Entries are now open for the annual What Matters competition, which asks young people in Years 5 to 12 across NSW and the ACT to write 400 – 600 words about what matters to them.
Entries close Friday 30 April 2010. Entry forms are available to download here.
For more information, and to download the winning entries from previous years, please visit the What Matters page on our website.
Cash and other prizes will be awarded to the winner and runner up in each category, and every entrant will receive a certificate of participation.
What Matters? 2010 is proudly sponsored by Officeworks
For more information please call 02 9685 9187.
Former Judge and well-known advocate of Human Rights, The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG will examine former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's transformative vision of International Law and Human Rights in a lecture presented by the Whitlam Institute and the UWS School of Law. Drinks and light refreshments will be served. Seats are limited, so RSVP is essential to info@whitlam.org or by calling 02 9685 9187
- When:
- 25th Feb 2010 – 05:30 pm - 07:00 pm
- Where:
- Gilbert+Tobin, Level 37, 2 Park Street Sydney
- Cost:
- Free entry. Limited seating so RSVP is essential.
Speakers included:
Dr Ken Henry, Secretary, Australian Treasury (pictured)
Gary Banks AO, Chair, Productivity Commission
Professor Warwick McKibbin, Director, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, ANU; Board Member, Reserve Bank of Australia
Bernie Fraser, Former Treasury Secretary and Former Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia
The Whitlam Institute, together with its project partners the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the UWS Social Justice & Social Change Research Centre have just released A Question of Balance: principles, contracts and the government-not-for-profit relationship.
The Whitlam Institute and the UWS School of Economics and Finance presented a series of topical, educational forums at Riverside Theatres, Parramatta in 2009 to help increase understanding and debate about the state of the Australian economy, the implications for us all, and what Australia’s economic options are in the context of the continuing and dramatic global economic turmoil. The DVD-ROM from the series is now available to order.
$25.00 (incl GST and postage) for Australian orders only
Click here to order online
