4Rs Conference - Planning for a socially inclusive future for Australia - Sydney
Tuesday, 30 September 2008 - Friday, 3 October
4Rs panel answering questions form the audience (left to right): Victoria University Professor Hurriyet Babacan, president of the ACTU, Sharan Burrow, La Trobe University Professor Robert Manne and Laurie Ferguson MP.
The first international 4Rs conference, staged at the University of Technology Sydney, brought together academics, activists, artists, representatives from local, state and federal government, community service agencies, non-government organisations and media, to explore opportunities for building a more inclusive and just society. The conference examined the four themes of human rights, indigenous advancement, inter-communal relations and active citizenship, under the titles of Rights, Reconciliation, Respect and Responsibility. The parliamentary secretary, Laurie Ferguson, participated in a plenary panel discussion titled 300 Days - Social Inclusion and the Rudd Government. Other plenary speakers included academics Robert Manne and Hurriyet Babacan, and president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions Sharan Burrow.
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Last update: 18 November 2008 at 13:40 AEST