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"I thought the content was great. The mix of speakers made it really interesting, to see them try to understand each other’s views."

"The things they were talking about in the art and technology session – really challenging, thought-provoking – and scary."

"I liked the whole format of the Forum. I can’t think of any negatives. I loved the hypothetical – it was so lively."

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A message from the Hon Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia on the occasion of the Inaugural CHASS National Forum

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Civility in Australia

expanding the boundaries

'being open to learn, to teach, to hear and to change'¹

There is a growing realisation that our inability to deal with a broad range of problems is largely attributable to the destructive ways in which the issues are being addressed. This raises a crucial and increasingly controversial question - what exactly do we mean by 'civility'?²

CHASS is pleased to announce its annual National Forum to investigate this topic at Parliament House, Canberra on Thursday 20 June 2013

Eminent speakers from across the country will address the following topics:

• The Borders of Civility
• Civility and Democracy
• Civility and the Arts
• Soft Power - Public Diplomacy

Go to the National Forum website

 ¹ Institute for Civility in Government Co-Founders, Cassandra Dahnke and Tomas Spath
 ² Burgess and Burgess, 1997 Conflict Resolution Consortium

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Newsletter Issue #67

As the new President of CHASS, I am delighted to take this opportunity to introduce myself to you and to thank you for your continued membership of our organisation and your continuing support of our events. This year my agenda is going to be very much about engagement with members and building the membership base.

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