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Vital Issues Seminars and Parliamentary Library Lectures
The Vital Issues Program is a series of seminars organised by the Parliamentary
Library for the benefit of Senators and Members. The aim of the seminar
program, which has been running since 1986, is to bring notable speakers
to the Parliament to give Senators and Members and their staff the opportunity
to hear, first hand, expert opinion on a range of currently relevant topics.
Coming lectures
Vital Issues Seminar - for passholders only
- 28th October – 12:30-1:30, Professor Paul Smyth & Professor Bob Gregory, The global recession and the future of social policy in Australia, Library Conference Room, 2nd floor Ministerial Wing.
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Seminar recordings are available to Senators and Members free of charge.
Seminars held [1994 | 1995
| Jan-Jun 1996 | 1996-97
| 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-03 | 2003-04
| 2004-05 | 2005-06
| 2006-07
| 2007-08
| 2008-09
Vital Issues Seminars for Senators, Members and parliamentary
staff only
Vital Issue Seminar no. 1, 2002–03 and all future seminars are available
from here to be played as MP3 files (just click and play through your
pc). All seminar recordings can be ordered in CD or audio tape form from
the Publishing Section (02) 6277 2778, dps.publishing@aph.gov.au
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Seminars held during 2009–10:
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The global recession and the future of social policy in Australia
Speaker: Professor Paul Smyth
Chair: Senator Rachel Siewert
Date: 28 October 2009 |
MP3 49MB |
Global policy trends in a financialised economy
Speaker: Professor Michael Hudson
Chair: Roxanne Missingham
Date: 21 October 2009
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MP3 50MB |
The state of the working nations: current issues and future prospects for working families in the US and Australia
Speakers: Professor Eileen Appelbaum and Professor Barbara Pocock
Chair: The Hon. Mark Butler MP
Date: 19 August 2009
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MP3 37MB |
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