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MEDIA RELEASES AND STATEMENTS
BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER FOR CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER: THE ETHICS CENTRE ANNOUNCES 2023 PUBLIC PROGRAM
Protest, punishment, power and partnerships: The Ethics Centre has unveiled its public program for 2023 featuring free residencies, thought-provoking presentations and pertinent conversations – with a focus on how to bring ethics to the centre of everyday life. DOWNLOAD MEDIA RELEASE
FEBRUARY 2023
THE CONSTITUTION IS INCOMPLETE. SO LET'S FINISH THE JOB.
Amidst national conversations on the proposed referendum about the Voice to Parliament, Dr Simon Longstaff AO recognises the opportunity to make our Constitution whole through the recognition of First Nations people. DOWNLOAD MEDIA RELEASE
FEBRUARY 2023
EXPLORE THE ETHICS OF SECRETS AND OF HOLIDAYS
The Ethics Centre has announced the latest ‘The Ethics Of…’ events, a popular and intimate series that tackles the meaning, mess and morality of everyday issues. Each event is more than just a talk; led by Australia’s best philosophers, they are intimate and engaging conversations that involve thought experiments, live performance and opportunities for participants to share their experiences, views and learn from each other. DOWNLOAD MEDIA RELEASE
NOVEMBER 2022
FRANCES HAUGEN TO HEADLINE FODI 2022
Truth, trust, tech, tattoos and the taboo: Australia’s original disruptive festival, the Festival of Dangerous Ideas (FODI), has unveiled a compelling and incisive in-person program of big ideas, dicey topics and critical conversations to be held at Carriageworks, Sydney from 17-18 September. DOWNLOAD MEDIA RELEASE
JULY 2022
DR TIM DEAN JOINS THE ETHICS CENTRE
Dr Tim Dean has joined The Ethics Centre as Senior Philosopher, where he will be helping to engage the public around pressing contemporary ethical issues. DOWNLOAD MEDIA RELEASE
FEBRUARY 2022
COP26 - THE CHOICE OF OUR LIVES
Ethics is about how choices are made. It identifies and examines the drivers of choice and ultimately helps us to discern what is good or bad, right or wrong, in the choices we make. At its most fundamental level, ethics underpins the world we make. So, in every respect, what happens in Glasgow is a matter of ethics. DOWNLOAD MEDIA RELEASE
OCTOBER 2021
AUSTRALIA'S ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN
After 20 years of waging war in Afghanistan, Australia, the United States and its allies have withdrawn from the field – leaving the Taliban back in power. In retreat, what is the obligation of countries like Australia to the Afghan people? DOWNLOAD MEDIA RELEASE
SEPTEMBER 2021
THE EROSION OF PUBLIC TRUST
Christian Porter’s decision to accept an anonymous donation of one million dollars to help cover his personal legal costs has not merely raised questions about his personal judgement. It has exposed larger issues about the extent to which some of our government ministers understand the demands of political leadership in a democracy. DOWNLOAD MEDIA RELEASE