10 events Coming up
21 Mar 2012
Economy, law and self-determination: a central Australian case
In this lecture, Dianne AustinBroos departs from the observation that law and economy are dual conditions both for colonialism and decolonisation. she considers two forms of governance imposed on the Western Arrernte people of central Australia in...
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Seminar/Forum26 Mar 2012
Book Launch - The Sweet Spot: How Australia Made Its Own Luck - And Could Now Throw It All Away by Peter Hartcher
Australians now officially have the best living conditions in the world. Our country is both fair and free and the only developed nation to have avoided a recession in the past twenty years. In The Sweet Spot Peter Hartcher takes readers on a vas...
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Launch23 Aug 2012
The Gender Agenda
The 'Gender Agenda' free public forum is your opportunity to learn about gender in Australia and overseas, to connect with organisations and others around the issues, and to contribute to organisations working to make a difference! Hear stories f...
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Free Public Lecture31 Oct 2012
Australia India Institute Annual Oration: Reasoning Beyond the Past
Professor Glyn Davis, Vice Chancellor of The University of Melbourne will deliver the Australia India Institute’s Annual Oration on the topic: Reasoning Beyond the Past. The Oration is part of the Institute’s conference 'The Argumentative Indian:...
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Free Public Lecture
The Argumentative Indian, Critical Debates in the World’s Largest Democracy & Perspectives from Australia
Registration is now open for the Australia India Institute's conference: The Argumentative Indian, Critical Debates in the World's Largest Democracy & Perspectives from Australia. The Australia India Institute will hold its third conference in Me...
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Conference23 Nov 2012
Colonial Art Exhibitions: past, present, future
The last decade has witnessed a resurgence of interest in Australian colonial art, with an unprecedented number of important exhibitions being held in our major art galleries (national, state and regional) and libraries. This symposium brings toge...
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Symposium18 Apr 2013
Precariously at Home: Chinatown in Sydney, Australia in Asia
In this socalled Asian century, Australia is only too keen to pronounce itself as belonging to the Asian region, constantly referred to in the recent White Paper on Australia in the Asian Century as ‘our’ region. But does this mean that Australia ...
16 May 2013
Tiffin Talk: Entrepreneurship and start-up ecosystems
Entrepreneurship and startup ecosystems: An exploration of the reasons that have made some regions in the world hotbeds of highvalue venture creation and the role of government intervention in catalyzing this. Drawing lessons from these experience...
23 May 2013
Tiffin Talk: India and China: Rivals, Friends or Foes?
India and China today represent world’s two largest and fastest growing economies and societies. Even the continued global economic slowdown has not dented their growth. These unprecedented trends have triggered several internal and external syste...
30 May 2013
Do Indians really face racism in Australia? A journalist's perspective with Sushi Das
Since stories of dodgy colleges and violence against Indian students came to light a few years ago, accusations of racism have repeatedly hit the headlines. Racism is an issue that the Indian diaspora has had to deal with all over the world. While...