Past events
Indigenous Data Sovereignty
Seminar
In the age of ‘big data’ debates about ‘data sovereignty’ have been dominated by national governments and multinational corporations focused on issues of access and legal jurisdiction. Missing from those conversations has been consideration of the inherent rights and interests of indigenous…
Australia's Strategic Outlook: 2017
Lecture
Join us in Canberra for a special event on Australia’s Strategic Outlook: 2017. Young Australians in International Affairs is privileged to be joined by Professor Rory Medcalf, Professor Evelyn Goh, Andrew Carr and Iona Main on the 23rd of May at the Hedley Bull Centre to discuss Australia’s…
John Mulvaney Public Lecture 2017
Lecture
Lecture Title: 'Patterns in the Past: Mulvaneys in heritage protection and the Dampier Archipelago'. Abstract: to be advised. A lavishly illustrated talk on the ancient petroglyphs of the Dampier Archipelago and the issue of heritage protection when 50,000 years of culture challenges 50 years of…
Evolutionary Medicine in the Asia Pacific Region: How evidence of disease in old bones can address health problems in modern populations
Lecture
The discovery of the Lapita cemetery site in Vanuatu in 2004 was significant for enhancing our understanding of human biosocial adaptation to virgin island environments in the Pacific islands. Over several excavations close to 100 individuals were found at the site, representing the oldest and…
Fossils, skulls, and brains: bridging paleoneurology and medicine
Seminar
The fossil record generally provides incomplete information on anatomical variation and, mostly when dealing with brain, it only deals with gross external morphology. Despite these limitations, fossils are the only direct witness of the evolutionary changes, and they can supply key features able…
Sust-AID-ability: Does Aid Really Help?
Lecture
This event will examine the nuanced and complex relationship between sustainability, and development and humanitarian aid. This is an increasing concern given the rising incidence of natural disasters and the growing disparity in aggregate wealth between communities. According to Masoda Bano in “…
Income Trends for Selected Single Parent Families
Seminar
Government transfer payments make a major contribution to the incomes of many single parent families, increasingly single parents are active in the workforce and frequently pay income tax. This seminar will present joint research undertaken with Associate Professor Ben Phillips and considers the…