Boyer Lectures

In his fifth and final Boyer lecture Noel Pearson looks at the question of identity, Australian identity, and he argues ... Read more

In his fourth lecture, Noel Pearson addresses the educational barriers facing young Indigenous people, and the critical ... Read more

In his third lecture Noel Pearson argues that Indigenous Australians have become trapped in the 'bottom million' of the ... Read more

In his second lecture, Noel Pearson reflects on the words of 1968 Boyer lecturer W.E.H. Stanner who said that Aboriginal... Read more

Noel Pearson argues the case for why a Voice to parliament, enshrined in the constitution, is so important to Indigenous... Read more

In this fourth and final lecture, John Bell discusses how William Shakespeare imagined a different world and encouraged ... Read more

In this third lecture of the Boyer series, John Bell discusses Shakespeare's Women and how through his female characters... Read more

In this second lecture of the Boyer series, John Bell discusses what Shakespeare can teach us about governance, about po... Read more

In the first lecture of the 2021 Boyer series, John Bell opens our eyes and our ears to how relevant William Shakespeare... Read more

In the third Boyer lecture, Dr Andrew Forrest discusses how inequality manifests in our modern capitalist system — throu... Read more