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11 October 2014
Kim Williams - Pre-Concert Insights
Join us before the Borodin Quartet performance to hear former Musica Viva General Manager and Chairman Kim Williams AM, discussing his connections to chamber music and his new book Rules of Engagement. -
13 October 2014
Lee Kofman - A Dangerous Bride
Join author Lee Kofman as she launches A Dangerous Bride, a candid and engrossing memoir set in Lee's first years in Australia. In conversation with Krissy Kneen, Kofman will discuss her story, her experience of migration, love, marriage, polygamy, and the conflict between our desire for security but also for foreign places. -
14 October 2014
Maxine McKew - MLC Lecture Series: Replicating Success in Australian Education
Maxine McKew considers the challenges in lifting academic achievement across a fragmented education system. With problems at both ends of the spectrum – bright students who are insufficiently stretched as well as a three year learning gap among disadvantaged students – it's time we learnt from the best and paid heed to the strong body of research around expert teaching that evaluates impact. -
14 October 2014
Anne Tiernan - The Fifth Estate: The Prime Minister's Chiefs
The prime minister’s chief of staff has a unique role in Australian political culture. With immeasurable influence – some much more than others – as confidantes, mediators, gatekeepers and advisors, the chief of staff steers the prime minister through the challenges and landmines of leadership, fine tuning and coordinating the things that matter to help win the support of cabinet, caucus and country. What makes a great chief of staff? What are the challenges, pressures and principles that occupy their time? And what matters most in this powerful behind-the-scenes role? Prime Minister Tony Abbott calls his chief of staff, Peta Credlin, ‘the boss’. Kevin Rudd’s chief of staff, Alister Jordan, was referred to as ‘the wunderkind’, not always kindly. Join Fifth Estate host Sally Warhaft with Anne Tiernan, associate professor at the Centre for Governance and Public Policy at Griffith University, and David Epstein, the first chief of staff to Prime Minister Rudd, to discuss the chiefs, past and present, and this singular job in the national capital. - More Events ...