The Sydney Institute Podcast

The Rise And Fall Of Ancient Australia - Geoffrey Blainey

The long Aboriginal occupation of Australia witnessed spectacular changes. The rising of the seas isolated the continent and preserved a nomadic way of life as agriculture revolutionised other parts of the world. Over millennia, the Aboriginal people mastered the land’s climates, seasons and reserves. Traditional Aboriginal life came under threat the moment Europeans crossed the world to plant a new society in an unknown land. The meeting of the two cultures is one of the most difficult meetings in history. In his new and revised study of ancient and new Australia – The Story of Australia’s People – The Rise and fall of Ancient Australia – eminent Australian historian and author Professor Geoffrey Blainey has unlocked new insights into the complex and rich culture of ancient Aboriginal Australia. To discuss some of his discoveries, Geoffrey Blainey addressed The Sydney Institute on Wednesday 6 May 2015.

Warren Mundine & Josephine Cashman - Indigenous Australia in the Time of Black Lives Matter

Cate McGregor - Reflections During a Pandemic

Cate McGregor speaking at The Sydney Institute on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Barbara Heinebeck: The US After the Death of George Floyd: Overflowing Anger vs Voices of Hope

Barbara Heineback, former communications executive and strategic consultant with the Clinton Administration, spoke to The Sydney Institute on Black Lives Matter, the death of George Floyd and the coming Presidenial election.

Professor Anne Twomey - The High Court of Australia & the Release of the Palace Letters

Professor Anne Twomey speaks to The Sydney Institute regarding the High Court of Australia and the release of the 1975 Palace Letters

Jean Kittson - We Need to Talk About Mum & Dad

Jean Kittson speaking to The Sydney Institute about her new book We Need to Talk About Mum & Dad

Adam Creighton & Parnell McGuinness - Lockdown in a pandemic - How do we come out?

Adam Creighton and Parnell McGuinness speaking to The Sydney Institute about coming out of the Covid-19 lockdown.

Paul Kelly - Politics & the Pandemic

Paul Kelly speaks to The Sydney Institute about Politics and the Pandemic

Ian Hancock - Ainsley Gotto: Working with John Gorton

Ian Hancock spoke to The Sydney Institute about his book Ainsley Gotto on Wednesday 11 March 2020

The Economic & Psychological Impacts of COVID-19 - Dr Gigi Foster & Dr Tanveer Ahmed

Dr Gigi Foster and Dr Tanveer Ahmed spoke to The Sydney Institute about the economic and psychological impacts of COVID-19.