Raising the age of criminal responsibility (7 September 2020)
In Australia, you need to be 18 to vote, 16 to drive a car, 13 to get a Facebook account. But the current age of criminal responsibility is 10. An estimated several thousand children under 14 appear...
8 Sep 202057min
End-of-life decisions in non-production animals (27 August 2020)
This special Sydney Ideas conversation marks the 10th Annual Robert Dixon Memorial Animal Welfare Symposium and explores a series of critical questions regarding companion, performance and wild animal...
7 Sep 202051min
Higher degrees of value (26 August 2020)
If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s the need to be agile and pivot. How do we prepare our current workforce, and the next generation of graduates, for an uncertain future? What skills will be critica...
1 Sep 202059min
Art of influence: Dr Bronwyn Bancroft
Dr Bronwyn Bancroft is a proud Bundjalung Woman and Artist. Bronwyn has been exhibiting nationally and internationally for over three decades, and has illustrated and/or written 40+ children’s books. ...
18 Aug 202058min
Money talks: divesting from fossils fuels
How can you ensure that your money is not supporting industries that accelerate climate change, but instead is part of the climate solution? Data, and public pressure, is shifting the conversation on ...
18 Aug 202036min
Running out of water (6 August 2020)
By 2030 supply of natural resources will not meet demand. What can we do? Hear about leading research – from smart sensors to new treatment processes –that rethink how we clean, transport, distribut...
17 Aug 202045min
Why climate change and unsustainable development are health hazards
Rising temperatures and heatwaves; drought and interruptions to food supply; rising infectious diseases; air pollution; and extreme weather events all have a very real impact on one’s physical and men...
14 Aug 202030min
The asset economy: inclusion, exclusion, debt (5 August 2020)
Young Australians are in danger of being the first generation in memory to have lower living standards than their parents’ generation. What is the future of asset-sharing? Are we going back to an old...
13 Aug 202046min
