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Senator The Hon. Murray Watt – SOLD OUT
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry & Minister for Emergency ManagementAddress to the National Rural & Press Clubs of Australia
Senator the Hon. Murray Watt, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry & Minister for Emergency Management will address to the National Rural & Press Clubs of Australia.
Murray Watt was elected as a Senator for Queensland in 2016. He is the Albanese Government’s Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Minister for Emergency Management.
Murray is Brisbane born and bred, and has strong family ties to regional Queensland, with both sides of his family having a long history in farming and teaching.
For over 20 years, Murray's working life has been spent as an advocate for others, as a lawyer, a public servant and as Chief of Staff to former Premier Anna Bligh. Murray also served one term as a Queensland State MP and Assistant Minister in health and economic portfolios.
Since his election in 2016, Murray played a key role in Senate Estimates and a range of Senate Committees including the Rural and Regional Affairs Committee. As a Senator and Shadow Minister, he led a number of Senate inquiries into issues including regional development, energy and resources, emergency management and health care.
Murray and his wife Cynthia have two children who are both keen soccer players and he gets to as many games as he can!
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Tuesday, 9 August 2022
Arrival 11:30am, Lunch served 12pm, Address commences 12:30pm, Concludes 1:30pm
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9
Aug
2022
Senator The Hon. Murray Watt – SOLD OUT
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry & Minister for Emergency Management
'Address to the National Rural & Press Clubs of Australia '
Senator the Hon. Murray Watt, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry & Minister for Emergency Management will address to the National Rural & Press Clubs of Australia.
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Wed
10
Aug
2022
Ambassador Xiao Qian
Ambassador of the People's Republic of China
'Address to the National Press Club of Australia '
HE Xiao Qian, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China, will Address the National Press Club of Australia. This is an NPC full member exclusive event.
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Thu
11
Aug
2022
CWF - INSIDERS LIVE – SOLD OUT
Hosted By: David Speers • David Crowe, Samantha Maiden, Katharine Murphy, Mike Bowers, Fiona Katauskas and David Pope
'SPECIAL EVENT'
In a signature, special festival ‘live’ episode of the ABC’s Insiders, host David Speers and our political pundits rake over the extraordinary year that was.
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Thu
11
Aug
2022
Canberra Writers Festival
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THE CANBERRA WRITERS FESTIVAL RETURNS 10–18 AUGUST 2022
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Thu
11
Aug
2022
CWF - THE LUCKY LAUNDRY
Nathan Lynch In Conversation With Michael West
'SPECIAL EVENT • NATIONAL PRESS CLUB LUNCH'
Australia is awash with dirty money. Go undercover with financial crime expert Nathan Lynch as he delves deep inside this hidden world to explain how dark money has infected the lives of ordinary people and tainted Australian democracy.
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Thu
11
Aug
2022
CWF - FREEZING ORDER: SURVIVING PUTIN’S WRATH
Bill Browder In Conversation With David Speers
'SPECIAL EVENT • NATIONAL PRESS CLUB BREAKFAST'
When Bill Browder’s young Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was beaten to death in a Moscow jail, Browder made it his life’s mission to go after his killers and make sure they faced justice. The Sunday Times and The New York Times bestselling author tells the explosive inside story of how he became Putin's number one enemy in his campaign that exposed Putin's corruption and how one man could take on one of the most ruthless villains in the world — and win. (Bill Browder appears live via Zoom.)
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Fri
12
Aug
2022
CWF - FOR THE GOOD OF THE WORLD
A. C. Grayling In Conversation With Chris Uhlmann
'SPECIAL EVENT • NATIONAL PRESS CLUB BREAKFAST'
Why can’t we agree on a set of values that allows us to confront the threats we and our planet face? Acclaimed philosopher and biographer A. C. Grayling considers the three most pressing challenges facing the world: climate change, technology, and justice. (A.C. Grayling appears live via Zoom.)
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Fri
12
Aug
2022
CWF - WATSONIA: A WRITING LIFE
Don Watson In Conversation With Gabrielle Chan
'SPECIAL EVENT • NATIONAL PRESS CLUB LUNCH'
No other writer has journeyed further into the soul of Australia and returned to tell the tale. Join Don Watson — historian, speechwriter, social critic, humourist, biographer, and lover of nature and sports — in a sweeping conversation.
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Thu
18
Aug
2022
CWF - JOHN HOWARD: A SENSE OF BALANCE
John Howard in conversation with Virginia Haussegger
'SPECIAL EVENT • NATIONAL PRESS CLUB LUNCH'
An exclusive lunch featuring former Prime Minister John Howard discussing — for the very first time — his forthcoming book, A Sense of Balance. Written against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as some of the more contested political events of recent years — the election of Donald Trump, the Brexit vote, the rise of China, and, within our own country, a carousel of six prime ministers in eleven years — A Sense of Balance reflects on how Australia has responded to pressure over the last decade. In it, Australia's 25th and second longest-serving prime minister expresses his faith in our country's institutions and people to remain robust in the face of destabilising challenges and extremes.
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Tue
23
Aug
2022
Andy Penn
Chair of the Cyber Industry Advisory Committee and CEO of Telstra.
'Address to the National Press Club of Australia '
Andy Penn, Chair of the Cyber Industry Advisory Committee and CEO of Telstra will address the National Press Club of Australia. The 2021 ASG Excellence in IT Journalism Award will be awarded at this event.
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Wed
24
Aug
2022
Em Rusciano – SOLD OUT
Australian Comedian, Writer, Singer and Media Presenter
'Address to the National Press Club of Australia '
Em Rusciano, Australian comedian, writer, singer and media presenter, will address the National Press Club of Australia in partnership with Women in Media.
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Wed
31
Aug
2022
Professor Mark Scott AO
Vice-Chancellor & President of The University of Sydney
'Address to the National Press Club of Australia'
Professor Mark Scott AO, Vice-Chancellor & President of The University of Sydney, will make his Address to the National Press Club of Australia
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Wed
14
Sep
2022
Robyn Denholm
Chair of the Technology Council of Australia.
'Address to the National Press Club of Australia '
Robyn Denholm, leading global technology executive, Chair of the Board of Directors of Tesla Inc., Operating Partner of Blackbird Ventures and Chair of The Technology Council of Australia, will Address the National Press Club of Australia in partnership with Women in Media.
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Wed
21
Sep
2022
Cate Campbell, Georgina Long AO and Richard Scolyer AO
Olympian and the Melanoma Institute Australia Co-Medical Directors
'Game On Mole – urgent action required to tackle melanoma, which claims more Australian lives than our annual road toll. '
Game On Mole – urgent action required to tackle melanoma, which claims more Australian lives than our annual road toll. Olympian and melanoma survivor Cate Campbell, and Melanoma Institute Australia Co-Medical Directors Professor Georgina Long AO and Professor Richard Scolyer AO, will address the National Press Club of Australia about the melanoma crisis impacting young Australians and the urgent action required to save lives.
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Wed
12
Oct
2022
Professor Brian Oldfield
President, Asia Oceania Association for the Study of Obesity and World Obesity Federation
'Obesity - misunderstood, underdiagnosed and undertreated'
Professor Brian Oldfield, Professor of Physiology, Monash University, Australia, President, Asia Oceania Association for the Study of Obesity and World Obesity Federation, International Congress of Obesity (ICO) 2022 programme committee chair, will Address the National Press Club of Australia on 'Obesity - misunderstood, underdiagnosed and undertreated'.
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Wed
3
Aug
2022
Adam Bandt MP
LEADER OF AUSTRALIAN GREENS
'The Greens and the 47th Parliament'
Australian Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, will Address to the National Press Club of Australia on 'The Greens and the 47th Parliament'.
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Wed
27
Jul
2022
Dr Larry Marshall
Chief Executive of CSIRO
'The 2022 ‘Our future World’ report '
Dr Larry Marshall, Chief Executive of CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency and innovation catalyst, will address the National Press Club of Australia to launch the 2022 ‘Our future World’ report. The date of this Address has now been changed to the 27/07/2022. We apologise for the inconvenience.
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Fri
22
Jul
2022
Admiral Michael Rogers
Former U.S. National Security Agency Chief
'Russia and China: geopolitics and the new global cyber challenge '
Admiral Michael Rogers, Former U.S. National Security Agency Chief, will make his Address to the National Press Club of Australia on 'Russia and China: geopolitics and the new global cyber challenge'.
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