Rio Olympics 03 August 2016Our speaker at Glover Cottages on Tuesday 2 August was Dr Jorge Knijnik, a senior lecturer at the University of Western Sydney. A […] Read More
Eyewitness to Early Reform in Myanmar By Andrew Selth 01 August 2016Australia has a strong tradition of diplomatic memoirs. Many former ambassadors and other officials have recorded their experiences and impressions of international events. […] Read More
BREXIT 28 July 2016The British vote to leave the EU has caused a major upheaval across Europe. Immediate past president of AIIA NSW, Colin Chapman, was […] Read More
Chinese-Australian Relations - a Perspective from Guangdong 27 July 2016On Monday afternoon, 18 July, a Chinese delegation came to Glover Cottages to discuss current developments in Chinese-Australian relations. They were Vice Chancellor […] Read More
The Chilcot Report: what it means for Australia 14 July 2016Dr Judith Betts is an academic at the University of Sydney with a distinguished career in the Commonwealth public service. On 12 July […] Read More
Mongolia and Northeast Asian Security By Richard Broinowski 06 July 2016Mongolia recently hosted the annual Ulaanbaatar Dialogue to discuss Northeast Asian security. With North and South Korea delegates present together for the first […] Read More
Trading out of trouble - Australia's trade diplomacy 24 June 2016Justin Brown, a deputy secretary responsible for trade, investment and economic diplomacy in DFAT, was our guest in an energetic question and answer […] Read More
Rodrigo Duterte - a Philippine Donald Trump? 09 June 2016Our guest at Glover Cottages on 7 June 2016 was Adele Webb, a doctoral researcher at the University of Sydney whose thesis is […] Read More
The Brain Game - Australia 2020 26 May 2016Among many things, Professor John Hearn is executive director of the Worldwide Universities Network and chair of the Australia Africa Network. He has […] Read More
French Submarines 19 May 2016Before a lively crowd at Glover Cottages on 17 May, I engaged Dr Andrew Davies, Director of ASPI’s Defence and Strategy Program, in a […] Read More
Ted's Millennium 12 May 2016At Glover Cottages on 10 May, around 90 former colleagues and friends celebrated the life and literary talent of the late Ted Pocock […] Read More