The issue of mining coal seam gas became a much debated topic in 2011, resulting in the NSW government announcing a tough new regime for the coal seam gas mining, including a ban on BTEX chemicals (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes) in drilling. In the ensuing media flux, Glenda McLoughlin, Chief Financial Officer at Metgasco [...]
The Hon Andrew Robb was introduced by the Hon Barry O’Farrell at The Sydney Institute on Tuesday 8 August 2011, click here to view. LIVING WITH DEPRESSION ANDREW ROBB I’d like to thank you all for coming tonight. It’s a great privilege to have so many distinguished people, so many friends that have brought [...]
The Hon Tanya Plibersek is the Minister for Human Services and the Minister for Social Inclusion. She has been the Member for Sydney since 1998 and is one of the new generation of younger women who have taken portfolios over the past decade in Australian federal politics. Social inclusion has become one of the Rudd [...]
Angela Shanahan, a columnist with The Australian, addressed The Sydney Institute on Tuesday 23 August 2011 as part of a discussion on God in the twenty-first century. She was joined by Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins from the Emanuel Synagogue in Sydney, Robyn Williams, the ABC Radio National presenter of The Science Show & Ockham’s Razor and [...]
