“What do we want for our Head of State?”
a conference on the role of the Australian Head of State, both now and into the future
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Date and Venue
Saturday 4 February 2012
Deakin University Melbourne City Centre, Level 3, 550 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Speakers
Keynote Speaker: Senator the Hon Lisa Singh
Speakers include:
- John Power (Melbourne University) & Harshan Kumarasingham (Humboldt Institute)
- John Warhust (Australian National University)
- Glen Patmore (Melbourne University)
- Anne Twomey (Sydney University)
- Greg Barns & Henry Pill (Australian Republic Movement)
- Daniel White (Australian Republic Movement)
Q&A panel with Amanda Vanstone, Jane Garrett MP, Greg Barns
Sessions
- Our current system of Government
- Role of the Australian Head of State Now and Into the Future
- Could a 'Corrective' Head of State provide a viable way of tackling the dual mandate problem
- Comparative Roles of Heads of State
- Commonwealth Monarchies moving to Republics
- The Presidency and the Reserve Powers in Commonwealth Republics
- Defining who we are and translating our identity to the Head of State's role
- Constitutions, Celebrities and Anti-Politics: The Head of State in an Australian Republic
- The Republic is Coming
- Selecting a Head of State
- Choosing a Republican Head of State
Registration
$50waged / $30unwaged (includes catering)
Enquiries
Simon Bateman, ARM Victorian Convenor
sbateman@netspace.net.au or 0430 283 949
or
Damien Kingsbury, Deakin University
damien.kingsbury@deakin.edu.au 03 9244 6410
or
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5th April 2012