David Hunter was one of the founding members of ANTaR, and an enormously supportive and inspiring activist on Indigenous issues.…
ANTaR ACT held the 18th David Hunter Memorial Lecture online on Monday 27 September 2021 with keynote speaker Bhiamie Williamson.…
The 2020 DHML was run in partnership between ANTaR ACT and ANTaR National. The National Director of ANTaR, Paul Wright,…
Guest Speaker: Tony McAvoy, SC When: Thursday 27th August Time: 6pm for a 6.15pm start and will conclude before 8pm…
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In Australia, of the estimated orginal 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, only around 120 are still spoken. Of…
Updated 18/11/18 to add in copies of presentations: for Muriel Bamblett and Fran Crowe. Muriel Bamblett presented the 2018 David…
David Hunter Memorial Lecture 2017 Looking Forward, Looking Back – steps towards justice, rights, respect Note: This summary is taken…
Rod Little is a current Co-Chair of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples and a former chairperson of the…
The 2015 David Hunter Memorial Lecture focussed on ‘countering racism in the media’ and was delivered by Stan Grant, a…
In 2014, the lecture focused on the power of writing for advancing reconciliation and expressing identity. Miles Franklin Award nominee…
2013 was Canberra’s centenary year, and the 10th David Hunter Memorial Lecture held on 12 November contributed to the centenary…
Les Malezer, co-chair of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples, was the main speaker for the 2012 lecture held…
The eighth annual lecture, given on 17 November 2011, was shared by John Paterson, CEO for AMSANT (Aboriginal Medical Services…
In 2010, it was decided to have two speakers for the lecture on justice re-investment: one from a broad national…
The 2009 memorial lecture was delivered on 10 November by Dr Ros Kidd, a historian and activist, who spoke on…
The 2008 lecture was given by Grant Paulson on 16 October. Grant was based in Canberra at the time, working…
The fourth lecture was delivered on 12 October 2007 by Julie Tongs, CEO of Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service in…
Following on from these themes, the 2006 lecture, “Personal journeys in justice and hope,” was delivered on 8 November by…
Vicki Walker, coordinator of Aboriginal Catholic Ministries in Melbourne, gave the second lecture with the title “Reconciliation – a unique…
In these annual lectures, we have been privileged to hear some inspirational lectures from Indigenous leaders from around Australia. The…