2010 Forum Series: Poverty and Affluence

17 March 2010:  “The Theological Perspectives of Poverty and Affluence”, Frank Brennan and Erica Mathieson

• Audio recordings:
  • Welcome and introduction: Heather McLaren
  • Speech: Gregor Henderson
  • Speech:  Erica Mathieson
  • Speech: Frank Brennan
  • Question 1
  • Question 2
  • Question 3
  • Question 4
  • Question 5
  • Question 6
• Copy of Frank Brennan’s speech

14 April 2010: “Climbing out of Recession on the Backs of the Unemployed?”, John Nevile and Sue Jordan

• Audio recordings:
  • Welcome and introduction: Heather McLaren
  • Speech: Professor John Nevil
  • Sue Jordan
  • Question 1
  • Question 2
  • Question 3
  • Question 4
  • Question 5
  • Question 6
  • Question 7
  • Question 8 
  • Question 9
  • Vote of thanks: Heather McLaren

12 May 2010:  “Escaping Oppression Seeking Asylum and Refuge”, Kerry Murphy and Paul Power

• Audio recordings:
  • Welcome and introduction: Heather McLaren and Sr Jane Keogh
  • Speech:  Paul Power
  • Speech: Kerry Murphy
  • Question 1: How good is our process for determining refugee status
  • Question 2: how did RCOA arrive at its recommended refugee intake
  • Question 3: what policies and practices do we want to have
  • Departing comment: Kerry Murphy
  • Vote of thanks: Heather McLaren
• Copy of Paul Power’s presentation

19 August 2010: “Is Taxation Immoral?”, Terry Dwyer

• Audio recordings:
  • Welcome and introduction: Heather McLaren
  • Welcome to Terry Dwyer: Jack Waterford
  • Speech: Terry Dwyer
  • Comments: Jack Waterford
  • Question 1: Impact of the changes to the role of the state since 19th Century
  • Question 2: Compensation and morality of taxing capital
  • Question 3: Corporation Tax and Justice of the GST
  • Question 4: Taxing Land due to Land Degradation
  • Question 5: Tax on energy
  • Question 6:  Children as a public good
  • Vote of thanks:  Jack Waterford and Heather McLaren

29 September 2010:  “Poor Fellow My Country: Lamenting our Poverty of Spirit”, Graeme Mundine

• Audio recordings
  • Welcome and introduction: Heather McLaren
  • Welcome to Graeme Mundine: Gregor Henderson
  • Speech: Graeme Mundine
  • Comments: Gregor Henderson
  • Question 1: Nature of housing architecture for indigenous communities
  • Question 2: Government policy shift re Homelandsl
  • Question 3: Revised policy re languages in schools
  • Question 4: What can individuals  do to help?
  • Question 5: Culture clash – vision of remote communities
  • Question 6: Protecting indigenous cultures from transnational forces
  • Concluding remarks – vote of thanks:  Gregor Henderson
  • CES update:  Heather McLaren
  • Concluding Prayer:  Gregor Henderson
• Transcript of Graeme Mundine’s speech (this can be viewed and downloaded and distributed to interested persons and/or groups)
• Additional material:
  •  Report of the NTER Review Board – October 2008
  • The World Council of Churches Living Letters Statement
  • The Living Letters Report
  • Correspondence between Heather McLaren, CES Chair, and Jenny Macklin, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, about the Northern Territory Intervention.
  • World Council of Churches Statement of Indigenous Peoples of Australia
  • The Northern Territory Intervention and Human Rights: an Anthropological Perspective
  • More information can be obtained from the NATSIEC website