Principal's CV

PART F - PUBLIC LECTURES AND BROADCASTS

1. Major Special Invited Lectures (chronological order):

(1)	Presidential Address, Australasian Association for Philosophy: “The Secret Life of Dumb Animals” (Old Arts Building, University of Melbourne, August 1976).
(2)	First Eddy Memorial Lecture: “Collectivism” (University of Wollongong, November 1977).
(3)	Presidential Address, Australian Society for Legal Philosophy: “Conscience and the Law Revisited” (Sydney University Law School, May 1980).
(4)	James Martineau Memorial Lecture: “Is Religious Faith Necessarily Irrational?” (University of Tasmania, Hobart, and College of Advanced Education, Launceston, July 1982).
(5)	George Judah Cohen Memorial Lecture: “The State of Education” (Great Hall, University of Sydney, August 1982).
(6)	Inaugural Festival of Wollongong Public Philosophy Lecture: “Human Rights - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” (Town Hall Theatre, Wollongong, September 1982).
(7)	Theme Speaker, University of Western Australia Summer School: “Big Brother” (University of Western Australia, Perth, January 1984).
(8)	Public Lecture co-sponsored by Centre for Independent Studies, Sydney, and Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania: “Freedom of Choice in Education” (University of Tasmania, Hobart, and College of Advanced Education, Launceston, June 1984).
(9)	Public Lecture co-sponsored by Captive Nations Council of Australia: “Freedom and the Australian Constitution” (Brisbane City Hall, July 1984).
(10)	Inaugural Sir Earle Page Trust Memorial Lecture: “Australia and a Bill of Rights”, Great Hall, University of Sydney, November 1, 1984).
(11)	Adam Smith Society: Speech on receipt of 1984 Adam Smith Award for public service in the defence of freedom: “Freedom and the Law”. Artarmon, November 30, 1984.
(12)	Annual Graduates Address to Canberra College of Advanced Education Alumni Association; “Education and Democracy”, Canberra CAE, Bruce, June 18, 1985.
(13)	Alfred Deakin Memorial Lecture: “Education - An Agenda for Reform”, University of Melbourne, June 27, 1985.
(14)	Second Keith Jones Memorial Oration: Mentone Grammar School, Melbourne, Vic May 19, 1989.
(15)	John Henry Newman Lecture: “Australian Universities - Idea and Ideologies”, Mannix College, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, October 17, 1989.
(16)	Australian Library and Information Association’s 1st Biennial Conference: “Access to Information: social and political issues”, Perth, October 5, 1990.
(17)	Australian Federation of University Women: “Australian Universities and Their Radical Transformation”, Address to Inaugural Meeting, Southern Highlands (NSW) Branch, Bowral (NSW), April 29, 1991.
(18)	New Zealand Society of Accountants: The Public Sector Challenge (Keynote Address - “The Proper Limits of Government”) Wellington NZ, November 3, 1992.
(19)	Monash University Inaugural Professorial Lecture “The University in Regional Australia” Churchill, Friday, May 26, 1995.
(20)	Central Queensland University Inaugural Professorial Lecture “The Modern University and the Moulding of Character” April 23, 1997.
(21)	Australian National Science Week Public Lecture “The Objectivity of Science”, CQU Gold Coast International Campus, Southport, May 2001.
(22)	Consilium Presentation (August 5 2005) “Rediscovering Self-Reliance” (with Hon. Sir Roger Douglas (NZ). Rt Hon Frank Field MP (UK), Dr John C Goodman (US), Professor Peter Saunders (Australia).), Regency, Coolum, sponsored by Centre for Independent Studies.

2. Broadcasting

Many invited interviews/talks on Philosophical, Ethical, Legal, Social, Educational, and Cultural issues, and current affairs, on SBS, ABC (Radio National and capital cities, and regional ABC) and on commercial TV and radio.