Program
The National Forum 2006 had three plenary addresses and four seminars.
Plenary addresses
- Australia’s Christian Heritage
- The Australian Character
- Australia’s Jesus and Australia’s Values
Seminar Topics, exploring the Christian influence on Australian:
- Culture and Education
- Business and Commerce
- Law and Politics
- Social Services and the Family
Also, see the list of Australias Christian Heritage National Forum Speakers.
Program in full
Sunday 6 August
5.30 pm-6.30 Registration, and seating Plenary Session One: Great Hall
6.30 Chairman’s Welcome: Mal Garvin (CEO, Fusion)
6.35 Conference Introduction: Stuart Piggin (ACHNF Chairman, Macquarie University)
6.45 Welcome: John Anderson (President, Parliamentary Christian Fellowship, Member for Gwydir)
6.50 The Forum’s Purpose: Guy Barnett (Senator) Graham McDonald (Director, Children of the World) Grace: Peter Rose (Parliamentary Chaplain)
7.00 – 8.10 Dinner
8.10 – 8.30 Christianity’s Presence in Australia: The Physical Heritage (Brad Baker, Powerhouse Museum)
8.30 – 9.10 Plenary Address: ‘Australia’s Christian Heritage’ Professor Geoffrey Bolton (Chancellor, Murdoch University)
9.10-9.30 Response (1) Tim Costello (CEO, World Vision) Response (2) Anthony Byrne (Member for Holt)
Monday 7 August
Seminar One
9.00 – 10.30 Seminar (each session will consist of two half-hour papers each followed by fifteen minutes’ discussion)
EITHER
Culture and Education (Chair: James Haire, Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture). Location: Great Hall
1. Elizabeth Ward (rtd. Principal, PLC, Melbourne)
2. Graeme Davison (Professor of History, Monash University)
OR
Social Services & the Family (Joint Chair: Barnaby Joyce, Senator) Location: Theatre
1. Anne Robinson (Chair, World Vision) & Stephen Judd (CEO, Hammond Care)
2. Helen McCabe (Plunkett Centre for Ethics in Health Care)
10.30-11.00 Morning Tea
Plenary Session Two: Great Hall
11.00 Chair: Mal Garvin (CEO, Fusion)
11.05 Opening Prayer: Bernadette Quinn
11.07-11.15 Marina Prior
11.15-11.35 ‘The Spirit of Australia’ Ken Duncan (Photographer)
11.35-12.15 ‘The Australian Character’, Robert D Linder (History Professor, Kansas State University)
12.15-12.40 Response (1) Bronwyn Bishop (Member for Mackellar) Response (2) Margaret Reeson (Canberra historian)
12.40-12.45 The Captives’ Hymn – Colin Slater & ‘Sing Australia’
12.45 – 2.00 Lunch - Great Hall;
1.10 Chair: Mal Garvin invites Parliamentary Hosts to speak
1.30 Sing Australia: bracket of three songs
Seminar Two
2.00-3.30
EITHER
Business & Commerce (Location Great Hall)
(Chair: Wayne Swan, Shadow Treasurer, Member for Lilley)
1. Roger Corbett (CEO, Woolworths)
2. Ian Harper (Fair Pay Commissioner)
OR
Law and Politics (Location: Theatre)
(Chair: Harry Quick, Member for Franklin)
1. Keith Mason (President of the NSW Court of Appeal)
2. Kevin Rudd (Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Member for Griffith)
3.30 – 4.00 Afternoon Tea
Plenary Session Three: Great Hall
4.00 – 5.30 Plenary (Chair: Geraldine Doogue)
4.00-4.05 Prayer: Kevin John Smith of God Squad
4.05-4.15 Australia’s Jesus in Song – ‘Sing Australia’
4.15-4.50 ‘Australia’s Jesus & Australia’s Values’ Stuart Piggin (Associate Professor in History, Macquarie University)
4.50-5.20 Response (1) Shayne Blackman (National Administrator of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress)
Response (2) John Anderson (Member for Gwydir)
5.20-5.30 Forum Summary - Guy Barnett (Senator)
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