Speaker: Frank Brennan SJ AO - Australian human rights lawyer and academic and author, most recently, of Equality, Reconciliation and Social Cohesion: The Inspiration of Sir William Deane Date: Wednesday 14 October 2026 Topic: William Deane's Legacy on Reconciliation and Social Cohesion Time: 5.30pm start Zoom link sent out on day of event OPEN TO ASSOCIATE MEMBERS & [...]
Speaker: Frank Brennan SJ AO - Australian human rights lawyer and academic and author, most recently, of Equality, Reconciliation and Social Cohesion: The Inspiration of Sir William Deane Date: Wednesday 14 October 2026 Topic: William Deane's Legacy on Reconciliation and Social Cohesion Time: 5pm for 5.30pm start Venue: The Sydney Institute, 47 Phillip St (bet Bent & Bridge [...]
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 & [...]
Cardinal George Pell died in Rome on 10 January 2023. After years of fighting the false charges laid by Victoria Police, and subsequently found guilty by a Victorian court, George Pell had those charges overturned by a unanimous verdict of the High Court of Australia. Frank Brennan SJ AO, in an address to The Sydney Institute [...]
The year 2023 marked a referendum milestone in the history of the Australian constitution with debate in full flight over the Albanese Government’s decision to insert an Indigenous Voice to parliament and executive government. Frank Brennan SJ has been a leading Australian contributor over decades to the discussions and development of Indigenous Australia’s gradual reform [...]
