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ANNUAL REPORT 2014/2015

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http://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/

AIIAV 2014/2015 Annual Report of 14

OFFICE BEARERS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AS AT 30 June 2015

PATRONS

The Rt. Hon Sir Ninian Stephen KG AK GCMG GCVO KBE

The Hon. Sir James Gobbo AC CVO

Mr John Landy AC CVO MBE

LIFE MEMBERS

Mr John Brookes Mr Michael Coultas OAM

Ms Zara Kimpton OAM Professor John Legge AO

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT

Mr Patrick Moore

VICE PRESIDENTS

Mr Breck Hilton Mr Sean Jesudason

HONORARY TREASURER

Mr Greg Romanes

EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Ms Peta McDermott

COUNCIL

Mr John Allen Mr Matthew Di Leo

Ms Sinead Ferris The Hon David Harper AM

Mr Michael Helman Dr Michael Henry AM

Adj. Prof. Ian Howie Ms Eileen McInnes

Ms Cate Pickett Mr John Richardson

Mr Alastair Roff Mr Greg Wills

Mr John Woods

COMMITTEES

Finance Chair: Mr Greg Romanes

Programme Chair: Ms Catherine Pickett

Sir Zelman Cowen Oration Chair: Mr Breck Hilton

Study Tour Chair: Mr Matthew Di Leo

International Careers Conference Chair: Mr John Allen

VCE Schools Programme Chair: Adj Prof Ian Howie

University Development Chair: The Hon David Harper AM

Endowment Fund Chair: Dr Michael Henry AM

Building, OHS & Library Chair: Mr Michael Helman

Young Professionals Forum Chair: Ms Eileen McInnes


ABOUT US

he Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) is an independent organisation which

promotes the objective study of international affairs. It has no political biases and hears

all views. Founded in 1925, it was established as a federal organisation in 1933. The

Institute has its national headquarters at Stephen House in Canberra, and branches in all

states and territories. Like its sister Institutes in New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and India, it

is affiliated with the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London.

The AIIA provides a forum for discussion and research on subjects of topical and continuing

interest through meetings, conferences and seminars addressed by distinguished specialists

and public figures. Over the years these meetings have contributed much to informing public

opinion on international affairs and have assisted the development of the Australian Diplomatic

Service and the study of international issues in Australia.

The AIIA Victoria (AIIAV) is housed in Dyason House, named after E.C. Dyason, a prominent past

member and one of its most generous benefactors.

Membership is open to any individuals who are Australian residents, to corporate bodies, to

diplomatic representatives, schools and students.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

I have pleasure in presenting my

first report as President of the

AIIAV.

We are a membership based,

apolitical volunteer organisation.

Thus my first task is to thank all

those who have given their time and

service to this organisation over the

past year. In particular I would like

to thank Laurence Wade, our

immediate past President. I would like to

thank the invaluable work carried out by all

Committees of the AIIA. Putting it bluntly, we

have had a terrific year. The number of

events we have done is at record levels, the

quality of speakers has been fantastic and

the involvement of the Members has been

absolutely wonderful. So my thanks go to all

the Volunteers, Interns and indeed all the

Members who have participated in various

events throughout the year.

Additionally, I would like to thank our past

Vice Presidents Cate Pickett and Gary Neat,

and past Treasurer Peter McMullin, who all

stepped down from their Officeholder

positions at the 2014 AGM, for their generous

commitment and time as part of the Executive

team. A very warm thank you also to Council

member Lisa Pititto who stepped down in

June due to other commitments.

I would also like to thank colleagues on the

Executive and Council, in particular Vice

Presidents Breck Hilton and Sean

Jesudason, and Treasurer Greg

Romanes, who stepped into the

position after the newly elected

Treasurer Richard Green had to

retire early due to health reasons.

Subsequent to the 2014 AGM, we

welcomed additional new Council

members John ML Woods and

Alastair Roff.

In accordance with the

Constitution, Michael Helman and Ian Howie

are retiring from the Council at the 2015

AGM having completed two consecutive

three year terms. I thank them too for their

terrific contribution.

Executive Committee

I disbanded the Executive Committee;

preferring to take all matters to Council and

from time to time, bringing together

particular Council Members to progress

particular issues. Although an Executive

Committee can at times be useful; it can end

up being the de facto manager of a

business; thus exorcising the Council from

many decisions.

Highlights of the Year

It is always difficult to pick out highlights but

I cannot resist in doing so. The Sir Zelman

Cowen Oration, organised by Committee

Chair and Vice President Gary Neat, was

T


delivered by Peter Varghese, Secretary of the

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

We had over 200 participants at the

International Careers Conference which was

more than ably managed by John Allen. A

great stalwart was Cate Pickett with all her

helpers during the course of the year provided

the most exciting and informative Speakers to

us.

Reaching Out to Other Organisations

Another important initiative has been our

involvement with Deakin, Latrobe and

Monash Universities where we have sought

and achieved a close co-operation led by John

Woods and David Harper. And we are looking

for more developments in this area where we

link up with other organisations with like-

minded objectives.

Young Professionals Forum (YPF)

The Young Professionals Forum has had a

more than successful year driven by Council

members Sean Jesudason, Eileen McInnes,

Matthew Di Leo and Sinead Ferris with the

team of Will McEniry, Nicholas Morieson,

Marlene Millott, Rachel Kaye, Jonathon

Hasuler, Kate Hilgendorf, Alexander Scott,

Warren Evans, Hayden Meney, Arthur Moore,

Malvina Predecki, Kelly MacDonald and

Arthur Darras.

The YPF team at the offices of the Department of Foreign

Affairs and Trade for the Networking Evening.

The Forum presented six events over the

period looking at

the return to great power politics,

the wider implications of the

Australian Government’s new anti-

terror laws between security and

liberty,

economic diplomacy in action with

Austrade’s Senior Trade

Commissioner in Seoul, Mr Brett

Cooper,

the annual Trivia Night, and

a special Networking Evening hosted

at the offices of the Department of

Foreign Affairs and Trade Victoria;

and the extent of the slave trade.

The Forum actively manages the Institute’s

social media sites and assists with the

International Careers Conference.

Young

Professionals

Forum Trivia Night

teams compete

for the title of

International Trivia

Champions.

Membership

I am delighted to say that our number of

active Members we have has increased

from 477 at the end of June 2014 to 538 at

the end of June 2015. Thank you for your

support and interest in the AIIA. Perhaps

one of the most important ways of

encouraging new Members is through word

of mouth and you, the Membership base,

are the best people to promote the AIIA.

You obviously did a good job of doing so

over the past year!

Study Tours

Following on from Study Tours in China and

Myanmar, Peter McMullen lead a Study

Tour to East Timor late last year, travelling

from 24 October to 4 November, 2014.

Peter has visited Timor-Leste regularly since

2002, during which time he has mentored

the establishment of Timor-Leste's first

Chamber of Commerce, and has acted as

adviser to the Foreign Minister of Timor-

Leste. The small group visited Baucau,


Tutuala/Jaco Island, Maubisse, Balibo,

Ataour and Dilli. There were briefings with

representatives from government and a

range of not-for-profit organisations along

with activities which provided insights into

the culture, economy and political history of

the country. Some highlights included

briefings from representatives from the World

Bank, the Chamber of Commerce and the

Australian Army; and visits to community co-

operatives, a coffee farm and to the War

Memorial in Balibo. The planned briefing

from the Foreign Minister was unfortunately

cancelled due to an unexpected issue arising

on the day.

We had planned a Study Tour to Japan for

2015. This did not eventuate because of the

lack of numbers. I have learned a couple of

lessons from this:

people need a good lead time to be

able to commit themselves to a Study

Tour,

we need to have Study Tour leaders

who will attract participants, and

it is desirable for us to be invited to

another country by our counterparts in

other countries.

Following a number of suggestions from

various Members, for which thanks, we are

planning Study Tours in the next couple of

years to Iran, South America, Norway, Japan,

Turkey and maybe UAE. If you have any

suggestions as to destinations for Study

Tours please do let me know.

Volunteers and Interns

The number of Volunteers and Interns we do

have, to an extent, gives us a pleasing

headache as they have to be managed,

coached and they have to be integral to our

business. Peta McDermott has done a

sterling job in ensuring that we not only

provide interns with an experience but also

that they benefit our organisation.

Internships awarded during the year included

for the Programme, Arthur Moore and

Marcus Hickleton; for the International

Careers Conference Sophie Westland, Tom

McQuillan, Brigid O’Farrell and Marleen

Honig; for Special Events Nathaniel Imam;

and for Marketing Lachy Lamour and Eliah

Castiello.

Euan Crone Asian Awareness Scholarship

The Euan Crone Asian Awareness

Scholarship last year provided scholarships

to Victorian members Marlene Millot and

Samantha Tasic. Marlene had been

accepted to study at the Australian

Consortium for In-Country Indonesian

Studies Journalism Professional practicum

in Jakarta. Samantha had undertaken an

unpaid United Nations internship at the

Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of

Cambodia in Phnom Penh, Cambodia,

where key members of the Khmer Rouge

will be brought to trial.

2014 Euan

Crone

Scholarship

winner Marlene

Millot with Euan

Crone and AIIAV

President

Patrick Moore

at the Festive

Luncheon.

VCE Seminar Programme

During the year we had one only VCE

Seminar Programme due to a number of

factors including timing, ability to attract

schools and others to help us organise the

event. The seminar was on “Ethical Issues

and Debates”. Professor Richard Tanter

spoke on arms control and disarmament,

and Mr David Wallace from the

International Office for Migration spoke

about people movement.

Vale

A former president, the Hon. Michael

MacKellar AM, died on 6 May 2015.

Michael served on Council for many years

and was President from 2008 until 2011.

He steered the Institute with skill and tact

during some difficult times, particularly

arising from the onset of the global financial

crisis. He will be sadly missed by his many

friends at the Institute.

Benefactors

We are most indebted to our many donors.

During the past Financial Year they donated

$10,015.

In addition to that, we are indebted to The

Walter Mangold Trust Fund for their


continued support of our Interns, Volunteers

and younger Members. In particular, this has

enabled them to participate in functions such

as the Sir Zelman Cowan Oration. The Sir

Wilfred Brookes Charitable Foundation has

also been terrific in promoting the AIIA. I

thank all who have contributed to the

financial well-being of the AIIA.

Interns, volunteers and Young Professionals Forum team

members with Mr Peter Varghese at the Sir Zelman Cowen

Oration, their attendance made possible by the generosity of

The Walter Mangold Trust Fund.

The Friends of the AIIA Society

The Society was established to recognise and

honour those who generously support the

AIIA. We thank our Friends for this year:

Mr Euan Crone

The Hon David Harper AM

Ms Zara Kimpton OAM

Dr Eve Mahlab AO & Mr Frank Mahlab

Mr Edward Miller

Mr Allan Myers AO QC

Ms Joy Selby Smith

Mr Robin Widdup

Donations

We are always most grateful for donations to

the Institute. This year the following, as also

recorded on page 10 of this report, have

been generous in their support

Mr John & Mrs Dani Balmford

Mr Frank Bennett

Mr Andrew Boatman

Mr Henry Bosch AM & Mrs Daphne Bosch

Mr Arnold Bram

Mr C H (Roger) Brookes

Mr Euan Crone

Mr Knut & Mrs Toni Feddersen


Mr William Fenner

Ms Helen Freeman

Dr Meg Gurry


Dr Suzanne Keene

Dr Margaret Kelleher

Mr James Kimpton AM & Mrs Diana

Kimpton

Ms Zara Kimpton OAM


Mr Edward Miller

Mr Hugh Morgan AC

Mr Richard Morgan AM


Mr Brendan O’Brien

Dr David Price OAM

Mr Greg Romanes

Mr Alastair Roff

Mrs Molly Sasson

Ms Joy Selby Smith

The Hon Jim Short & Mrs Jan Rothwell Short

Dr Harry Simon

Mr Paul Verwoert

Dr Victor Wayne

Mrs Ethel White

Mr Robin Widdup

AIIA Fellows

I would like to congratulate Rev Tim Costello

AO and Ms Jenny McGregor as Victorian

appointees to the AIIA Fellow programme.

This programme was created to recognise

exceptional contributions to Australia’s

international relations.

I encourage you to read the reports by the

Treasurer, on the International Careers

Conference and Cate Pickett’s report on

events held during the year.

I look forward to an eventful year ahead;

and to your participation in it.

Patrick Moore

President


The Programme

Thank you to all those members who have

attended our Events Programme this year.

Your presence and interest ensures that the

work that goes into preparing the Programme

is worthwhile.

There were over 35 events during the year

directly related to the Programme. There has

been a specific focus on the Middle East in

keeping with the topical nature of ISIS

activities. We also had a couple of different

topics this year – “Sport as a unifying force”

(Mr Michael Brown, CEO of the Asian Cup) and

“Ebola: What have we learnt and where are

we going?” (Professor Cameron Simmons,

Nossal Institute of Global Health).

Associate

Professor Sally

Totman

Marshall,

Deakin

University with

AIIAV Vice

President Gary

Neat.

We continue to work with the Department of

Foreign Affairs and Trade and appreciate the

valuable information they provide about both

visiting dignitaries and possible events that

might be of interest.

Mr Yusuf Abramjee,

Head of News &

Current Affairs,

Primedia, and Head of

Lead SA, held at the

offices of the

Department of Foreign

Affairs & Trade.

We also held several partnership events this

year and will be looking to continue these,

providing access to different events for our

members.

Our two interns on the Committee, Arthur

Moore (July – December) and Marcus

Hickleton (Jan – Jun), have done a great job

and each has added their own expertise to

the support of the committee.

Congratulations to all involved in bringing

such interesting and diverse events to our

Membership.

The Rt Hon

Malcolm

Fraser AC

Ch GCL,

former

Prime

Minister of

Australia.

The list of speakers follows on page 11.

International Careers Conference 2014

The tenth International Careers Conference

(ICC) was held on Friday 29th August at the

University of Melbourne. We were

extremely grateful for the conference

sponsorship by Haileybury and venue

support by the University of Melbourne.

The purpose of the ICC is to provide

students with insights into the varied

options available to those considering

embarking on an international career and

the implications of working internationally.

Keynote speakers were Derek Scott, the

Principal of Haileybury who spoke about the

increasing internationalisation of secondary

school studies, particularly as regards

Australia’s relationships in Asia; John

Richardson, former Ambassador in a

number of countries and now the Director

of the Victorian State Office of the

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

who spoke entertainingly and insightfully

about DFAT careers; and Erika Feller, who

spoke compellingly about her career in UN

Agencies, notably as UN Human

Commissioner for Refugees.

International Careers Conference panel speakers from left:

Rev Tim Costello AO, Ms Dimity Fifer, Mr Leonard Vary and

Mr Paul Ronalds.

There were also three panel discussions.

The first, chaired by Leonard Vary of the


Myer Foundation, featured Tim Costello AO of

World Vision, Dimity Fifer of Australian

Volunteers International and Paul Ronalds of

Save the Children, discussing international

careers in the NGO sector. This was followed

by the Business Panel, chaired by Bronte

Adams of Dandolo Partners discussing

international careers in business with Peter

Nash of KPMG, Jonathan Harvey of the ANZ

Banking Group and Larry Kamener of BCG

Consulting. The afternoon panel, featuring

Marion van Rooden of the Victorian

Department of State Development, Business

and Innovation, Karen Halbert of Tourism

Australia and Peter Vados from the

Department of Immigration was chaired by

Ian Howie of RMIT, discussing international

career opportunities in Commonwealth and

Victorian government organisations. In all

these sessions there were informative

Question and Answer exchanges between

speakers and the more than 200 final year

undergraduate and post-graduate students

who attended the conference.

Participants

at the ICC

2014.

Our thanks go to Committee Chair John

Allen, and the AIIAV team ably led by Sophie

Westland, working closely with the

Executive Officer Peta McDermott, for their

hard work towards making the 2014 ICC

such a successful day for those seeking

information on international careers.

The Financial Situation

The Institute recorded a profit of $8,390 for

the year ended 30 June 2015 compared

with $5,077 in the previous year. During

2015, apart from a better return from

functions held and increased income due to

a study tour being held, most other activities

produced revenue and expenses similar to

those in the 2014 year.

Expenses associated with maintaining our

property in East Melbourne rose quite

significantly last financial year and since

balance date we have invested further in

essential property maintenance (fire stairs,

boiler repairs). We anticipate that we will

need to expect this substantial investment

in property maintenance to continue.

There was also a reduction in employment

expenses over the reporting period, which

were associated with the engagement of a

Development Manager in early 2014. This

appointment provided a poor return on

investment and was discontinued.


MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS

Category 30/06/2012 30/06/13 30/06/14 30/06/15

Standard

141

148

160

193

Concession

119

108

115

111

Institutional

7

3

8

6

Spouse

41

38

33

33

School

18

18

8

9

Student

125

102

115

147

Speakers

34

35

30

31

Life

Members

4

4

4

4

Honorary

4

4

4

4

Total 493 460 477 538


DONATIONS AND SPONSORSHIP 1st July 2014 – 30th June 2015

Listed below are the names of all those who kindly made a donation to and sponsored

AIIA Victoria during the year. The Institute would like to thank all of these people

and institutions for this invaluable assistance in its ongoing efforts to upgrade its

activities and to improve the facilities at Dyason House.

DONATIONS

Mr John & Mrs Dani Balmford

Mr Frank Bennett

Mr Andrew Boatman

Mr Henry Bosch AO &

Mrs Daphne Bosch

Mr Arnold Bram

Mr C H (Roger) Brookes

Mr Euan Crone

Mr Knut & Mrs Toni Feddersen

Mr William Fenner

Ms Helen Freeman

Dr Meg Gurry


Dr Suzanne Keene

Dr Margaret Kelleher

Mr James Kimpton AM &

Mrs Diana Kimpton

Ms Zara Kimpton OAM


Mr Edward Miller

Mr Hugh Morgan AC

Mr Richard Morgan AM


Mr Brendan O’Brien

Dr David Price OAM

Mr Greg Romanes

Mr Alastair Roff

Mrs Molly Sasson

Ms Joy Selby Smith

The Hon Jim Short &

Mrs Jan Rothwell Short

Dr Harry Simon

Mr Paul Verwoert

Dr Victor Wayne

Mrs Ethel White

Mr Robin Widdup

SPONSORS

The Walter Mangold Trust Fund

Mr Euan Crone

Haileybury

The Sir Wilfred Brookes Charitable

Foundation

The University of Melbourne


AI IA PAST FUNCTIONS

1st Ju ly 2014 – 30th June 2015

2 July 2014

The Hon Richard Marles MP

Shadow Minister for Immigration

and Border Protection

International Migration and

Australia’s Future

10 July 2014 Associate Professor Sally Totman

Marshall, Deakin University

Update on Egypt: Military Coups,

the Muslim Brotherhood and the

Fraught Path towards Democracy

16 July 2014 VCE Seminar Professor Richard

Tanter, University of Melbourne and

the Nautilus Institute for Security

and Sustainability on Arms Control

and Disarmament, and Mr David

Wallace, International Organisation

of Migration on People Movement

Ethical Issues and Debates

17 July 2014 Dr Martin Sevior, Experimental

Particle Physicist and Nuclear

Power Expert, University of

Melbourne

Iran's Nuclear Programme: for

Peaceful Energy Use or for

Weapons?

24 July 2014 Mr Tom Bamforth, Australian Aid

Worker and Author

Deep Field: Dispatches from the

Frontlines of Aid Relief

30 July 2014 AIIAV Young Professionals Forum

presents: Professor Nick Bisley, La

Trobe University and Associate

Professor Tim Lynch, University of

Melbourne. All welcome

The Return of Great Power

Politics?

7 August 2014 Mr John Xiao, Editor and CEO, The

Epoch Times

“One Million Copies a Week

Worldwide” –

Banned by China

12 August 2014 Ms Helen Szoke, Chief Executive,

Oxfam Australia

How Ethical are our Banks

Overseas?

19 August 2014 Ms Sidney Jones, Eminent Expert

on Indonesia

Indonesia after the Elections:

New Directions or More of the

Same

20 August 2014 Mr Stephen Loosley, Chairman,

Australian Strategic Policy Institute

The Australian-US Alliance:

What's its Future?

25 August 2014

Mr Jon Richardson, Australian High

Commissioner to Nigeria and

Cameroon, and Ambassador to

Republic of Congo, Gabon, Niger,

Benin and The Gambia

Nigeria and its Neighbours – the

Promise and the Challenges

28 August 2014

Dr Paul Monk, Director, Austhink

Consulting, and acclaimed as one

of Australia’s leading intellectuals

China and the ANZUS Alliance

29 August 2014 International Careers Conference


9 September 2014

The Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser AC CH

GCL, former Prime Minister of

Australia, with Mr Tony Walker,

International Editor, the Australian

Financial Review

In conversation about his

recently published book

“Dangerous Allies”

30 September 2014

Professor Greg Barton, Monash

University, Herb Feith Research

Professor for the Study of

Indonesia, Director International of

the Global Terrorism Research

Centre

The Challenge Posed to Global

Stability by the Islamic State

Movement

9 October 2014 Ms Helen Brown, Australia Network

Indonesia Correspondent

Indonesia Today – are its Best

Days Ahead under President

Joko Widodo?

15 October 2014 Dr Filip Slaveski, Deakin University Russia and Ukraine: What is

Putin’s Grand Strategy?

23 October 2014 Mr Tim Wilson, Human Rights

Commissioner

Is Freedom under Pressure

Globally?

24 October- 4

November 2014 Study Tour to Timor-Leste

27 October 2014

Dr David Tittensor, Deakin

University and Research Fellow for

the UNESCO Chair, Cultural

Diversity and Social Justice; and Ms

Derya Dilara Akguner, European &

EU Centre, Monash University

Turkey’s Uncertain Future

28 October 2014

Young Professionals Forum event

with Dr Robin Cameron, RMIT

University and Dr Patrick Emerton,

Monash University

Does the Threat Posed by

Returning Jihadist Fighters

Justify the Australian

Government’s New Anti-Terror

Laws?

31 October 2014

Partnership event with the

Embassy of the Federal Republic of

Germany, RMIT EU Centre, the

Goethe Institute, Monash University

and The University of Melbourne EU

Centre. Dr Norbet Lammert,

President, the German Bundestag

Germany and the European

Union 25 Years after the

Peaceful Revolution

10 November 2014

Mr Tom Switzer, United States

Studies Centre, University of

Sydney, and Editor, American

Review

The Meaning of the 2014 US

Mid-Term Elections

17 November 2014

Young Professionals Forum event

with Mr Brett Cooper, Austrade

Senior Trade Commissioner Seoul

Economic Diplomacy in Action:

Australia’s Flourishing

Partnership with South Korea


20 November 2014

2014 Sir Zelman Cowen Oration

and Gala Dinner, Mr Peter

Varghese AO, Secretary,

Department of Foreign Affairs and

Trade

2014 Sir Zelman Cowen Oration

and Gala Dinner

Australia’s National Interests in a

Challenging World

27 November 2014 Annual General Meeting

4 December 2014

AIIAV 2014 Festive Luncheon, HE

Mr Paul Madden CMG British High

Commissioner to Australia

The United Kingdom and

Australia in the Asian Century

8 December 2014 Young Professionals Forum event Trivia Night

11 February 2015

Prof Cameron Simmons, Nossal

Institute of Global Health,

University of Melbourne

Ebola: What have we learnt and

where are we going?

3 March 2015

Mr Wan Saiful Wan Jan, CEO,

Institute for Democracy and

Economic Affairs (IDEAS), Malaysia

The Political and Ethno-Religious

Challenges in Malaysia Today

5 March 2015

Mr Peter Yates AM, Deputy Chair,

AsiaLink Deputy Chair, Myer

Investments Ltd

Will ‘Abenomics’ get Japan out of

a Three-Decade Slump and what

does this mean for Australia?

19 March 2015 Mr Thomas Albrecht, UNHCR

Regional Representative

The Plight of 51 Million Forcibly

Displaced People in the World

Today

9 April 2015

Dr David Malet, Associate Director,

Melbourne School of Government,

The University of Melbourne

Foreign Fighters: Why has ISIS

recruited so many and how can it

be stopped?

16 April 2015

Mr Gary Quinlan, former Australian

Ambassador to the United Nations,

Deputy Secretary of the

Department of Foreign Affairs and

Trade.

Australia's two years on the

United Nations Security Council -

was it worth it?

17 April 2015

Mr Yusuf Abramjee, Head of News

& Current Affairs, Primedia, and

Head of Lead SA

As the Sun Sets on the

Savannah: The challenges facing

South Africa as a country and

nation

22 April 2015 Young Professionals Forum Networking Evening

05 May 2015 Mr Michael Brown CEO, AFC Asian

Cup Australia 2015

Soccer: Unifying people where

diplomacy often fails

11 May 2015

Young Professionals Forum event,

with speaker Ms Kate Kennedy,

CEO, Hagar Australia

Worldwide Slavery: The Power of

Recovery and Advocacy

19 May 2015

Dr Toby Matthiesen, Research

Fellow in Islamic and Middle

Eastern Studies, Pembroke

College, University of Cambridge

The Rise of Sunni-Shia Conflict in

the Middle East

25 May 2015

Colonel (Rtd) Richard Irons CMG,

OBE, Visiting Fellow, Changing

Character of War Programme,

University of Oxford

Defeating the Islamic State and

its Strategic Implications


27 May 2015

Melbourne Book Launch: A

Biography of Sir James Plimsoll

(Jim Plim) ‘Ambassador

Extraordinary’ Mr Jeremy Hearder,

Author and Former Diplomat

Melbourne Book Launch:

Biography of Sir James Plimsoll

(Jim Plim) ‘Ambassador

Extraordinary’

3 June 2015 Mr Daniel Flitton, Senior

Correspondent, The Age

Iran – coming in from the cold?

The Implications for Australia

11 June 2015 Mr John Garnaut, Asia-Pacific

Editor, Fairfax Media

Chairman Xi's War Against

Corruption: Can he win?

15 June 2015 AIIAV Young Professionals Forum Member only Trivia Night

25 June 2015

Professor Marko Pavlyshyn,

Director of the Mykola Zerov Centre

for Ukrainian Studies, Monash

University

Ukraine: Another frozen conflict?

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