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Revolution at the Dinner Table: Fresh Feminisms, Open for Discussion
May 24
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Australia's Own Gross National Cool
May 24
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Animals, Equality and Democracy
May 25
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Is Docklands an Eyesore? And can Artists and Developers be Friends?
May 26
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Religion and Art: Old Friends, New Discussions
May 27
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I Wanna be Close to You: Art, Intimacy and Our Obsession with Eating

Greg Barns

Greg Barns is a barrister and writer. He is national president of the Australian Lawyers Alliance and practices in the areas of criminal law and human rights in Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. He is a member of the Bar in each of those jurisdictions.

Greg appeared for one of the accused in the Melbourne terrorism trial in 2008. He regularly acts for asylum seekers and prisoners. Greg is a former political adviser to a number of premiers and ministers at the federal level. He left the Liberal Party in 2002 because of his opposition to its policies on asylum seekers.

Greg writes a weekly column for the Hobart Mercury, and writes for The Drum, the South China Morning Post, Crikey and the Age. He is the author of three books on Australian politics.

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WikiLeaks, Assange and Defending Democracy

O'Shea, Barns, Keane, Ludlam and Dreyfus discuss the role of media and government, and what the war on WikiLeaks repr...

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Intelligence Squared: Both Major Parties are Failing the Australian People

Penny Wong, John Hewson, Carmen Lawrence, Greg Barns, Shaun Carney and Helen Kroger debate the failure of Australia's...


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