In a city like Canberra, the issues represented in our publicly available archives continue to have relevance and resonance today. The archives are not merely quaint relics of some long-forgotten past. They are vital resources, capable of informing our current debates while also accounting for our previous actions.
The Chief Minister's Governance Lecture highlights the rich resources that can be found in ACT Government archives, and their links with the debates in our city today.
This annual event provides the opportunity for a researcher of some standing to explore a topic relevant to the history of the administration of the ACT through the use of newly released archival records. The aim of the lecture is to encourage substantial use of the Territory's archives and to share the results of that research with the broader community through a public event.
Links to our previous lectures are listed below.
Lecture Topics
10th lecture - "Let's Play!" Sport, Identity, and Inclusion
9th lecture - To nurture a garden is to feed the soul: gardens, community and wellbeing
8th lecture - Equity before the law: human rights in the ACT
7th lecture - For the benefit of current and future generations: archives, governance and integrity
6th lecture - Art for Arts Sake
5th lecture - Established as a Body Politic: Thirty Years of Self-Government in the ACT
4th lecture - Data and Government: Opportunity and Trust
3rd lecture - All Aboard: The Journey of High Speed Rail
2nd lecture - Making the City: Innovative Governance & Urban Policy in the Nation's Capital
1st lecture - Governing the City State: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (
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