The Brisbane Dialogues

Final newsletter for 2024 - Season’s Greetings, a big thank-you to all those who contributed and some pointers to 2025 https://lnkd.in/gpD28wXm

The full recording of A Big Dialogue: The State of the Arts in The Lucky Country – Who Cares? Why Bother? is now available on YouTube. Watch a progressive arts academic, a conservative politician and an acclaimed arts practitioner navigate their differences: https://lnkd.in/gwJ-dAkT

As The Brisbane Dialogues’ fifth year, successfully demonstrating and supporting civil discussions on difficult topics between people who disagree, draws to a close…. As the Australian Dialogues network emerges to spread the principles and practice of genuine across-the-aisle dialogue across the country …. THANK-YOU to everyone - speakers, volunteers, interns, supporters, sponsors, donors, event partners, suppliers - for making it happen! Here are thousands of collective hours and dozens of events reduced to a couple of minutes of video. Enjoy - and join us for much more next year! Andrew Hudson | Anna Hancock | Annemarie Rolls | Anthea Hancocks | Cameron Murray | Christopher Reynolds | Claire O'Rourke | Daniel Cash | Fred D'Agostino | Freya Leach | Ian Walker | Jackson Hills | John Humphreys | Dr Karen Hands | Katharine Gelber | Kathy Mac Dermott | Kelly Burke | Lyndon Terracini | Margaret Cook | Natalie Rayment | Paul Granville | Peter Greste | Peter Shergold | Professor Selena Bartlett | Shane Satterley | Stephen Wilson Andrew Parkinson | Beverly Fry | Bridget Lang | Dominique Leong | Ian Plowman | Imogen Dibley | Jack Lowman | Jackie Poetzscher | Jonathan Blocksidge | Kyel Steensma | Lauren Hall | Lucia Trotter | Nilsa Ehterami | Nishara Lyons

And then it was over – thanks to the many involved for a wonderful discussion between a progressive academic, a conservative politician and a leading arts practitioner, three very different perspectives, moderated by a prize-winning journalist. Starting with why the arts are important, they dipped deep into principles and experience of arts funding and other practicalities, and the way forward for different forms of the arts in an ever-changing cultural context. More to follow. A teaser: it would be better to go looking for young musicians unknown outside Western Sydney than commission any more operas from established Australian composers, whoever is paying the piper. A Big Dialogue: The State of the Arts in The Lucky Country - Who Cares? Why Bother? Wed 13 Nov, Canberra Australian Academy of the Humanities Inga Davis | Sophie Chessell | Abra Pressler | Fred D'Agostino Kelly Burke | Ian Walker | Dr Karen Hands | Lyndon Terracini Murray Hancock #BetterDiscussions #BeyondDebate #BridgingDivides #ArtsPolicy #ArtsFunding #luckycountry #canberra #canberraevents

Underway at the Big Dialogue in Canberra on arts policy, produced by Australian Academy of the Humanities with Australian Dialogues. #BetterDiscussions #BeyondDebate #BridgingDivides #ArtsPolicy #ArtsFunding #luckycountry #canberra #canberraevents

So good to see, Noah Jones and all at St Peters Lutheran College, pathfinders for Dialogues @ School nationally! Thank-you for your sterling efforts and to all at St Peters including Tim Kotzur, David Rushmore and no doubt others we are not aware of. It was great to have so many of you at the "Gen Z edition" of the Big Dialogue in October too. Looking forward very much to working with Bella and others next year - and we would love to support interschool versions, whether on the big stage or just small groups in a Dialogues Club format.

Join us for a demonstration that experts can disagree well, in public, seeking common ground on complex, difficult subjects - and an enjoyable, enlightening and different night out! "The State of the Arts in the Lucky Country – Who Cares? Why Bother?" presented by the Australian Academy of the Humanities and Australian Dialogues. Wed, 13 Nov, Louie Louie, Civic, Canberra. Tickets from $20, light food included. https://lnkd.in/gf2Kiw2u Kelly Burke | Ian Walker | Dr Karen Hands | Lyndon Terracini #BetterDiscussions #BeyondDebate #BridgingDivides #ArtsPolicy #ArtsFunding #luckycountry #canberra #canberraevents

Active TBD supporter and Fellow of Australian Academy of Humanities Fred D'Agostino uses the classic Yes Minister comedy scene about public subsidy of the high arts to introduce the next Big Dialogue - in Canberra on Wed 13 Nov: The State of the Arts in The Lucky Country - Who Cares? Why Bother? Another active supporter and former Qld Minister for the Arts Ian Walker will be on the panel. Links to both in this short article. Please share and tell friends in Canberra about it - and if you are too young to remember Yes Minister, the origin of ABC's Utopia and other shows, you must check it out! #BetterDiscussions #BeyondDebate #BridgingDivides #ArtsPolicy #ArtsFunding #luckycountry #canberra #canberraevents

If you are not old enough to remember Yes Minister - the genesis of ABC’s Utopia - the hilarious exchange about subsidising high arts is a comedy classic on a serious subject and a great intro. If you are old enough, have another look!  Join Australian Academy of the Humanities and Australian Dialogues on Wed 13 Nov in Canberra for a different, updated discussion on related questions between outstanding speakers of different views. A Big Dialogue: The State of the Arts in The Lucky Country - Who Cares? Why Bother? 5:30 pm, Wed 13 Nov, Louie Louie, Civic. https://lnkd.in/gfBNEKPm Links in this article: https://lnkd.in/gPmNd8ye #BetterDiscussions #BeyondDebate #BridgingDivides #ArtsPolicy #ArtsFunding  #luckycountry  #canberra  #canberraevents

Quick impressions of the first Big Dialogue in Melbourne, a collaboration under the Australian Dialogues banner between The Brisbane Dialogues, Centre for Policy Development, The Institute of Public Affairs and others on energy transition - a live demonstration of disagreeing better and seeking common ground to move policy forward. Next up is Canberra on Wed 13 Nov with 𝘈 𝘉𝘪𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 – 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴? 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘉𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳? produced by Australian Academy of the Humanities with support from Australian Dialogues. Join us for a stimulating discussion between outstanding experts of contrasting perspectives and a different night out, supporting the cause of better public discussions while you are at it! If you can’t come, consider donating a ticket to enable a student to experience this special occasion and opportunity - and please share this post with friends, family and colleagues. https://lnkd.in/gfBNEKPm #Dialogue #BetterDiscussions #BeyondDebate #BridgingDivides #DisagreeBetter #ArtsPolicy #ArtsFunding #LuckyCountry #Canberra #CanberraEvents