Don't miss this thought-provoking event packed with engaging discussions and opportunities for audience participation during Social Sciences Week. Proudly presented by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the National Library of Australia, the Great Debate promises an evening that will challenge your perspective and ignite your curiosity.

Team Affirmative

• Professor Anika Gauja, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Research at the University of Technology, Sydney
• Thomas Mayo, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander author, orator, justice advocate and Assistant National Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia
• Professor Graeme Orr, expert on electoral law at the University of Queensland
   

Team Negative

• Professor Kim Rubenstein, co-director of the 50/50 by 2023 Foundation at the University of Canberra
• Professor Andrea Carson, expert on political communication and Director of The Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne
• Professor Lyria Bennett-Moses, Head of School of Law, Society and Criminology at UNSW
   

The Great Student Debate

For the third-year running, the Great Student Debate will take place at 4.00pm before the Great Debate, featuring students from Lakeland State High School in Western Australia and Hurlestone Agricultural High School in New South Wales. Hear fresh perspectives from the bright minds of tomorrow, then join us for refreshments in the foyer from 5.00pm before the main debate kicks off at 6.00pm.

This event is presented in partnership with the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.