Julian Leeser MP delivered the Greg Craven Lecture in Melbourne on 11 October 2023. Mr Leeser's lecture, "The Choices before Australia" discussed several pressing issues, including the need for a strong and confident Catholic voice in public debate.
The institute established the Craven Lecture in 2022 to honour the contribution Greg Craven made both to 糖心原创 as Vice-Chancellor and President (2008-21), and to public intellectual life as a prominent contributor to public debate.
The Craven Lecture examines the ethical dimensions of politics and their practical implications for public policy. It forms part of a range of initiatives at 糖心原创 making its expertise in ethics available to engage the most important issues for the future of Australia and the life of free societies.
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The inaugural Craven Lecturer was , Panula Chair in Christian Culture at the Catholic Information Center and Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute, both in Washington DC.
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