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Stephen Mayne, John Thwaites, Fran Bailey, OurCommunity.com.au, CC
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“Communities in Control ”
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Ged Kearney, ACTU, Secure Jobs. Better Future., Josh Peak
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“Secure jobs for a better future”
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Cr Cathy Oke, City of Melbourne
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“Rio Plus 20 Agenda”
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Crikey, House of Representatives, Adam Bandt MP, Your question
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“The People's Question”
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Campbell Newman
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“The Queensland Agenda”
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Andrew Demetriou, Amanda Vanstone, Charlie Pickering
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“The Australian Republic”
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Anna Bligh
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“The Queensland Agenda - Part 1”
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Prof. Noam Chomsky, Deakin University
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“Contours Of Global Order”
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666 ABC Canberra, UC, Canberra Refugee Support, Julie Posetti
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“Reporting Refugees”
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John Merritt, EPA
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“EPA Victoria”
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Robert Manne, The Quarterly Essay
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“Bad News”
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Andrew Demetriou, Kevin Sheedy, Matthew Richardson
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“AFL Finals Panel ”
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The Climate Agenda, Michael Bachelard, Misha Schubert, Deborah Gough
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“The Sunday Age”
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You?, Greg Hywood, Mark Scott, Sophie Black
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“Australian Media Leaders”
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Kelly O’Dwyer, Deb O’Neill , Larissa Waters
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“Women in Politics”
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David Thodey
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“Telstra CEO David Thodey”
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The Hon. Martin Dixon MP, Vic SRC
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“Victorian Education Minister”
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Margaret Simons, Anna Krien, Tim Soutphommasane
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“Quarterly Essay”
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Malcolm Fraser
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“Renewing Democracy”
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Q&A
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“Q&A - After The Budget - May 16th”
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