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Profit vs. Planet vs. Human
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Sat 25 Oct 2:00 PM
Senate Chamber | Museum of Australian Democracy Old Parliament House
Wheelchair
General Admission
60 Mins
October
Is the very existence of corporate profit-making incompatible with a healthy Earth? Join Senator David Pocock as he reflects on this sobering question, explored with depth and urgency by multi-award-winning journalist Marian Wilkinson in her latest Quarterly Essay, Woodside vs. the Planet: How a Company Captured a Country. They are joined by Brave New Wild author Richard King who delves into whether, in our attempts to use technology to save nature, we may instead end up breaking it - and us - beyond repair. Together, they will paint a picture of a society, species and world on the brink – and only we can pull ourselves back. The ethical choices we make now will shape the future we create for ourselves and coming generations. Moderated by Michael Williams, editor of The Monthly.
Marian Wilkinson is a multi-award-winning journalist with a career that has spanned radio, television and print. She has covered politics, national security, refugee issues and climate change as well as serving as a foreign correspondent in Washington DC for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. She was a Deputy Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, Executive Producer of the ABC’s Four Corners program and a senior reporter with Four Corners. She is the author of several books including the political biography The Fixer, on former Labor powerbroker Graham Richardson, Dark Victory, on Australia’s response to asylum seekers which she co-authored with David Marr, and The Carbon Club on Australia’s fraught climate policy. Her latest work is the Quarterly Essay, Woodside Vs. the Planet, on Australia’s gas industry and climate change.
Richard King is an author and critic and a contributing editor to Arena Quarterly. His most recent book is Here Be Monsters: Is Technology Reducing Our Humanity?. His new book is Brave New Wild: Can Technology Really Save the Planet?
David Pocock has a track record as a powerful advocate on issues ranging from climate to marriage equality. He has been involved in multiple small businesses and has co-founded numerous not-for-profit community initiatives in Australia and overseas, including with his wife Emma. In 2021, David attended the COP26 climate summit and led The Cool Down campaign that saw over 470 Australian athletes from 40+ sports call on the Australian Government to lift its ambition on climate change. Upon returning home, he announced his run as the community-endorsed Independent Senate candidate for the ACT. After campaigning on a platform of integrity, doing politics differently and making Canberra count, David was successfully elected at the 21 May 2022 Federal Election.
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Marian Wilkinson is a multi-award-winning journalist with a career that has spanned radio, television and print. She has covered politics, national security, refugee issues and climate change as well as serving as a foreign correspondent in Washington DC for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. She was a Deputy Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, Executive Producer of the ABC’s Four Corners program and a senior reporter with Four Corners. She is the author of several books including the political biography The Fixer, on former Labor powerbroker Graham Richardson, Dark Victory, on Australia’s response to asylum seekers which she co-authored with David Marr, and The Carbon Club on Australia’s fraught climate policy. Her latest work is the Quarterly Essay, Woodside Vs. the Planet, on Australia’s gas industry and climate change.
Richard King is an author and critic and a contributing editor to Arena Quarterly. His most recent book is Here Be Monsters: Is Technology Reducing Our Humanity?. His new book is Brave New Wild: Can Technology Really Save the Planet?
David Pocock has a track record as a powerful advocate on issues ranging from climate to marriage equality. He has been involved in multiple small businesses and has co-founded numerous not-for-profit community initiatives in Australia and overseas, including with his wife Emma. In 2021, David attended the COP26 climate summit and led The Cool Down campaign that saw over 470 Australian athletes from 40+ sports call on the Australian Government to lift its ambition on climate change. Upon returning home, he announced his run as the community-endorsed Independent Senate candidate for the ACT. After campaigning on a platform of integrity, doing politics differently and making Canberra count, David was successfully elected at the 21 May 2022 Federal Election.
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Concession Tickets apply for children under the age of 16, full-time students, Commonwealth Health Care Card holders, Commonwealth Seniors Card Holders and Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card holders. Please have your eligible card with you at the venue.
