WHY MENZIES MATTERS – 2008 SIR ROBERT MENZIES LECTURE
Robert Gordon Menzies matters as much today as he did both eight decades and three decades ago – albeit in different ways. On Tuesday 9 October 1928 R. G. Menzies … Read More
Category Archives: Gerard Henderson’s Speeches & Essays
Too Much Talk About Lunch
Just imagine the reaction, in the current political climate, if prominent Liberal backbenchers Peter Costello and Alexander Downer headed off to the Caribbean (at their own expense) during the forthcoming … Read More
National Republican Lecture
Thanks for coming along tonight. And thanks to Terry Fewtrell for the invitation and to Yellow Edge Pty Ltd for sponsoring the event. Every not-for-profit organisation needs sponsors. THE WRONG … Read More
Cardinal George Pell’s Book God and Caesar
Growing up Catholic in Melbourne in the 1950s, my parents told me that it would be discourteous to decline a formal invitation from a nun or brother or a priest … Read More
National Security vs Human Rights: Was the balance right in the case of David Hicks? SPEECH TO THE SYDNEY WRITERS FESTIVAL
There is a plaque on an internal wall at the United States Justice Department, on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC, which commemorates the site of the military commissions which were … Read More
Gerard Henderson speech to the Holocaust Shoah Rememberence Day
Many thanks to the Jewish Board of Deputies’ Holocaust Remembrance Committee for the invitation to address such a significant event. Alan Gold and Eva Gold are good friends of Anne … Read More
Gerard Henderson’s Address to the Safeguarding Australia 2006 Summit (Session 3) Canberra The National Security Debate in Australia
The topic for this session is “Where is the Government taking Australia on counter-terrorism?” Good question. Except that the query implies that the Coalition is settling a counter-terrorist agenda. Whereas, … Read More
This is an edited version of Gerard Henderson’s Address to the Australian Liberal Student’s Federation 2006 Federal Council The Howard Government and the Culture Wars
(The postscripts were added after the talk) Many thanks for the invitation. Earlier this year, I spoke at the Australian National University on the phenomenon of the Howard-haters. Subsequently I … Read More
Gerard Henderson’s Speech to the Fabian Society John Howard: Ten Years On
Many thanks for the invitation to address the Fabian Society. Like many organisations, the Fabian Society is not as important as some of its opponents believe – I am familiar … Read More
Keynote Speech by Gerard Henderson to ANU John Howard’s Decade Conference It’s all John Howard’s Fault – Really?
Dearly beloved academics – and some others. We are gathered together at the Australian National University this evening to – variously – comment on, condemn or celebrate the election of … Read More
Gerard Henderson’s Speaking Notes for Lowy Institute for International Policy Values and Foreign Policy
Australia is a practical, empirical nation in which ideologies have made little impact. Also, outside its immediate area of influence, Australia is never likely to have a significant impact on … Read More
Gerard Henderson’s Speaking Notes for Australian Strategic Policy Institute: Past, Present and Future Conference Hosted by Deakin University and the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies Australian Foreign Policy and the Australian Community
Many Australians agree with the Howard Government’s policy on Iraq. And many Australians disagree with the Howard Government’s policy on Iraq. Yet, on one matter, there should be no disagreement. … Read More