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Julia Gillard to deliver Earle Page College Politics Lecture
The Shadow Minister for Health and Member for Lalor, Julia Gillard MP, will present this year’s Annual Earle Page College Politics Lecture at The University of New England on Tuesday, 22nd August. The title of Ms Gillard’s lecture will be: “From Earle Page to turning the page – Australia’s next health system”.
A large audience is expected, in addition to College members and official guests, according to Mr David Ward, Master of Earle Page College. The public lecture – at 8.30 pm – will follow a formal dinner for College members and invited guests at which Ms Gillard will be the guest of honour.
“The Annual Politics Lecture is a significant town-and-gown event for UNE, Armidale and the region,” Mr Ward said. “We are delighted to have another high-profile politician deliver this, the 23rd one. The series aims at providing Earle Page residents, guests and members of the public with a diverse range of political opinions on significant public issues.”
Each year Earle Page College invites a prominent political figure to speak at its Annual Politics Lecture, held in conjunction with the Discipline of Political and International Studies within UNE’s School of Social Science. Previous speakers include Dr Carmen Lawrence, Peter Garrett, and the Hon. Philip Ruddock. Last year’s speaker was the Hon. Alexander Downer, Minister for Foreign Affairs.
“The Earle Page Politics Lectures are intended to stimulate thought and discussion,” Mr Ward said. “The lecture should also provide a forum for thoughtful questions to Ms Gillard.”
Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page, after whom the College and lecture series are named, was chairman of the advisory council for The University of New England College from 1938 until 1954, and then the University’s first Chancellor from 1954 to 1960. He was also Prime Minister for a brief period in 1939.
Ms Gillard was born in Wales, migrating to Australia with her family in 1966. She studied Arts and Law at the University in Adelaide. In 1982 she was elected as national Education Vice-President of the Australian Union of Students, and became president of that organisation the following year. She began work as a solicitor with the law firm Slater and Gordon and became a partner in 1990. In May, 1996, she was appointed Chief of Staff of the Victorian Opposition leader, John Brumby.
Ms Gillard was elected to Federal Parliament in 1998, and has been a member of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Workplace Relations and the Joint Statutory Committee for Public Accounts and Audits. She has also been a part of the Caucus Committees on Living Standards, Economic Development, National Security, and Trade.
In 2004, after her re-election, Ms Gillard was reinstated as Shadow Minister for Health and Manager of Opposition Business.
The lecture will be in the Earle Page College Dining Hall. Those wishing to attend are asked to call the College office on 6773 5300 in order to reserve a seat. For more information phone David Ward on 6773 5300 or John Kauter on 6773 2779.
Posted by Jim Scanlan at August 8, 2006 04:16 PM
Information from http://www.une.edu.au/news/archives/000560.html
The Shadow Minister for Health and Member for Lalor, Julia Gillard MP, will present this year’s Annual Earle Page College Politics Lecture at The University of New England on Tuesday, 22nd August. The title of Ms Gillard’s lecture will be: “From Earle Page to turning the page – Australia’s next health system”. A large audience is expected, in addition to College members and official guests, according to Mr David Ward, Master of Earle Page College. The public lecture – at 8.30 pm – will follow a formal dinner for College members and invited guests at which Ms Gillard will be the guest of honour.
“The Annual Politics Lecture is a significant town-and-gown event for UNE, Armidale and the region,” Mr Ward said. “We are delighted to have another high-profile politician deliver this, the 23rd one. The series aims at providing Earle Page residents, guests and members of the public with a diverse range of political opinions on significant public issues.”
Each year Earle Page College invites a prominent political figure to speak at its Annual Politics Lecture, held in conjunction with the Discipline of Political and International Studies within UNE’s School of Social Science. Previous speakers include Dr Carmen Lawrence, Peter Garrett, and the Hon. Philip Ruddock. Last year’s speaker was the Hon. Alexander Downer, Minister for Foreign Affairs.
“The Earle Page Politics Lectures are intended to stimulate thought and discussion,” Mr Ward said. “The lecture should also provide a forum for thoughtful questions to Ms Gillard.”
Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page, after whom the College and lecture series are named, was chairman of the advisory council for The University of New England College from 1938 until 1954, and then the University’s first Chancellor from 1954 to 1960. He was also Prime Minister for a brief period in 1939.
Ms Gillard was born in Wales, migrating to Australia with her family in 1966. She studied Arts and Law at the University in Adelaide. In 1982 she was elected as national Education Vice-President of the Australian Union of Students, and became president of that organisation the following year. She began work as a solicitor with the law firm Slater and Gordon and became a partner in 1990. In May, 1996, she was appointed Chief of Staff of the Victorian Opposition leader, John Brumby.
Ms Gillard was elected to Federal Parliament in 1998, and has been a member of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Workplace Relations and the Joint Statutory Committee for Public Accounts and Audits. She has also been a part of the Caucus Committees on Living Standards, Economic Development, National Security, and Trade.
In 2004, after her re-election, Ms Gillard was reinstated as Shadow Minister for Health and Manager of Opposition Business.
The lecture will be in the Earle Page College Dining Hall. Those wishing to attend are asked to call the College office on 6773 5300 in order to reserve a seat. For more information phone David Ward on 6773 5300 or John Kauter on 6773 2779.
Posted by Jim Scanlan at August 8, 2006 04:16 PM
Information from http://www.une.edu.au/news/archives/000560.html