THE CRANLANA PROGRAMME
An Initiative of The Myer Foundation
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Alumni
The alumni of The Cranlana Programme includes over 1500 leaders from business, government and community sectors. A number of events are held each year for alumni to maintain contact and further engage in discussions about ethics, values and leadership in Australia.
These occasions address a range of contemporary issues and seek to present new and challenging ideas. Sometimes different perspectives from speakers on a common theme may be presented on separate occasions. Whenever possible, the Boyer Lecturer from the previous year is also invited to present an overview of the themes discussed in his or her lecture series.
Upcoming Events
Lectures
Speeches
Upcoming Events
To be advised
Lectures
Alumni Lecture speakers have included:
Hon Michael Kirby AC, CMG
Life after the High Court of AustraliaDr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House
Ready to Lead? Rethinking America’s Role in a Changed WorldDr Rufus Black,
Educating the Millennial Generation for the Challenges of the 21st CenturyDr Jim Peacock AC,
Climate Change: What we should do and what we can doMr Greg Bourne, CEO, WWF Australia,
Climate Change - Pathway to the FutureAmbassador Pete Peterson,
From handcuffs to HandshakesProfessor Alan Dupont, Director, Centre for International Security Studies, University of Sydney,
Heating up the Planet: Climate Change and SecurityMr Waleed Aly, Executive Committee Member, Islamic Council of Victoria,
Classical Islam - A Problem or an Ally in Seeking a New World OrderRt Hon Malcolm Fraser AC CH,
Who Matters? How Many?Mr Owen Harries, Senior Fellow, The Centre For Independent Studies,
Living with a Super Power: the future of the American AllianceHon Dr Brendan Nelson MP, Minister For Education, Science & Training,
The Role of Australia's Universities in National Development and Civil SocietyProfessor Amin Saikal AO, Director, Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies - The Middle East & Central Asia, Austalian National University,
Islam, The West & The War on TerrorismProfessor Raimond Gaita, Professor of Moral Philosophy,
King's College University of London & Professor of Philosophy, Australian Catholic University,
Seeing the Humanity in People Who are DegradedHon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG, Justice, High Court of Australia,
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally - the Growing Impact of the World on Australian LawMr Hugh White, Director, Australian Strategic Policy Institute,
A Contingent Asset: Australia's American Alliance and the Rise of ChinaMr Patrick Dodson, 'Father' of Reconciliation in Australia,
Beyond Bridges and SorryProfessor Ross Garnaut AO, Professor of Economics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University,
America, China and India: Australian and South-East Asian Places Amongst Tomorrow's GiantsMr Paul Kelly, Editor-at-Large, The Australian,
New Challenges for Australia's Role in the WorldMr Yasser Soliman, President, The Islamic Council of Victoria together with Dr Greg Barton, Senior Lecturer,
School of Social and International Studies, Deakin University,
Islam in Australia and the RegionProfessor Peter Dawkins, Director, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne,
Hard Heads, Soft Hearts - a New Reform Agenda for AustraliaProfessor Robert O'Neill AO, Chairman, Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute,
Australia's Strategic Role in the WorldProfessor Robert Manne, School of Politics, La Trobe University,
Justice and the Good Society: Thoughts on Australia's Past, Present and FutureMr Paul Barratt AO, Principal, CEO Collegiate Pty Ltd,
Responding to TerrorismMr Hugh White, Director, Australian Strategic Policy Institute,
Challenges to Democracy....post September 11His Excellency J Thomas Schieffer, Ambassador United States of America,
Challenges to Democracy....post September 11Hon Gareth Evans QC, AO, President, International Crisis Group,
Challenges to Democracy....post September 11Professor Geoffrey Blainey AC,
Boyer Lecturer, 2001Professor Robert Manne, Associate Professor, School of Politics, La Trobe University,
The Road to NauruProfessor Cheryl Saunders, Director, Institute for Comparative and International Law and Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies,
The University of Melbourne,
The Constitution, Diversity and GlobalisationMr Paul Kelly, Editor-at-Large, The Australian,
Australia and Globalisation in the 21st CenturyMr Patrick Dodson, Indigenous Leader,
Pathways to ReconciliationProfessor Stuart MacIntyre, Dean, Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne,
The Place of Humanities in Australian EducationDr Tim Flannery, Director, South Australian Museum,
Australia, The Environment and CultureMr Alan Oxley, Chairman, National APEC Study Centre,
Australia's Third Golden Age - Globalised, Greener and WiredThe Hon Fred Chaney AO, Member, National Native Title Tribunal and Chancellor, Murdoch University,
The Search For Values and StandardsRev Tim Costello, Director, Urban Mission Unit, Collins Street Baptist Church,
Justice and SocietyProfessor David Penington AC, Professor Emeritus, The University of Melbourne and Director, The Cranlana Programme Advisory Board, Australia Agonising over Policy for Illicit Drugs
Dr Simon Longstaff, Executive Director, The St James Ethics Centre,
Living on the Edge: Reflections on an Uncertain NationMr Carrillo Gantner, Former Councillor, Melbourne City Council,
Clown Hall RevisitedProfessor Martin Krygier, Boyer Lecturer, 1997 and Professor of Law, The University of New South Wales,
A Good SocietyProfessor Spencer Zifcak, Associate Professor of Law and Legal Studies, La Trobe University,
The Anxious Republic: Reflections on the Constitutional Convention and Constitutional MakingMr Alistair Maitland, International Adviser, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group,
The Economy and Culture: Australia's Relationship with AsiaMr Paul Chadwick, Journalist and Founder, Communications Law Centre,
The Media and AccountabilityDr Timoth Potts, Director, The National Gallery of Victoria together with Mrs Catherine Walter, Company Director and The Hon Warwick Smith MP, Federal Member for Bass
Speeches
Following are links to speeches in PDF files:
Local Government Discussion Paper
Achieving Policy Change in Australia by David Uren
commissioned by The Cranlana Programme for discussion at the Policy Seminar, 'Pathways for Reconciliation'The Demands of Decency by Martin Krygier
presented to the Symposium, '2020: A Vision for Aged Care in Australia' in 2002Seeing the Humanity in People who are Degraded by Professor Raimond Gaita
Alumni Lecture presented by Professor Raimond Gaita, Professor of Moral Philosophy, King's College, University of London & Professor of Philosophy, Australian Catholic University on Tuesday 19 July, 2005Islam, the West & the War on Terrorism by Professor Amin Saikal
Alumni Lecture presented by Professor Amin Saikal AO, Director, Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies, Australian National University on Tuesday 30 August, 2005Islam and Human Rights in the Muslim Middle East
Justice & Society Symposium Dinner Address presented by Professor Amin Saikal AO, Director, Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies, Australian National University on Monday 5 December, 2005Who mattters? How many?
Alumni Lecture presented by Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser AC CH on Wednesday 21 June, 2006