Sydney Ideas

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Sydney Ideas is the University of Sydney's public talks program. We believe in the value of ideas that make a difference and have been bringing leading thinkers from around the world to Sydney since 2006.

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The road ahead: rebuilding Australia’s future

Join Mark Scott AO from NSW Department of Education, NAB’s Cathryn Carver and University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor Dr Michael Spence AC, as they discuss how we, as a society, rebuild from COVID-19.

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In this together

'In this together' – the theme for National Reconciliation Week 2020 - is now resonating in ways we could not have foreseen. Join Professors Jaky Troy and Lisa Jackson Pulver, defence lawyer Teela Reid and GUIR founder Ken Zulumovski, as they discuss reconciliation, unfinished business and reckoning.

Geopolitics in a post-pandemic world

How are the US and China handling the COVID-19 situation? What are the impacts of these decisions domestically, and particularly for Australia's relationship with the two states?

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