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Jack Beale Public Lecture Series

19 July 2025

10.28am – 10.28am AEST

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Free for everyone

Talk

Revisit past Jack Beale Lectures through videos and podcasts.

Since 1999, UNSW Sydney has hosted the Jack Beale Public Lecture Series, honouring the legacy of the Honourable Dr Jack Beale AO – a pioneering UNSW alumnus, passionate advocate for environmental management, and Australia’s first Minister for the Environment. The Jack Beale Lecture invites distinguished speakers to reflect on Australia’s environmental responsibilities and opportunities within a global context.

Articles

Bob Brown and his battle for the environment

He's been at he forefront of environmental activism since the 1970s, so what has he learned? What has been achieved and where should efforts be focused now?

Tim Flannery, Adriana Vergés, Rebecca Huntley & Emma Johnston: We Still Need to Talk About Climate Change

COVID-19 has made it almost impossible to talk about anything else, but the imperatives of climate change have not gone away. So how do we restart the conversation on climate? ...

For the love of birds

Binoculars at the ready! Safeguarding the future of the birds we love.

John Vaillant: Fire Weather

Jack Beale Lecture | There is no longer a bushfire season, but instead they are a year-round reality. So how do we adapt to our rapidly warming world?