IQ² live debates - past events
2010 series - Melbourne
Below are past events from the 2010 IQ² series in Melbourne.
You can also visit the future events page to see what's coming up.
Australia should embrace nuclear power
4 March 2010 - Melbourne
In the wake of grave scientific warnings about the role of carbon emissions in climate change, prominent environmentalists like James Lovelock have called for the world to employ nuclear energy as an alternative to fossil fuels. Yet, Lovelock’s call has divided the environmental movement – and sections of the wider community.
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Australia has not escaped its racist past
15 June 2010 - Melbourne
Australia's history is littered with incidents of prejudice and discrimination based on gender, religion and race. Yet, this same history also includes stunning advances in social equity - not least in the creation of a vibrant, multicultural society.
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Feminism has failed
22 September 2010 - Melbourne
After generations of effort, women still bear a disproportionate burden of domestic labour. Women are under-represented in the senior ranks of politics, business and the professions.
Women continue to be denied equal pay for equal work.
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