Dates and Times
06 September 2023
18:45 - 20:30
Location
Address: National Film and Sound Archive, McCoy Circuit, Acton ACT 2601
Organiser
Office of Indigenous Leadership
Speakers
Hon Anne Aly MP
Enquiry
Event about:
UC's International Perspectives on the Voice Lecture
The International Perspectives on the Voice Lecture will be the fourth lecture in UC's Voice to Parliament Lecture series.
Hon Dr Anne Aly MP, Member for Cowan, Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth will draw on her expertise in international relations to talk about the significance of recognition and voice in an international context.
First Nations representatives working in International Affairs and Australia Awards Scholars come together to provide insights into their pursuit of a voice to government.
Additional Information
Join us for the fourth lecture in our Voice to Parliament Lecture series, focusing on international perspectives on the Voice to Parliament.
The session will be anchored by the Hon Dr Anne Aly MP, Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth, who will draw on her expertise in international relations to talk about the significance of recognition and voice in an international context. A panel discussion will follow including First Nations representatives working in International Affairs and Australia Awards Scholars.
This lecture is part of the University of Canberra's Voice to Parliament Lecture series, aimed at building understanding and constructive dialogue about the proposed Voice to Parliament.
Dr Aly has been the Federal Member for Cowan since 2016. In her late twenties, she was a single mother of two young boys, relying on minimum-wage work and social services benefits to put food on the table. She went on to study her Masters and PhD and worked as a professor, academic and practitioner in counter terrorism and countering violent extremism and was the only Australian representative to speak at President Obama’s 2015 White House summit on countering violent extremism.
In 2021, she was awarded the McKinnon Prize for Emerging Political Leader of the Year, in recognition of her Parliamentary work against both right-wing extremism and family & domestic violence, and following the election of the Albanese Government, she was appointed Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth – becoming the first Muslim woman to serve as a Commonwealth Minister.
Arrive at 6:45pm for a 7:00pm start.
UC acknowledges the Ngunnawal people, traditional custodians of the lands where Bruce campus is situated. We wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of Canberra and the region. We also acknowledge all other First Nations Peoples on whose lands we gather.