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Oswald Barnett Oration

The F. Oswald Barnett Oration seeks to acknowledge the contribution Barnett made to eliminating poor housing conditions. It also seeks to remind contemporary society that the task is not yet complete - housing poverty remains a social problem of the highest significance. The oration provides an opportunity for the churches and others of goodwill to recognise the significance of the work of F. Oswald Barnett and to renew their commitment to housing justice which ensures appropriate, secure and affordable housing for all Australians.

Title:
Housing and the Church - a vision and a challenge
Delivered By:
A/Prof Fenate Howe
Centre for Australian Studies
Deakin University
Date:
21 October, 1994
Text:
The first Oswald Barnett Oration
Title:
Where are today's OS. Barnetts?
Delivered By:
Prof Evan Walker
Dean, Faculty of Architecture and Planning
Melbourne University
with response by A/Prof Renate Howe and Rev Tim Costello
Date:
9 November, 1995
Text:
The second Oswald Barnett Oration
Title:
Reform and Reaction: Housing policy in crisis
Delivered By:
A/Prof Judith Yates
Department of Economics
University of Sydney
with response by Robert Hudson
Date:
7 October, 1996
Text:
The third Oswald Barnett Oration
Title:
Housing for the twenty-first century: building on Barnett
Delivered By:
Prof Brian Howe
Professorial Associate, Centre for Public Policy
University of Melbourne
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
with response by Professor Meredity Edwards
Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Canberra
Date:
13 November, 1997
Text:
The fourth Oswald Barnett Oration
Title:
Can we call Australia home? An indigenous perspective on housing
Delivered By:
Dr Lowitia O'Donoghue, CBE, AM
Date:
5 November, 1998
Text:
The fifth Oswald Barnett Oration
Title:
Aging in place: what can we learn from each other
Delivered By:
Prof Anthea Tinker
Professor of Social Gerontology
Kings College London, England
Date:
9 September, 1999
Text:
The sixth Oswald Barnett Oration
Title:
The compassionate eye: research and reform
Delivered By:
Prof Greame Davison
Professor of History, Monash University
Date:
24 October, 2000
Text:
The seventh Oswald Barnett Oration
Title:
Out of the policy vaccum: putting housing back on the public policy agenda
Delivered By:
Prof Terry Burke
Professor of Urban Studies
Institute for Social Research
Swinburne University of Technology
Date:
2001
Text:
The eighth Oswald Barnett Oration
Title:
Sustainability and Housing - More thana roof over head
Delivered By:
Professor Peter Newman
Director, Sustainability Policy Unit
Department of Premier and Cabinet
Western Australian Government and
Professor of City Policy
Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy
Murdoch University, Western Australia
Date:
31 October, 2002
Text:
The ninth Oswald Barnett Oration
Title:
A common purpose: ethical, practical and transformative directions for public and housing policy in Australia
Delivered By:
Alison McClelland
Date:
2003
Text:
The tenth Oswald Barnett Oration
Title:
What is happening in Australia's housing markets? Why policy makers should be concerned
Delivered By:
Gavin Woods
Date:
9 November, 2004
Text:
The eleventh Oswald Barnett Oration
Title:
Kamikaze or Karma? The views of a registered housing association
Delivered By:
Ken Marchingo
Chief Executive Officer
Loddon Mallee Housing Services Ltd
Date:
17 October, 2006
Text:
The thirteenth Oswald Barnett Oration

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