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Plenty of reasons to go outDear , From now until November we have a jam-packed schedule of events. So many that I’ve bundled them up in this one newsletter so as not to overstrain the capacity of the Internet. We have:
With more to come before Christmas. So read on, and I look forward to seeing you at one of them, at least. And if none tickles your fancy, send me an email to let me know what you are looking for. McIlwraith Lecture – October 2Our premiere event for the year is the McIlwraith Lecture. If you only go to one function this year, make it this one. Guest speaker Trevor St Baker knows what he is talking about when it comes to electricity generation. He’s a truly remarkable innovator who is not afraid to call out bad policy. You’ll leave the lecture with an appreciation of what entrepreneurialism can do, and also electricity generation can’t. It will be a great antidote to the UN Climate Conference and the School Strike which both seem to assume that wishes can be turned-into reality at no cost, and overnight. Our lecture is sponsored by De Bortoli wines. It’s not too late to buy tickets. To book click here, but get in quickly. Our venue is the roof of Brisbane’s newest premium office building 480 Queen Street. Fridays on Logan: Water and the Murray Darling Basin – October 4Darren De Bortoli, our McIlwraith sponsor, will be staying around to give us a run down on water policy at our monthly Fridays on Logan event next week. As the De Bortolis started in the Riverina, Darren is an expert on the MDB. Darren’s also won awards for innovation in wine production. De Bortoli is a family agricultural business that thrives through finding solutions. His views on water are informed by the best science and information. Water is one of the Institute's focuses. Wivenhoe was the last really substantial dam to be built in Queensland, and since then the population has gone close to doubling. So when we get hit by drought, for those of us in cities, it is generally an infrastructure drought that is causing the problems, and this is an act of man, not of God. This function is in our office at Unit 2B, 50 Logan Road, Woolloongabba. To book click here. It starts at 5:30, so you can call in on your way home from work. Coal an Australian History: Book Launch – October 9Coal was part of Australia before the Europeans arrived, with tribes in the Hunter region burning it in their fires. It was this coal that was first exploited by the tiny colony at Port Jackson in the early days. And if it wasn’t for a sturdy shallow-draughted former collier called The Endeavour the settlement might never have happened at all. Denis Porter has written an enthralling history of the Australian career of coal. It will be of particular interest to those in the industry, and for those who aren’t it will give a view of Australia’s past from a different angle. The book is published by our friends at Connor Court and will be launched by Hon Ian Macfarlane, CEO of the Queensland Resources Council. The event starts in our offices at 6:00. To book click here. Campus Meltdown: Book Launch – October 30This launch is an inside job – academics telling you what has gone wrong in the academy. Some University Vice-Chancellors are wont to proclaim that everything is as it should be, but the Anglo-sphere is being swept by a wave of de-platforming, safe spaces, and postmodern virtue-signalling which is undermining the very idea of a university. The book will be launched by Suri Ratnapala, Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Queensland, after which the editor will explore some of the themes. This is another collaboration with our friends at Connor Court, and will be held in our offices. To book click here. Fridays on Logan: Nationalist Conservatives – November 1There is a spectre haunting the West, and it is called nationalist conservatism. The nationalist conservative moment has implications for those of us in Australia currently pondering the meaning of the May election, the future of conservatism within the Liberal Party, and the leadership role, if any, of the disparate voices on the right across the minor parties which are constantly competing for attention and senate slots. Paul Collits’ academic career has been mostly in local and regional economic development– an interesting place to find a classical liberal. He’s an incisive and eclectic author who is frequently in Quadrant. He will be exploring what this new force means on a global basis, and what it means for us here. This will be in our offices at 50 Logan Road, starting at 5:30 pm. To book click here. Cheers,
Graham Young 
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