Frank Brennan SJ, a supporter of the Voice concept, now believes the 2023 referendum was a disaster. He also believes that many Australians still hope there may be a prospect of future constitutional change but not with the process that was adopted and not with the wording that was proposed in 2023. Frank Brennan has outlined [...]
Speakers: Frank Brennan SJ - author of Lessons From Our Failure to Build a Constitutional Bridge in the 2023 Referendum & Damien Freeman - author of The End of Settlement Topic: After the Voice Referendum: Two Views Date: Monday 27 May 2024 Time: 6pm Venue: Delivered via Zoom PLEASE NOTE: THIS MEETING IS FOR PAID ASSOCIATE MEMBERS [...]
Speakers: Frank Brennan SJ - author of Lessons From Our Failure to Build a Constitutional Bridge in the 2023 Referendum & Damien Freeman - author of The End of Settlement Topic: After the Voice Referendum: Two Views Date: Monday 27 May 2024 Time: 5.30 for 6pm Venue: The Sydney Institute, 47 Phillip Street Sydney (between Bent & [...]
Dame Leonie Kramer held the Chair of Australian Literature at the University of Sydney from 1968 to 1989 and was dubbed "Killer Kramer" by Nobel laureate and nemesis Patrick White. Dame Leonie was the first woman to be a professor at Sydney University and the first to serve as its chancellor and as the ABC’s [...]
Speaker: Damien Freeman - Principal Policy Advisor, PM Glynn Institute & author of Killer Kramer, Dame Leonie: a Woman for All Seasons in Australian Biographical Monographs Date: Wednesday 20 July 2022 Time: 6pm start Title: Remembering Leonie Kramer Zoom link will be sent out on the day of the event PLEASE NOTE: THIS MEETING IS FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS [...]
Speaker: Damien Freeman - Principal Policy Advisor, PM Glynn Institute & author of Killer Kramer, Dame Leonie: a Woman for All Seasons in Australian Biographical Monographs Date: Wednesday 20 July 2022 Time: 5.30 for 6pm Title: Remembering Leonie Kramer LIGHT REFRESHMENTS PLEASE NOTE: THIS MEETING IS FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF THE SYDNEY INSTITUTE ONLY & 1 GUEST - [...]
Settlers with Jewish religious or cultural backgrounds have been part of Terra Australis since the First Fleet landed in 1788. As early as 1844 the first synagogue was formed in York Street, Sydney using rented space. Since that time, Jewish Australians have become a significant part of multicultural Australia, developing institutions and contributing in ordinary [...]
Speaker(s): Emeritus Professor Suzanne Rutland (University of Sydney) & Dr Damien Freeman (Visiting Scholar, P M Glynn Institute & author, The Aunt’s Mirrors) Date: 2018-04-24 Topic: Jewish Settlement in Australia Venue: The Sydney Institute, Level 40, Governor Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney Time: 5.30 for 6pm *ASSOCIATES & ASSOCIATE’S ONE GUEST ONLY* Book from: [...]
