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- 2025 Professor Philip Pettit in conversation with Laura Tingle. Notes provided
- 2024 Panel event: Julie Inman-Grant and David Leser, moderated by JST chair Elizabeth Broderick
- 2023 Panel event: Rachel Perkins, Tom Calma and Teela Reid, moderated by JST chair Elizabeth Broderick
- 2022 Panel event: Natalie Walker, Zahra Al Hilaly, Bobbie Trower, moderated by JST chair Elizabeth Broderick
- 2021 Webinar: Tanya Hosch and Dean Parkin, moderated by Danny Gilbert AM
- 2020 Webinar: Linda Burney and Nakkiah Lui in conversation with Larissa Berhendt
- 2019 Professor Tim Soutphommasane, Former Race Discrimination Commissioner and Political Theorist
- 2018 Helen Clark, Former New Zealand Prime Minister, Former Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme in conversation with Tanya Plibersek
- 2017 Linda Burney MP, Shadow Minister for Human Services and Member for Barton
- 2016 Emeritus Professor Gillian Triggs
- 2015 The Hon Julia Gillard
- 2014 The Hon Penny Wong
- 2013 The Hon Justice Virginia Bell AC
- 2012 Waleed Aly, Academic, author and political and social commentator
- 2011 Sam Mostyn, sustainability change strategist
- 2010 Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner and Commissioner for Age Discrimination
- 2009 Her Excellency Quentin Bryce AC, Governor General of Australia
- 2008 Hon Elizabeth Evatt AC
- 2007 Professor Marcia Langton AM
- 2006 Mary Gaudron, former High Court Judge
- 2005 Evonne Goolagong Cawley in conversation with Linda Burney MP
- 2003 Frank Brennan SJ, AO, Jesuit priest, lawyer and activist
- 2004 Sir William Deane, former Governor General
- 2002 Maha Krayem-Abdo, President, Muslim Women’s Association
- 2001 Justice Marcus Einfeld, former Federal Court Justice
- 2000 Noeline Brown
- 1999 Lowitja O’Donoghue, AC, Visiting Fellow at Flinders University and Former chair of ATSIC
- 1998 Evelyn Scott, Chair, Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation
- 1997 Dr Faith Bandler, OAM
- 1996 Jennie George, President ACTU
- 1995 Ruth Pierce, Assistant Secretary, International Organisations, Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
- 1994 Dr Jean Blackburn, Convenor of the SA Women’s Suffrage Centenary Committee
- 1993 Pat O’Shane AM, Magistrate in the NSW Local Court
- 1992 The Hon Jeannette McHugh, MP, Minister for Consumer Affairs
- 1991 Justice Elizabeth Evatt AC, President, Law Reform Commission
- 1990 Quentin Bryce AO, Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Human Rights & Equal Opportunities Commission
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