From http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/index.shtml A Sydney Ideas Open presentation ‘The Australian Dream’ is widely accepted in the media, politics and society as a summary of Australian identity, values and aspirations, of what it means to be Australian. So we ask the question – what are the values, hopes, and dreams that inspire and motivate 21st century Australians? The panel of experts included: Dr Fiona Allon, Department of Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney; Dean Economou, Technology Strategist, NICTA (National ICT Australia); Lawrence Gibbons, Group Publisher Alternative Media Group of Australia; Professor Alan Peters, Head of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney; and Lee Rhiannon, former Greens MP in the NSW Upper House and currently NSW Senator-elect. Moderated by Peter Carr, CEO Sydney Development Agency. November 30, 2010 (Running time 1 hour 52 min, 51.5Mb MP3)
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Cities - Sydney, Freetown and Cape Town: Convicts and Empire
From http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/index.shtml A Sydney Ideas Open/Sydney Humanities Salon Co presentation Dr Kirsten McKenzie and Dr Emma Christopher, Department of History, University of Sydney Many Sydneysiders think they know all about the history of their city, but few know that its convict past links it firmly to Africa, a continent many Australians know little about. Emma Christopher and Kirsten McKenzie uncover a forgotten history of abandoned plans and lost hopes, of political objections to sending convicts to Africa and the sufferings of those who were sent there. By revealing the convict connections to Freetown, Sierra Leone and Cape Town, South Africa, they show how very nearly the stories of Africa and Australia came to taking different turns. They are in conversation with Professor Iain McCalman, University of Sydney and Professor Deidre Coleman, University of Melbourne. September 9, 2010 (Running time 1 hour 21 min, 37.5Mb MP3)
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The Hothouse: Art and Politics at the Tin Sheds
The Tin Sheds were a hothouse of art, music, ideas and politics. They were one of the most radical and memorable ‘alternative art spaces’ in Australia during their heyday from the late 1960s to the end of the 1970s. A group of dilapidated corrugated iron sheds across a busy city road from the University of Sydney were a place where — for a time — it seemed anything was possible.
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/hindsight/the-hothouse/4162158
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RN Rear Vision - 28 December 2008 - Alcohol in Australia: a history of drinking
Australians have enjoyed a drink since the first days of white settlement. On Rear Vision this week, a history of drinking in Australia and of government attempts to control it. This program was first broadcast on 15 June 2008.
Guests:
Richard Midford, Associate Professor, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, WADr Milton Lewis, Historian of medicine and public health, Australian Health Policy Institute, University of Sydney
Professor Robin Room, Director of the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, University of Melbourne
Publications:
Title: A rum state: alcohol and state policy in Australia
Author: Milton Lewis
Publisher: Australian Government Publishing Servicehttp://www.abc.net.au/rn/rearvision/stories/2008/2436574.htm