Council

Join Distinguished Professor Emerita of History at the Australian National University, Professor Angela Woollacott, for a thoughtful reflection on one of Australia’s most influential political figures, Don Dunstan, on the occasion of the centenary of his birth.

Professor Woollacott is the author of Don Dunstan: The Visionary Politician Who Changed Australia, regarded as the definitive biography of Dunstan. Drawing on her extensive research, she offers fresh insights into Dunstan’s life, leadership and enduring legacy.

Drawing on her extensive research, Professor Woollacott offers fresh insights into Dunstan’s life, leadership and enduring legacy. She explores the ideas and reforms that shaped the Dunstan era, from electoral reform, social justice and multiculturalism to Indigenous rights, gender equality and the arts. Together, these reforms helped redefine South Australia as a forward-looking and culturally vibrant state.

The talk provides an opportunity to look beyond the historical record and consider the vision and courage behind Dunstan’s leadership, and how his ideas and reforms continue to resonate in South Australia today.

This centenary event provides an opportunity to revisit Dunstan’s legacy and consider how his reforms remain relevant today.

Tickets are $10 for entry only, or $46.99 for entry plus a copy of Don Dunstan: The Visionary Politician Who Changed Australia.

Doors open 5.45pm.
Bookings essential.