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Communities in Control — 138 episodes
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Fiona Smith - Imagine the Leaders we Need and Deserve
Senator the Honourable Penny Wong – Joan Kirner Social Justice Oration 2021
Senator the Honourable Penny Wong – Joan Kirner Social Justice Oration 2021
Jess Scully – Glimpses of utopia
Jess Scully – Glimpses of utopia
Andrew Wear – Sometimes the solutions are closer than we think
Andrew Wear – Sometimes the solutions are closer than we think
Daniel Teitelbaum – Stop playing around and start playing seriously
Daniel Teitelbaum – Stop playing around and start playing seriously
Dr Tim Thornton – Better economics for a better world
Dr Tim Thornton – Better economics for a better world
Dr Ramona Vijeyarasa – Gender equality in a generation?
Dr Ramona Vijeyarasa – Gender equality in a generation?
Hugh Mackay – Restoring hope, rebuilding trust and inspiring optimism
Hugh Mackay – Restoring hope, rebuilding trust and inspiring optimism
Robert Fitzgerald – Reimagining the community sector
Robert Fitzgerald – Reimagining the community sector
Paul Bongiorno – The 2020 Joan Kirner Social Justice Oration
Paul Bongiorno – The 2020 Joan Kirner Social Justice Oration
Lucinda Hartley – Using people-centred data to remake cities and towns
Lucinda Hartley – Using people-centred data to remake cities and towns
Nicholas Gruen – The iron law of business-as-usual
Nicholas Gruen – The iron law of business-as-usual
Danielle Wood – Inequality in Our Communities: Why are so many missing out?
Danielle Wood – Inequality in Our Communities: Why are so many missing out?
Professor Kristy Muir – Understanding the Social Progress Index
Professor Kristy Muir – Understanding the Social Progress Index
Peter Colacino – Building a Community: Bringing social infrastructure into the conversation
Peter Colacino – Building a Community: Bringing social infrastructure into the conversation
Georgina Dent – Breaking Badly: How I worried myself sick
Georgina Dent – Breaking Badly: How I worried myself sick
Professor Hilary Bambrick – Climate and Communities: Adapting to the new normal
Professor Hilary Bambrick – Climate and Communities: Adapting to the new normal
Dr Fiona Kerr – Replacing alert and alarmed with informed and engaged
Dr Fiona Kerr – Replacing alert and alarmed with informed and engaged
SPECIAL EDITION: 2019 Conference Highlights Part 3
SPECIAL EDITION: 2019 Conference Highlights Part 3
SPECIAL EDITION: 2019 Conference Highlights Part 2
SPECIAL EDITION: 2019 Conference Highlights Part 2
SPECIAL EDITION: 2019 Conference Highlights Part 1
SPECIAL EDITION: 2019 Conference Highlights Part 1
Professor Lea Waters - Strengths at Work: Unlocking energy and engagement
Father Rod Bower - All Justice is Social
Dr Jason Fox - Change the Game: Craft a culture fit for the future
Mariam Veiszadeh - Identifying Privilege
Professor Helen Milroy - The 2019 Joan Kirner Social Justice Oration
Community Innovations Panel
Professor Lea Waters - Strengths at Work: Unlocking energy and engagement
Professor Helen Milroy - The 2019 Joan Kirner Social Justice Oration
Mariam Veiszadeh - Identifying Privilege
Community Innovations Panel
Dr Jason Fox - Change the Game: Craft a culture fit for the future
Father Rod Bower - All Justice is Social
Dr Phoebe Wynn-Pope - The Apology: A Response
Dr Phoebe Wynn-Pope - The Apology: A Response
David Manne - The Apology: To the refugees, we say sorry
David Manne - The Apology: To the refugees, we say sorry
Dr Mary C. Gentile - Ethical Leadership: Giving Voice to Values
Dr Mary C. Gentile - Ethical Leadership: Giving Voice to Values
Prof. Gillian Triggs - Joan Kirner Social Justice Oration
Prof. Gillian Triggs - Joan Kirner Social Justice Oration
Hugh Mackay - The state of the nation starts in your street
Hugh Mackay - The state of the nation starts in your street
Jax Jacki Brown - Why society needs to change: a creative performance
Jax Jacki Brown - Why society needs to change: a creative performance
Stan Grant - Another Sorry Day: and no closer to equality
Stan Grant - Another Sorry Day: and no closer to equality
Kathy Kelly - How to change your community, your society, and your thinking
Kathy Kelly - How to change your community, your society, and your thinking
Paul Higgins - The future is now for our communities
Paul Higgins - The future is now for our communities
Nicholas Gruen - Rebuilding our political system to nurture equality
Nicholas Gruen - Rebuilding our political system to nurture equality
Prof. Martin Krygier: From Hanson to Hanson - What a difference 20 years makes
Prof. Martin Krygier: From Hanson to Hanson - What a difference 20 years makes
Andrew Denton in conversation with Viginia Tioli: The 2017 Joan Kirner Social Justice Oration
Andrew Denton in conversation with Viginia Tioli: The 2017 Joan Kirner Social Justice Oration
Prof. Cordelia Fine: Testosterone Rex - Unshackling communities from a gendered mindset
Prof. Cordelia Fine: Testosterone Rex - Unshackling communities from a gendered mindset
Richard Denniss: The Truth is Out There - Decoding econobabble to make room for good ideas
Richard Denniss: The Truth is Out There - Decoding econobabble to make room for good ideas
PANEL: Power to the People: Creating change from the ground up
Dr Sandhya Ramrakha: This is Health: This is Healthy Communities: This is World Leading
Prof. Chris Sarra: Stronger, Smarter, Healthier - How high-expectation relationships create healthier communities
Dr Rebecca Huntley: Still Lucky - Why you should feel optimistic about Australia and its people
Prof. Amanda Sinclair: Leading Mindfully - How to focus on what matters, influence for good and enjoy leadership more
Magda Szubanski: Reckoning
Waleed Aly: The 2016 Joan Kirner Social Justice Oration
Peter FitzSimons AM: After the Evolution
Abraham Nouk: Words Have Meaning
Prof. Ian Harper: The Purpose of Place
Celeste Liddle: Aboriginal Women Talking For Themselves
Dr Dennis Glover: An Economy is Not a Society
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Prof. Mick Dodson AM - The 2009 Community Leadership Oration
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Geraldine Doogue AO - Imagine Communities with Vibrant Hearts and Souls
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Eva Cox - What Future Do We Want?
Dr Gregory Phillips: An Aboriginal Australian Republic
PANEL: Think Differently - Disrupt Politics
Stephen Koukoulas: Entitlement and Inequality - Why dumb economics is killing our communities
Dr Jim Diers: Whatever the Question, Community is the Answer
Hugh Mackay AO: The Art of Belonging
Helena Norberg-Hodge: Going Local - the economics of happiness
Lieutenant Colonel USMC (Ret)Dan Mori: Joan Kirner Social Justice Oration 2015
Clementine Ford: Empowerment is a Zero Sum Game
PANEL: Crossing the Electronic Frontier - or straddling the electric fence
Barnaby Howarth: Bad Things Happen to Good People - what happens next?
Assoc. Prof. Adam Alter: Drunk Tank Pink - Communities are better when individuals are better
Prof. Jon Altman: Whose Lucky Country? The Indigenous Land Titling 'Revolution' and Community-based Development
PANEL: The Great Debate: Bambi v Godzilla - Not-for-profit, charity and council mergers
The Hon. Julia Gillard: Joan Kirner Social Justice Oration 2014
Dr Simon Longstaff AO: The Luck of Fools
Garry Muratore: Burger Off
Peter Hartcher: The Sweet Spot - How Australia made its own luck - and could now throw it all away
Linh Do: The Light Bulb Moments - Getting young people involved in community
The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG: Leaders Walking Eight Abreast - How to distribute leadership to the grass roots
Prof. Kerry Arabena: Malaise, Meditation & Magnificence - The leadership required in Australia
Hugh de Krester: The Joan Kirner Social Justice Oration 2013
Dr John Falzon: From the Bottom Up - Making change stick
Prof. Andrew Markus: Charting Change - Mapping social cohesion in communities
PANEL: Q&A
Paris Aristotle AM: Speaking Truth to Power - The highs, lows and realities of working with government
Jane Farago: Tomorrow's Agenda - Measuring your impact; multiplying your impact
Dr James Whelan: Is Australia ready for 'Big Society'?
George Megalogenis: The Australian Moment - What's next?
Scott Riddle: Technological Stewardship - Charting your course in an increasingly digital world
PANEL: Government Works - The OurSay
Damian Ogden: Generation Next - A new way forward for community leadership
Joan Kirner 2012 Social Justice Oration
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Dr Anne Summers AO - Shifting Power: We changed the world, now what's different?
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Mary O'Hagan - First Person: The role of lived experience in shaping mental health services
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Dr Rebecca Huntley - The Future: What the future holds, and how to get there first
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Richard Watson - A Return to Community? The futurist's view of what lies in store
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Catherine Deveney - Communities: The good, the bad, the ugly
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Hon. Bill Shorten MP - The Next Steps in Making Australian Communities Liveable for People with Disabilities
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Prof. Fran Baum - Not In My Backyard
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Sharan Burrow - The 2007 Community Leadership Oration
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Bryce Courtenay AM - Has the Individual Run out of Power: The Power of One in the Community
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Meredith Minkler - Putting Communities First: The Power of Community-based Action Research for Health and Wellbeing