Events
2. 2012 Costello Lecture
Presented by The Honourable Justice Kevin Bell, introduced by Tim Costello AO.
‘Protecting public housing tenants in Australia from forced eviction: the fundamental importance of the human right to housing and home’
The tenure of most public housing tenants in Australia is precarious and can be terminated without cause. There is talk of moving some tenants on, raising the spectre of forced eviction. In that context, this lecture examines the fundamental importance of the human right to housing and home.
Date: Tuesday 18 September, 2012
Time: 6 – 7.15 pm
Location: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street
RSVP: Thursday, 13 September 2012, law-marketing@monash.edu or (03) 9905 2630
For further information please see here.
2. Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers
Paris Aristotle AM, member of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers, on the Panel’s report and its implications.
Date: Wednesday, 5 September 2012
Time: 6pm – 7:30pm
Venue: State Library of Victoria, Village Roadshow Theatre, 179 La Trobe Street, Corner of Swanston and La Trobe Streets, Melbourne (Entry 3 via La Trobe Street)
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
Public Event – All Welcome
Paris Aristotle will discuss the report of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers in conversation with Michael Gordon, the National Affairs Editor of The Age.
Paris Aristotle AM is the Director of the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture Inc (also known as Foundation House), a position he has held since helped found the organisation in 1987.
For over 25 years Paris has worked to in the refugee resettlement and humanitarian field and has held many senior positions on government advisory bodies. Currently Paris is Chair of the Minster for Immigration and Citizenship’s Council on Asylum Seekers and Detention (MCASD). Paris is also a member of the federal government’s Refugee Resettlement Advisory Council (RRAC), the Residence Determination Reference Group (RDRG) and the Onshore Protection Consultative Group (OPCG).
Paris has extensive experience in the area of refugee resettlement and the provision of services to survivors of torture and trauma. He has been a regular presenter and contributor to UNHCR meetings and publications over many years.
3. Free to Air Television in a Changing Media Landscape
Join Monash alumnus Jeffrey Browne (LLB, 1979), Managing Director of Nine Network Australia as he speaks about the role of free to air television in the evolving world of media.
Date: Wednesday 19 September, 2012
Time: 6 – 7.15 pm
Location: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street
For more information, please see the flyer.