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Quentin Bryce

Her Excellency, The Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO, is Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia at the time of this recording. She is the first woman to hold the position, and was previously the Governor of Queensland from 2003 to 2008. Her contribution to advancing human rights and equality, and the rights of women and children, was recognised in her appointment as a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2003.

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The Boyer Lectures 2013: Back to Grassroots (MP3)

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Title:: The Boyer Lectures 2013: Back to Grassroots (MP3)
Written by:: Quentin Bryce
Read by:: Quentin Bryce
Format:: Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
Number of CDs:: 1
Duration:: 1 hours 55 minutes
MP3 size:: 79 MB
Published:: February 01 2014
Available Date:: February 01 2014
Age Category:: Adult
ISBN:: 9781486207183
Genres:: Non-fiction; Politics & Current Affairs
Publisher:: ABC Audio

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The 2013 Boyer Lectures, presented by Her Excellency the Governor-General, is a precise and illuminating discussion of modern Australia.

'Like the best sort of conversation, the Boyer Lectures have taken Australians down countless paths ? enthralling, challenging, unworn paths. My hope is to open yet another pathway; one that speaks to the importance of human rights in building neighbourhood, community and citizenship.' ? Her Excellency the Honourable Quentin Bryce The 2013 Boyer Lecture series, Back to Grassroots, includes four 30 minute lectures aired on ABC Radio National in November 2013, with the fourth lecture broadcast live in the Eugene Goossens Hall in Sydney. Joining the neighbourhood: a personal story of equal rights advocacy Watching the women: the powerful role of Australian women Australians at their best: courage, compassion and resilience in everyday life Advance Australia Fair: looking to the future of Australian citizenship. The annual Boyer Lecture series began in 1959 and has featured speakers from a broad range of disciplines and interests, presenting the result of their work and thinking on major social, scientific or cultural issues.