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Lambert V Monckton: The Climate Debate

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2019/05/01

UNSW's Dr Tim Lambert debates climate change sceptic Lord Monckton. The debate was moderated by Alan Jones. See the SMH online video: http://media.smh.com.au/monckton-the-climate-debate-1133822.html

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Bob Carr - UNSW Confucius Institute public lecture 2013

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2019/05/01

Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr delivers a wide-ranging speech on the future of Australia-China relations for the Confucius Institute at UNSW Australia.

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Utzon Lecture Series - "Urban Consolidation"

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2019/05/01

Professor Bill Randolph, Director of UNSW’s City Futures Research Centre, on the challenges of housing policy, urban development and metropolitan planning. Third in the 2010 Utzon Lecture Series of of presentations, lectures and debates on topics that address local and global Built Environment concerns, issues and perspectives.

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UNSW Medicine Dean's Lecture Series 2012 - Stem Cells...

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2019/05/01

George Negus hosts this debate on the use of stem cells in medicine, featuring speakers Dr Bernadette Tobin and Professor Alan Trounson. • Cure vs expensive waste of time? • Strict control vs ethical free for all? • Available to all vs the privileged few?We face a stunning moment in time with extraordinary advances in translating stem cell discoveries – in particular changing one cell type to another. The promise is tangible for effective new approaches to incurable diseases

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Brainfood - Can You Imagine The Next 60 Years?

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2019/05/01

Dr Chris Luebkeman, Director for Global Foresight and Innovation, Arup Group and Visiting Professor at UNSW, on life in 2070. Dr Luebkeman is joined by an expert panel representing engineering, the built environment, climate change and sustainability. Panelists are Professor Alec Tzannes, Dean, Faculty of Built Environment; Professor Matthew England, Co-Director Climate Change Research Centre; and Dr Adrian Paterson, Chief Executive Officer ANSTO.

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Jan Utzon on Jorn Utzon

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2019/05/01

Jan Utzon, leading architect and son of world-renowned Sydney Opera House designer Jorn Utzon, speaks about his father and his vision for Sydney's most famous building.

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Talking Point - Jonathan Holmes interviews David...

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2014/04/18

ABC presenter Jonathan Holmes interviews Associate Professor David McKnight from UNSW's Journalism and Media Research Centre on new his book, 'Rupert Murdoch: An Investigation Of Political Power'. The book looks at Rupert Murdoch's pursuit of political goals using News Corporation as his vehicle.

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Talking Point- Dr Kath Albury and "Sexting"

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2014/04/18

Dr Kath Albury, from UNSW’s Journalism and Media Research Centre, discusses the rise of sexting – the sending of sexually explicit text messages – and the lasting legal repercussions for under-18 year olds.

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"Gandhi - Lovers and Haters" - UNSW Annual Gandhi...

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2014/02/06

Booker prize-winning author Tom Keneally delivers the 2014 Gandhi Oration at UNSW.In giving the Oration, Keneally challenges Australia’s policy on asylum seekers and also shines a light on a little-known period of Indian history – the Bengal Famine of 1942.Keneally delivered the Oration to a capacity audience at UNSW’s Leighton Hall to mark India’s Martyr’s Day, the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination in 1948. The public talk was preceded by a

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Ratan Tata Wallace Wurth Dialogue (AUDIO)

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2013/02/12

UNSW has honoured the outstanding achievements of Mr Ratan Tata, Chairman of the Tata Group - India's largest corporation - with the degree of Doctor of Business honoris causa.Here Mr Tata takes part in the Wallace Wurth Dialogue with the UNSW Chancellor Mr David Gonski and Vice-Chancellor Professor Fred Hilmer, discussing business, India, and philanthropy.

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What would Gandhi do today? - UNSW Annual Gandhi...

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2013/02/12

The Gandhi Oration commemorates Martyrs’ Day and is delivered by a person whose life’s work exemplifies the ideals of Gandhi. This year the oration is delivered by The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG who addresses the topic of What would Gandhi do today? A meditation on the contemporary challenges of human rights. Michael Kirby has tirelessly advocated for equal opportunities and is internationally recognised for his humanitarian efforts as well as his long standing contribution to the

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"It Won't Happen to Me" - Cybercrime Myths and...

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2013/02/12

On Wednesday 30 May UNSW Alumni and friends attended the second BrainFood Lecture for 2012. They heard from an expert panel that they may well be the next victim of Cybercrime. The cost to the world economy in 2011 was $9 billion and Australians are increasingly targets. Speakers warned that one of the biggest problems we face is Australians have been slow to respond to the new cyber realities. Ken Gamble, Executive Chairman of the Internet Fraud Watchdog, told the audience that it was very

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Talking Point with Dr Neil Balnaves AO - on closing...

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2012/11/09

What motivates someone to give $3 million to support Indigenous education? On the eve of the opening of Balnaves Place -- Home of Nura Gili at UNSW, businessman Dr Neil Balnaves AO spoke to Sarah Macdonald about his passion for closing the gap, the dos and don'ts of philanthropy and how UNSW students have inspired him.

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The new global lawyer - Talking Point with Professor...

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2012/11/09

UNSW's Law graduates will be even better prepared for their chosen career thanks to changes that will equip students with more practical skills and a new global perspective. Here UNSW Law Dean Prof David Dixon outlines the new curriculum and explains why it's the biggest change to legal education since UNSW "broke the mould" in 1971.

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Help the diasadvantaged quit smoking - Talking Point...

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2012/09/21

Australians at high risk of smoking, such as the mentally ill and prisoners are successful in giving up the habit if they’re supported in complying with treatment regimes, according to Professor Robyn Richmond from UNSW Medicine’s School of Public Health.Here Prof Richmond tells Sarah Macdonald that while Australia has one of the lowest smoking rates in the world, the smoking rate for some of our most vulnerable citizens is still frighteningly high.

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Inside the adolescent brain - Talking Point with Dr...

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2012/09/21

Dr Jay Giedd, guest of UNSW's 2012 Brain Sciences Symposium, is the Chief of Brain Imaging at the U.S. Institute of Mental Health and has spent more than 20 years researching the adolescent brain. He speaks with Sarah Macdonald about how the explosion of social media and other challenges of modern society are changing the young brain, why reading isn't "natural", and why the exponential increase in violent video games is not necessarily a bad thing.

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Securing Our Future (AUDIO)

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2012/06/29

Security is no longer just about bombs, tanks and fighting wars. Professor Alan Dupont, Director of UNSW's new Centre for International Security and Development believes that our major challenges now include infectious diseases, climate change, terrorism, drug trafficking and illegal migration, issues which were largely absent from our security agenda 20 years ago.

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Art From Out There - Talking Point with Dr Jennifer...

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2012/06/27

UNSW's Dr Jennifer Biddle has been travelling to the Central and Western Desert in the Norther Territory since the late 1980s, when the Aboriginal art movement was taking off.Now a Senior Research Fellow based at COFA's National Institute for Experimental Art, her research debunks the idea that all Indigenous art is "traditional".

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Talking Point - Our waterways under threat? (AUDIO)

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2012/03/30

Plans for coal seam gas mining across Australia are expanding rapidly, yet there are no national regulations in place and a lack of information as to the possible environmental impacts.Dr Stuart Khan, from UNSW's Water Research Centre, outlines the processes involved in coal seam gas mining and the subsequent implications for our groundwater. He also discusses ways that urban water supplies can be more sustainably managed through water recycling.

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2012 Wallace Wurth Lecture by Judge Sang-Hyun Song...

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2012/02/21

The President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, delivers UNSW's annual Wallace Wurth Memorial Lecture. His speech, 'From Punishment to Prevention', marks the ICC's first 10 years and reflects on the future of international criminal justice.

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