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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

Parliamentary Library Lectures- for passholders only

  • 25th November – 12:30-1:30, Michael Hitchens, Copenhagen negotiations and the CPRS: an industry perspective, Library Conference Room, 2nd floor Ministerial Wing.

 

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:

Title/Speakers/Chair /Number/Date
MP3 File/Duration
The science behind the pollicy agenda for the Copenhagen talks
Speaker: Dr Janette Lindesay
Chair: Roxanne Missingham
Date: 19 November 2009		 MP3 53MB
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

 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

 MP3 37MB

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