Tuesday Forums

Forums have a "current affairs" focus covering local events, politics, science, the environment and international events.

Sessions are held via Zoom commencing on Tuesdays at 12:30 pm and run from March to early June and from mid-July to November.

There are two registration options:

* Pre-register for all talks during the year and you will automatically be sent Zoom login details each week, i.e. there will not be any need to register on a weekly basis. (Note: Those who pre-registered in 2024 will automatically be transferred to the 2025 Forums.)
* Register on a weekly basis for the Forums which interest you. Registration will open in the week preceding the talk and the details are advertised with each Forum

Date	Forum details
15 July	Rhyme & Reason Susan Ackroyd (author) Gain an understanding of history from medieval times through to the 1700s through these rhymes and their stories. In Susan's recent publication "Rhyme and Reason" the 26 rhymes in this book show how parliament and king battled over taxation, the authority of kings, religion and how Humpty played a part in the Civil War. Understand how a nursery rhyme we recite today started life as a political comment and was passed down through the years and how until now we have forgotten the politics. Susan Ackroyd is a poet, educator, and speaker known for blending the lyrical with the analytical and has a background in literature and philosophy. 👉Registrations open 7 July 9AM and close 14 July 5PM. To register email Include your U3A membership number in the email.
22 July	Update on developments in the Middle East Ian Parmeter A past very popular speaker Ian will provide a comprehensive update on evolving dynamics in the Middle East geopolitical alignments, power plays, and what recent developments could signal for future policy and regional stability. Ian Parmeter is a Research Scholar (PhD candidate) at the Australian National University, Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies (CAIS). A frequent commentator both in print and on air on the Middle East, Ian was Australia's Ambassador to Lebanon and counsellor at the Australian Embassy in Moscow. Ian held senior roles in Australia's Office of National Assessments (now Office of National Intelligence), responsible for Middle East analysis. 👉Registrations open 15 July 9AM and close 21 July 5PM. To register email Include your U3A membership number in the email.
29 July	Healthcare, climate change, human health & learning health systems Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite is a Founding Director, Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI), Professor of Health Systems Research, Macquarie University More details coming soon... 👉Registrations open 22 July 9AM and close 28 July 5PM. To register email Include your U3A membership number in the email.

Date

Forum details

15 July

Rhyme & Reason

Susan Ackroyd (author)

Gain an understanding of history from medieval times through to the 1700s through these rhymes and their stories. In Susan's recent publication "Rhyme and Reason" the 26 rhymes in this book show how parliament and king battled over taxation, the authority of kings, religion and how Humpty played a part in the Civil War. Understand how a nursery rhyme we recite today started life as a political comment and was passed down through the years and how until now we have forgotten the politics.

Susan Ackroyd is a poet, educator, and speaker known for blending the lyrical with the analytical and has a background in literature and philosophy.

👉Registrations open 7 July 9AM and close 14 July 5PM.

To register email

Include your U3A membership number in the email.

22 July

Update on developments in the Middle East

Ian Parmeter

A past very popular speaker Ian will provide a comprehensive update on evolving dynamics in the Middle East geopolitical alignments, power plays, and what recent developments could signal for future policy and regional stability.

Ian Parmeter is a Research Scholar (PhD candidate) at the Australian National University, Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies (CAIS). A frequent commentator both in print and on air on the Middle East, Ian was Australia's Ambassador to Lebanon and counsellor at the Australian Embassy in Moscow. Ian held senior roles in Australia's Office of National Assessments (now Office of National Intelligence), responsible for Middle East analysis.

👉Registrations open 15 July 9AM and close 21 July 5PM.

To register email

Include your U3A membership number in the email.

29 July

Healthcare, climate change, human health & learning health systems

Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite

Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite is a Founding Director, Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI), Professor of Health Systems Research, Macquarie University

More details coming soon...

👉Registrations open 22 July 9AM and close 28 July 5PM.

To register email

Include your U3A membership number in the email.