On The Edge Lecture Series : Institute of Advanced Studies : The University of Western Australia

The Institute of Advanced Studies ‘On the Edge’ series provides lectures, forums and debates on a variety of ‘edgy’ topics.

Pat Dudgeon

Living on the Edge: Suicide in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities - by Professor Pat Dudgeon, School of Indigenous Studies, UWA and Director of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project.

Richard Denniss

Essay: Spreadsheets of power: How economic modelling is used to circumvent democracy and shut down debate by Richard Denniss in The Monthly

Clarke Jones

De-Radicalisation - Community-Led Intervention in Australia? - by Dr Clarke Jones, Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet), ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University

Bill Louden: Australia’s national curriculum: A jump to the left and a jump to the right? - by Bill Louden, Emeritus Professor of Education at The University of
Paul Power: What happens now that Australia has 'stopped the boats'? - by Paul Power, Chief Executive Officer of the Refugee Council of Australia
Benjamin W Smith: The looting and trafficking of cultural property in Africa: Why we should care and what we can do about it - by Professor Benjamin W. Smith, Winthrop Professor of World Rock Art at The University of Western Australia
Jon Jureidini: Over Diagnosis and Over Treatment of Mental Illnesses - by Dr Jon Jureidini, child psychiatrist, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide