ONLINE EVENT: In conversation with Emma Dawson, Janet McCalman and Andrew Leigh
Emma Dawson, Janet McCalman and Andrew Leigh will be in conversation on What Happens Next? edited by Emma Dawson and Janet McCalman as part of the ANU/Canberra Times virtual 'Meet the Author' series.
With essays from some of Australia's most respected academics and leading thinkers, What Happens Next? sets out a progressive, reforming agenda to tackle the twin crises of climate change and inequality. It provides a framework devoted to improving the lives of all Australians, and the sustainability of the world in which we live.
This is a free, online event. Please visit the ANU website for more information and to make a booking.
Emma Dawson is the executive director of Per Capita. Formerly she was a senior advisor on sustainability and inclusion at Telstra, executive director the Institute for a Broadbased Enabled Society, University of Melbourne, and a senior policy advisor in the Rudd Gillard governments. She is a regular contributor to Guardian Australia, Australian Financial Review and various ABC programs including The Drum
Professor Janet McCalman AC is the award-winning author of Struggletown, Journeyings, and Sex and Suffering. As a Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in the Melbourne School of Population & Global Health, she has always been fascinated by the experience of historical cohorts and the interplay between private life and the public world of politics and policy.
Dr Andrew Leigh MP is the Federal Member for Fenner in the ACT. Before being elected in 2010, he was a professor of economics at The Australian National University. His books include Battlers and Billionaires and The Luck of Politics and Randomistas.
When
1 October 2020, 5:30pm
Where
Zoom
Online Event
When
📅1 October 2020, 5:30pm
Where
Zoom
Online Event