Two great functions coming up

Morris and Thwaites on Section 18C and the QUT three

In February 2016 QUT Administrative Assistant Cindy Prior sued three QUT students for comments made, or allegedly made, after she evicted them from the computer lab at the university's Oodgeroo unit in May 2013. On November 4, 2016 Federal Circuit Court Judge Michael Jarrett ruled there was no case to answer.

As a result of this litigation the reputation of the Human Rights Commission, together with its president, Gillian Triggs, was severely damaged; the case against Section 18C of the Human Rights act was re-opened by a Federal Parliamentary Inquiry; Cindy Prior went close to bankruptcy; and three young men had their lives torn apart over innocuous comments.

When: September 1, 6:00 for 6:30 pm
Where: Coorparoo RSL, 45 Holdsworth Street, COORPAROO
Cost: $45 members, $55 non-members, $20 students.
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Your body belongs to the state

Governments have begun to act as if your body belongs to them. They have become a parent, telling child-like citizens how to behave: instructing, forbidding, taxing and berating citizens about their personal choices.

The side effects can be bizarre. Can soft drink taxes really lead to higher beer consumption? How many riots can you generate by increasing the price of food through taxes? Does an obese person turn violent after a big night on the burgers?

For the answers to these questions and more, click here to book.

When: Tuesday September 5 at 6:00 for 6:30 pm
Where: The Alliance Hotel Cellar Bar, 320 Boundary Street, SPRING HILL 4000
Cost: $20 general admission, $10 AIP members and students. 
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