Group, named after the Hungarian castle-town of Visegrád, traces its origins to a summit meeting of leaders from Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland held on February 15, 1991. Since
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Democracy Matters: Behind the Scenes on Election Day
What are the checks and balances that keep our elections fair and independent? How does the Australian Electoral Commission manage the greatest peacetime logistical operation each federal election?
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The Great Barrier Reef and the Battles to Save It
Today the Great Barrier Reef is in crisis from climate change. Earlier in the 1960s it was threatened by oil drilling. Learn about the battles not only to save the Great Barrier Reef but the world’s
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Security in the Post-Soviet Space: A Brief Introduction
<p>The countries of the Post-Soviet Space (i.e. the fifteen former Soviet republics which together once made up the USSR) are faced with a number of common security problems, in relation to various
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Democracy Matters: Mapping Australian Democracy
Democracy is much more than elections, politicians and the media. We are joined by the Sydney Alliance to hear about the bits of democracy we walk past every day in Sydney, without realising they are
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Whistleblowers: Why are "Truth Tellers" Vilified and Prosecuted?
<p>In recent times several democratic governments have pursued whistleblowers in the name national security. Do politicians have contempt for the truth? Are Julian Assange and Edward Snowden cyber
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