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Hear from Professor Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt AO on her lecture titled - A Possible World: Transforming Gender Relations for Sustainability.

The annual Order of Australia Association - The Australian National 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Lecture was established in 2010 with the aim of further recognising the contribution made by academic members of the Order of Australia to the fabric of Australian society.

Emma McKeon was in conversation with ANU alumna Alicia Lillington as they explore Emma's journey to becoming Australia’s most decorated Olympian.

Watch the inaugural memorial lecture in honour of Emeritus Professor Will Steffen delivered by Professor Dr Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Professor in Earth System Science at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø of Potsdam. The lecture was followed by a panel consisting Distinguished Honorary Professor Penny Sackett, Professor Brian Walker, and Professor Emerita Lesley Hughes where each speaker shared their personal memories of Professor Steffen

Watch 2024 Susan Ryan Oration which was delivered by Padma Raman PSM, Executive Director of the Office for Women (OFW) at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The Susan Ryan Oration stands as the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's flagship International Women's Day celebration, dedicated to honouring the late Susan Ryan, one of our community's greatest advocates for age and gender equality.

Watch Malaysian Prime Minister the Honourable Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim deliver the 2024 Gareth Evans Oration on Navigating Geopolitical Currents: Malaysia and Australia's Pivotal Role in the Asia Pacific.

The Oration also featured addresses by three Australian Foreign Ministers viz. current Australian Foreign Minister, Senator the Hon Penny Wong, ANU Chancellor the Hon Julie Bishop and Distinguished Honorary Professor the Hon Gareth Evans.

Watch 2024 ANU Commencement Address featuring keynote from ANU alumna Ms Ashleigh Streeter-Jones, Founder, Raise Our Voice Australia (ROVA) and ANU Vice-Chancellor & President Genevieve Bell. The Address also includes a special Welcome to Country by Ngambri-Ngunnawal custodian, Paul Girrawah House and ANUSA President Phoenix O'Neill. The address was expertly brought together by Mr Richard Swain, Hon Associate Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society.

Watch Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape speak on the Australia-PNG relationship and PNG’s history over the last 49 years.

Following his address, the Prime Minister was in conversation with ANU Chancellor and former Australian foreign minister The Hon Julie Bishop.

Listen to this inspiring discussion involving Dame Jacinda Ardern, The Hon Julie Bishop, Rena Owen, and Bronte Campbell moderated by Laura Tingle, about their experiences as leaders in their respective fields.

As Australians prepare to vote on whether to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the Constitution, hear from Professor Tom Calma AO, a Kungarakan Elder, a member of the Iwaidja people, 2023 Senior Australian of the Year and the Chancellor of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø of Canberra

Watch the recording of the 2023 Gareth Evans Oration, where Lord Chris Patten discusses the challenges facing our world order. He further goes on to highlight the importance of global partnerships including authoritarian states like China without compromising on principles of liberal democracy.

Watch Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher deliver the 2023 Susan Ryan Oration. This annual Oration aims to drive important conversations around gender equity and discrimination - national debates that Susan helped ignite across her many years of work.

The Australian National 51³Ô¹ÏÍø was honoured to host a special event as we welcomed Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria and His Royal Highness Prince Daniel of Sweden and Mr Johan Forssell, Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade to our campus.

Hear from ANU Chancellor, the Hon Julie Bishop and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Brian P. Schmidt speak about their vision for the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø in 2023 and beyond.

Watch Professor Rory Medcalf AM deliver the Order of Australia Lecture 2022. In his address, Professor Medcalf spoke about the work of the ANU National Security College to offer a contemporary vision of security informed by risk, rights and responsibility.

The Hon Dr Kevin Rudd AC's address will analyse the worldview of Chinese leader Xi Jinping and how his deeply ideological worldview is shaping his country's policies at home and abroad. 

Hear from His Excellency President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, as he addressed an audience of students and community members. He spoke on navigating the confronting realities of war, and to reflect on the importance of upholding and defending the rule-based international order

Closing ceremony featured speeches from the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø executive, special Welcome to Country from our local custodians, and a performance from Tobias Cole and Chamber Choir from ANU School of Music. The finale was a time capsule ceremony where items selected represented the essence of ANU life.

This panel style discussion looked at the next 75 years - how will our university and others will look, how we are ensuring graduates are ready for the future of work, and how the higher education sector meets the needs for a rapidly changing world.

Join Professor Nicholas Brown from the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences as he hosts a panel of researchers from across the university and other diverse fields to discuss the origins of ANU and its unique place in the Australian education landscape.

Andrea Kelly, A/g Group Manager, Social Policy and Programs Group at the National Indigenous Australians Agency and a proud Waramungu and Larrakia woman, with strong family connections throughout the Northern Territory delivered the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's 2022 annual National Reconciliation Week Lecture.