Politics and law webcasts
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Tony Fitzgerald lecture with Hilary Charlesworth
The Griffith University – Tony Fitzgerald Scholarship Program and Lecture Series contributes to the capacity of practitioners and researchers to maintain the Fitzgerald vision – to keep Parliament in its rightful place at the centre of the democratic system but with the law, community and media entrusted with an active role to keep the system honest and open.
This year, we welcome Professor Hilary Charlesworth to the lecture podium to present Rights, rituals and ritualism: Making international human rights law work.
Hilary is an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and Director of the Centre for International Governance and Justice in the Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet) at the Australian National University. She also holds an appointment as Professor of International Law and Human Rights in the College of Law, ANU and has worked with various non-governmental human rights standards.
Presented by State Library and Griffith University’s School of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
When: Thu 29 Mar 2012, 7:15pm – 9:00pm
Venue: slq Auditorium 1, level 2
Download audio: mp3 [76 MB]
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Liberating digital content Pt 1
The State Library of Queensland, Queensland State Archives and the Queensland Office of the Information Commissioner provided a free breakfast panel discussion as part of the celebrations marking Queensland's annual Right to Information Day.Chaired by Dr Nicholas Gruen, the panel discussion addressed the topic 'Liberating digital content: the challenges and opportunities of open government'.
Explore what Government 2.0 and the National Broadband Network will mean for the world of public sector information. Will it mean unlocking the latent information wealth of the nation - or a loss of control and privacy?
Panel members
- Ann Steward, Australian Government Chief Information Officer of the Australian Government Information Management Office, Dept of Finance and Deregulation
- Janet Prowse, Executive Director and State Archivist, Queensland State Archives
- Rory McLeod, Director, Client Services and Collection, State Library of Queensland
- Dr Paul Campbell, Executive Officer, Queensland ICT Industry Workgroup
Liberating digital content Pt 1
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Liberating digital content Pt 2
The State Library of Queensland, Queensland State Archives and the Queensland Office of the Information Commissioner provided a free breakfast panel discussion as part of the celebrations marking Queensland's annual Right to Information Day.Chaired by Dr Nicholas Gruen, the panel discussion addressed the topic 'Liberating digital content: the challenges and opportunities of open government'.
Explore what Government 2.0 and the National Broadband Network will mean for the world of public sector information. Will it mean unlocking the latent information wealth of the nation - or a loss of control and privacy?
Panel members
- Ann Steward, Australian Government Chief Information Officer of the Australian Government Information Management Office, Dept of Finance and Deregulation
- Janet Prowse, Executive Director and State Archivist, Queensland State Archives
- Rory McLeod, Director, Client Services and Collection, State Library of Queensland
- Dr Paul Campbell, Executive Officer, Queensland ICT Industry Workgroup
Liberating digital content Pt 2
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Protecting an uncensored Internet: the global response to SOPA legislation
In late January 2012, Internet companies such as Google, Wikipedia, Flickr and Mozilla Firefox shut down their sites in protest against the introduction of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA). Millions of internet users took to social media to pledge their disapproval for these laws which opponents claim will threaten free speech and innovation. The power of this public response caused the withdrawal of support from key politicians, defeating the legislation and sending it back to the drawing boards.
This expert panel explored at the legislation and explains why it was introduced, analysed the response from the Internet community and the bigger issues surrounding online piracy and Internet censorship.
Featuring Dr Nic Suzor (QUT researcher in law and technology), Dr Sean Rintel (UQ, social communication technology researcher) and Dr Axel Bruns (QUT researcher in social media mapping, citizen journalism and online publishing). Facilitated by Mark Fallu (Griffith University).
When: Wed 1 Feb 2012, 6:00 pm
Where: slq Auditorium 1, level 2
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Arthur Chaskalson: Tony Fitzgerald inaugural lecture
The Fitzgerald Report marks a watershed in Queensland and Australia's political history. Speaking at the Inaugural Tony Fitzgerald Lecture was the Honourable Arthur Chaskalson, former President of the Constitutional Court and Chief Justice of South Africa until 2005. As a member of former President Nelson Mandela's defence team, he was a formidable opponent of the apartheid government.
Speaker: Arthur Chaskalson
Duration: 1:37:54 minutes
Date: 28 July 2009
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