Past Seminars
Most past working links seminars are available for viewing, either by downloading the presentation or watching the vodcast online.
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| 2009 | |
| The Anne Hawke Memorial Lecture. Setting Australia's Minimum Wage: Reflections on the roles and actions of the Australian Fair Pay Commission |
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 October |
| Time: | 5:45pm for 6:00pm start - drinks and networking from 7:00pm |
| Location: | Bradley Forum, Level 5 Hawke Building, City West Campus |
| Description: | Dr Anne Hawke was Director of the Centre for Applied Economics at UniSA, when at the age of 33, she died tragically of a cranial haematoma at Flinders Medical Centre on 30 August 2000. Dr Hawke completed an Honours Commerce Degree, a PhD, and worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, as a Director in the Commonwealth Department of Industrial Relations, as a Senior Research Fellow in the National Institute of Labour Studies at Flinders University and finally at UniSA. She was prolific in her contribution to the economics literature, undertook research in indigenous economic policy, and in the welfare economics of gambling. The Anne Hawke Memorial Lecture is an annual lecture that addresses the economic and social issues that Anne was interested in |
| Presenter: | Professor Ian Harper, Chairman of Australian Fair
Pay Commission |
| Carbonomics: The emerging Economic Paradigms of the Greenhouse Effect | |
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 September |
| Time: | 5:45pm for 6:00pm start - drinks and networking from 7:00pm |
| Location: | Bradley Forum, Level 5 Hawke Building, City West Campus |
| Description: | The Kyoto Protocol is the first step towards stabilising global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2). But what is carbon regulation and what actions are required by companies striving to limit the enhanced greenhouse effect? In this presentation, Professor Janek Ratnatunga, Head of the School of Commerce will detail the impact of the Kyoto protocol in a number of areas of economics: financial markets, international trade, supply-chain management, cost analysis and financial reporting and assurance, as countries enact carbon trading legislation. Many countries, business organisations and individuals appear to be woefully ill prepared to meet the challenges posed by the new paradigm of 'carbonomics'. |
| Presenter: | Professor
Janek Ratnatunga, Head of School of Commerce |
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Beyond the Legalese and Rhetoric: Improving Human Rights Protection in Australia |
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 August |
| Time: | 5:45pm for 6:00pm start - drinks and networking from 7:00pm |
| Location: | Bradley Forum, Level 5 Hawke Building, City West Campus |
| Description: | Australian 'exceptionalism'
on the issue of a national Charter of Human Rights is repeatedly
noted (and frequently lamented) by lawyers, public commentators and
disaffected minorities. Yet, attempts in recent decades to introduce
federal legislation for the comprehensive protection of human rights
have either failed or fallen short of a general Charter or Bill of
Rights. The current National Consultation of Human Rights represents a strategic opportunity to influence government policy. Yet, the policy debate in Australia is taking place against a constitutional and legal backdrop which may require a different form of 'exceptionalism' - acknowledging the imperatives which flow from having a written Constitution. In this lecture, Associate Professor Wendy School of Law will examine some of those features which are likely to influence the outcome of the consultative process, the recommendations of the Consultation Committee and the possibilities for reform. |
| Presenter: | Associate Professor Wendy Lacey, School of
Law |
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Marketing in a Recession
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 July |
| Time: | 5:45pm for 6:00pm start - drinks and networking from 7:00pm |
| Location: | Allan Scott Auditorium (H2-16) Hawke Building, City West Campus |
| Description: | No one looks forward to a recession, but an
economic downturn can provide opportunities. Some of these
opportunities come from changes in consumer behaviour, others as a
result of reduced marketing activities by rivals (e.g. reduced costs
for advertising media). Associate Professor Rachel Kennedy, from UniSA's Ehrenberg-Bass
Institute tackles the topic of marketing in a recession providing
insights into pitfalls to avoid as well as possible opportunities. Associate Professor Kennedy's presentation will draw on history and marketing knowledge to
answer some important questions such as:
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| Presenter: | Associate Professor
Rachel Kennedy, Ehrenberg-Bass Institute |