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WATER - From where, to whom?

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Forum Australia presents an online forum 7:30pm Tuesday 7 December 2021 Register Now Experts in their fields will come together The forum will seek to convey the complexities of water management in Australia and its social, economic and political implications. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of the speakers and also interacted with each other online during the Zoom Event. MC: Anna Vidot , Presenter , ABC Radio Canberra Opening Remarks: Mohammed Ali , President, Forum Australia PANEL Dr Tariq Rana Water policy and planning expert, Australia Dr Shahbaz Khan Director , UNESCO Beijing Professor Jeff Camkin Adjunct Professor , Institute of Agriculture, UWA Professor Jamie Pittock Professor , Fenner School of Environment & Society, ANU Vote of Thanks: Helen Wilson , Treasurer, Forum Australia Organised by Forum Australia - Have your say Executive Committee Members: Mohammed Ali, Mansoor Syed, Helen Wilson, Phillip Etches, Manar Ahmad Supported by The ACT Office of...

COVID-19: Impact on Canberra's social fabric

Forum Australia held an online Forum 7:30pm 12 Tuesday October 2021 https://youtu.be/KGRFjUghp7E Prominent members of the Canberra community, and experts in their fields, shared their thoughts on how COVID-19, and the response to it, is changing how we live and interact socially and how the community is likely to be affected in the next few years. Attendees asked questions of the speakers and also interacted with each other online during the Zoom Event. MC: Adrienne Francis , Presenter , ABC Radio Canberra Opening Remarks: Mohammed Ali , President, Forum Australia PANEL Kathy Ragless CEO, Companion House Dr Yonatan Dinku Research Fellow, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research Dr Emma Campbell CEO, ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) Darlene Cox Executive Director, Health Care Consumers’ Association (HCCA) Vote of Thanks: Phillip Etches , Executive Committee, Forum Australia Organised by Forum Australia - Have your say Executive Committee Members: Mohammed Ali, Mansoor Syed...

Surviving Mental Health in COVID

Forum was held at 6pm Tuesday 1 June 2021 Taj Agra, 35 Woolley St Dickson The session discussed our mental health and well being with COVID-19 and its implications in our daily lives. An interactive forum with a very distinguished panel was held together with a sumptuous three course dinner for which Forum Australia is famous. MC: Lish Fejer , Presenter , ABC Radio Canberra PANEL Zebunnisa Khan Principal Psychologist, Lifestyle Psychology Dr Nadeem Siddiqui Medical Director , Latrobe Community Health Service Emma Davidson ACT Minister for Mental Health Martin Fisk CEO , Menslink Genevieve Jacobs Group Editor , Regional Media Group Video of the event can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/forumaustralia/videos/217359786682064 Organised by Forum Australia - Have your say Supported by The ACT Office of Multicultural Affairs

Living with COVID-19 - Risks & Opportunities

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The pandemic which has disrupted our lives and economies is not going away anytime soon. An online webinar to discuss how we can adapt was held on Tuesday 8 September 2020 7:00 -8:30pm on Zoom Webinar https://youtu.be/zhOy17puh4g Master of Ceremonies - Lish Fejer, Presenter ABC Radio Panel : Dr Sharon Bessell Professor of Public Policy Crawford School of Public Policy the Australian National University Barnie Van Wyk Chief Executive Officer St Vincent de Paul Society Canberra/Goulburn Dr Kate Ahmad Consultant Neurologist Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney Mirko Milic Dealer Principal Canberra Toyota Supported by the ACT Office of Multicultural Affairs

Climate Change: Green New Deal? Online Webinar

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Monday 11 May 2020 7:00 -8:30pm on Zoom Webinar Explored options for Australia to accelerate climate action and address climate emergency. The session deliberated whether the Green New Deal approach is a useful way for Australia to address climate emergency, create jobs, generate climate resilient growth and advance sustainability. Covering, science, policy, politics, economics, global best practices and the larger concept of well-being in the society, it was a very interactive forum with a very distinguished panel. https://youtu.be/j1g0USmRHv0 powered by Sounder https://www.facebook.com/forumaustralia/videos/556241078663049/ Panel Emeritus Professor Will Steffen, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU John Hewson AM, Former Leader of the Federal Opposition and Professor ANU Crawford School Shane Rattenbury MLA, Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability Dr Arnagretta Hunter, Clinical Senior Lecturer, ANU Medical School Dr Imran Ahmad (Chair/Discussant), Honorary A...

Justice, not Force, can bring Peace to Kashmir

Khizar Niazi A cross-section of the civil society in Canberra condemned human rights violations in the Indian-Held Kashmir (IHK) and warned India that only justice, not brutal force, could restore peace in the disputed territory. It also conveyed to the government of Australia in no uncertain terms that its political positioning on a humanitarian issue had left much to be desired. The seminar on “Searching for Peace in Kashmir” held at a local restaurant last Tuesday was organized by Forum Australia with active participation of Kashmiri Australians who continue to mobilize public opinion in favour of besieged Kashmiris and agitate the government to break silence over rampant human rights violations in IHK. However, the Liberal government and the Labour opposition, together with the so-called fiercely independent Australian media, having sealed their lips on this burning humanitarian issue, were conspicuous by their absence at the seminar. The panel of eminent speakers from the Greens, ...

Searching for Peace in Kashmir

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Forum Australia (Aussie Forum Inc) Hosted a discussion and three course dinner on Searching for Peace in Kashmir 6pm Tuesday 15 October 2019 Taj Agra Restaurant 35 Woolley St, Dickson, ACT 2602 Photos from the Forum Videos from the Forum Speakers: Jack Waterford Former Editor-at-Large, Canberra Times Dr Tahmina Rashid Associate Professor of International Studies, UC Sunil Raj Gupta Executive, Australia India Business Council Lee Rhiannon Former Senator for NSW Dr Ejaz Qureshi Honorary Associate Professor, ANU & Development Economist