William Coleman – John Robertson: Liberal of the People
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JOHN ROBERTSON: LIBERAL OF THE PEOPLE – WILLIAM COLEMAN
Australia’s development has so often been about land – acquiring it, stealing it, buying it, developing it, depending on its fundamental importance to life, revenue and identity. For the European colonisers, land was the basis for wealth. Enter John Robertson. London born, John Robertson served as NSW premier on five separate occasions and defeated the [...]
William Coleman – John Robertson : Liberal of the People [Zoom]
Speaker: William Coleman, Adjunct Professor at the University of Notre Dame, Australia and author of John Robertson: Liberal of the People John Robertson, active in New South Wales politics from 1859 till his sudden death in 1891, served as premier on five separate occasions in 1875 defeating the much-lauded Henry Parkes, with whom he later [...]
William Coleman – John Robertson : Liberal of the People
Speaker: William Coleman (Adjunct Professor at the University of Notre Dame and author of John Robertson : Liberal of the People) Date: Tuesday 10 June 2025 Topic: John Robertson : Liberal of the People John Robertson, active in New South Wales politics from 1859 till his sudden death in 1891, served as premier on five [...]
THE SENTIMENTAL STATE – AUSTRALIA’S FEDERATION
The COVID pandemic focussed Australians' attention on the limits of their federation constitution. Border closures and state regulations have begged the question, "Did the Founding Fathers get it right?" Associate Professor at the Australian National University and author of Their Fiery Cross of Union - A Retelling of the Creation of the Australian Federation 1889-1914 William Coleman [...]
Their Fiery Cross – Revisiting Australian Federation – William Coleman & Michael Sexton
Register for the Zoom talk. Bookings open to Members only. The link will be sent out the day of the event. Date/time: Tuesday 19 October 2021 [Australian Eastern Daylight Time] Speakers: William Coleman - Associate Professor, ANU & author Their Fiery Cross of Union - A Retelling of the Creation of the Australian Federation 1889-1914 and [...]
The Crisis on Campus
Universities across the Western world are now educating a majority of high school graduates. What are they being taught? How high are standards? Why is freedom of expression under attack on campus? These questions and many more are the focus of a new book, Campus Meltdown The Deepening Crisis in Australian Universities edited by William Coleman. [...]
Dr William Coleman & Dr Gigi Foster – The Crisis on Campus
SPEAKERS: Dr William Coleman (Associate Professor, ANU College of Business and Economics) & Dr Gigi Foster (Associate Professor, School of Economics at the University of NSW ) DATE: Wednesday 20th November *Book from 6 November 2019* TIME: 5.30 for 6pm LIGHT REFRESHMENTS TOPIC: The Crisis on Campus VENUE: [...]