Inaugural Annual Lecture by Joseph Camilleri: The lecture by Professor Joseph Camilleri OAM, was a thought-provoking exploration of the recent Voice referendum and its profound impact on Australia's identity and direction, entitled 'Australia... The Week After'.
2023 Conversation at the Crossroads Annual General Meeting
Our event featured an engaging agenda that unfolded as follows:
Annual General Meeting (AGM): We began the day with our AGM, a crucial opportunity to reflect on our organisations achievements over the past year and to discuss our vision for the future.
Chairmanship by Kristian Camilleri: The AGM was skillfully chaired by Kristian Camilleri.
Annual Report by Susan Lengyel (Secretary): Susan Lengyel, our dedicated Secretary, presented a comprehensive annual report, offering insights into the significant events and accomplishments of the past twelve months.
Financial Report by Rana Ebrahimi (Treasurer): Rana Ebrahimi, our diligent Treasurer, provided a detailed financial report that encompassed the financial performance over the past three years.
Constitution Adoption: An essential milestone was reached as the newly proposed constitution was officially adopted.
Coordinating Committee Election: The crucial election process for our Coordinating Committee took place, ensuring the organisation's leadership is in capable hands.
Survey Insights by Emma-leigh Theobald: Emma-leigh Theobald shared a preliminary overview of the ongoing survey, offering valuable insights into our community's perspectives and aspirations.
Future Plans and Priorities by Joseph Camilleri: Joseph Camilleri articulated our future plans and outlined strategic priorities for the coming year.
AGM Conclusion: The AGM came to a productive close, marking a pivotal moment in our journey of shaping the path forward.
Exploring key questions and issues around mental health, in a conversation with special guest, Professor Patrick McGorry AO. Professor McGorry AO is a leading international researcher, clinician and advocate for youth mental health reform. He is a Professor of Youth Mental Health at the University of Melbourne, and founding editor of the journal Early Intervention in Psychiatry.
Is justice for the First Nations of Australia getting any closer? What exactly can the Voice to Parliament achieve? We discuss these questions and more with special guests Marcus Stewart, Co-Chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, and Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng from the Australian National University.
Dr Scott Burchill joined Professor Joseph Camilleri to discuss the deteriorating state of US-China relations and the far-reaching implications for Australia. Are Australians aware of what is driving the downward spiral and are there ways we can help stimulate the national conversation that can no longer be postponed?
First published in 1964, Donald Horne’s The Lucky Country caused a sensation. The book was a wake-up call to an unimaginative nation, an indictment of a country mired in mediocre leadership and manacled to the past. Where do we stand 58 years later?
Professor Joseph Camilleri was interviewed on Ticker News, June 13, 2022.
Kristian Camilleri and Joseph Camilleri from Conversation at the Crossroads in a discussion about the responses to the conversations assignment held during the Navigating Life at the Crossroads series.
Week 4 of the 7 week series Navigating Life at the Crossroads was presented by Emeritus Professor Joseph Camilleri, and featured special guests Dr Geoff Raby and Dr Alexey Gromyko.
Professor Joseph Camilleri interviewed on Ticker News, May 16, 2022.
Week 3 of the 7 week series Navigating Life at the Crossroads was presented by Emeritus Professor Joseph Camilleri, and featured a hybrid-debate amongst in-person and online participants.
Week 2 of the 7 week series Navigating Life at the Crossroads featured Dr Dani Larkin, Deputy Director of the Indigenous Law Centre at the University of New South Wales, and Dr Shireen Morris, Senior Lecturer at Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University.
On March 27th 2022, Conversation at the Crossroads held a special discussion and Q&A event on the Ukraine crisis, ahead of the "Navigating Life at the Crossroads" series, running April-June 2022 in Melbourne and online. Professor Joseph Camilleri introduces the upcoming series and offers his analysis on some of the key issues relating to the current conflict.
Ahead of the 2022 series, "The Best of Times, The Worst of Times - Navigating Life at the Crossroads", Conversation at the Crossroads held a special pre-series event providing an analysis on the crisis in Ukraine and exploring in greater depth the content and structure of the upcoming series.
The public launch event for Conversations that Matter was held on Wednesday 24th November 2021 in Melbourne and online. Conversations that Matter is an ambitious initiative established by Conversation at the Crossroads.
On November 11th 2021, Conversation at the Crossroads held the webinar 'Can Climate Apocalypse be Averted? Glasgow November 2021 - A Date with Destiny.' Chaired by Professor Joseph Camilleri OAM, the event featured the expert analysis and commentary of Professor Robyn Eckersley (University of Melbourne), Professor Tim Flannery (The Climate Council) and Kavita Naidu (international human rights lawyer).
Join us for our launch of 'Conversations that Matter' on Wednesday 24th November, an exciting new project establishing small conversation groups across Australia to bring people together to discuss a way forward in responding to the social, environmental, and political challenges of our time.
Week 6 of the Navigating Life at the Crossroads series featured special guest Chandran Nair, author of the new book Dismantling Global White Privilege: Equity in a Post-Western World.
Week 5 in the Navigating Life at the Crossroads series, led by Professor Joseph Camilleri, featured special guest Professor Yanis Varoufakis.
Energy policy remains one of the most contentious areas of public debate in Australia. The recent IPCC report on climate change, which makes clear the sheer magnitude of the looming environmental crisis, makes even more urgent the need to find innovative ways of reshaping the way we as Australians generate and use our energy.
A fascinating conversation between Emeritus Professors Richard Falk, Stuart Rees and Joseph Camilleri. Central to the discussion were two new books, Richard Falk’s Public Intellectual: The Life of a Citizen Pilgrim and Stuart Rees’ Cruelty or Humanity. Special guests include Hilary Charlesworth, Punam Yadav, Hanan Ashrawi, Amin Saikal and Chandra Muzaffar.
The final session of the Navigating Life at the Crossroads series featured special guests Adrian Pabst, Professor of Politics at the University of Kent, and Alana Johnson AO, renowned Australian public speaker and conversation facilitator and Chair of the Victorian Women's Trust.
Big tech and governments are twin sources of authority over our digital lives, sometimes working in conflict, sometimes in cooperation. How do we reclaim power over the development of technology? What will it take to build a digital tomorrow that is humane and democratic? A special conversation with Lizzie O'Shea, lawyer, writer and co-founder and chair of Digital Rights Watch, advocating for human rights online.
Whatever the outcome of the US presidential election, one thing is clear—the US is a nation in crisis. Escalating tensions with China, a global pandemic and fracturing race relations suggest we are witnessing a turning point in American history. But what does all this mean for Australia and the rest of the world? What will the world’s biggest superpower look like after the election and what are the implications for Australia?
Conversation at the Crossroads plan vibrant conversations on issues critical to our future; lively, friendly events – small and large, virtual and physical – that create new hope and inspire change.