Events

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06:30 PM - 08:00 PM, 25 Jul 2013: Leslie to give Sir John Monash Lecture

What an honour! Leslie joins previous lecturers Adam Elliot, Richard Frankland, satirist Bryan Dawe and writer Tony Birch on the list of those asked to present the prestigious annual Sir John Monash Lecture. Leslie will speak on the Image of Women. How are Australian men and women made? How does

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06:00 PM - 07:30 AM, 22 May 2013: Is it Treason to Have the Wrong Reason? A convo about personal & political ethics

Ethics matter to all of us, but how can we tell right from wrong in a complex world? Is ‘meaning well’ enough to make a decision the right one, or do actions speak louder than words? How do we judge the person who makes an evil choice for all the

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07:30 PM - 10:30 PM, 27 Mar 2013: To think, love & sleep well, one must dine well - Leslie Hosts TSOL Closing Feast

The life of modernist author and thinker Virginia Woolf straddles the centuries (1882 – 1941) – born into the Victorian world of stiff etiquette and tea parties, she found comrades in the struggle for women’s suffrage and formed a tight network of friends and lovers, The Bloomsbury Group, of writers, artists

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11:00 AM - 03:00 PM, 26 Mar 2013: NRMA Leaders Forum

Leslie talks leadership with two other panelists, hosted by Ellen Fanning.

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03:34 PM - 05:34 PM, 08 Mar 2013: City of Boroondara - Writer's Wisdom International Women's Day

Come along to the Parkview Room at Camberwell Library, 340 Camberwell Road, Camberwell to hear Leslie and a panel of distinguished writers and media personalities including Alice Pung and Karen Andrews talk about women in the literary landscape and answer audience questions. This Event is Finished Photo by Susanne Newton,

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06:00 PM - 10:00 PM, 30 Apr 2013: Leslie debuts in The Vagina Monologues

Yep, it had to be done, and she’s going to do it. Mark 30 April 2013 in your diary and rock up to the Melbourne Town Hall Supper Room to catch Leslie, former Health Services Commissioner Beth Wilson, Moira Rayner, Tanja Kovac, county court judge Liz Gaynor – among others

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09:05 AM - 10:00 AM, 01 Mar 2013: Is it right to judge? Is it even helpful?

Join Leslie, Michael Jenson and academic Patrick Stokes on ABC RN’s Life Matters Friday talk-back with the sparkling Natasha Mitchell to look at the rights and wrongs of judging others, and why being judged – but not judging – tends to hurt.

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05:30 PM - 09:00 PM, 31 Jul 2013: Leadership and Health

The Department of Health has grabbed Leslie to talk to key staff as part of their Executive Link Program. It’s an intimate and private affair, guaranteed to stimulate and inspire. This event not open to the public

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08:00 PM - 09:30 PM, 07 Mar 2013: The NDIS on IWD at the RACV for Carer's Victoria

What does the National Disability Insurance Scheme have to do with International Women’s Day? Come along to the RACV and hear Leslie explain and take questions at a fundraising event for Carers Victoria.

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10:00 AM - 01:00 PM, 16 Mar 2013: Learn How to Make a Difference @ The School of Life

Melbourne’s hottest new adult education classes – based on the successful British School of life – have arrived, with Leslie proud to be among the founding faculty launching the summer term. How to Make a Difference](http://www.theschooloflife.com/shop/how-to-make-a-difference-16-march-2013/) – SOLD OUT! New Evening Course Available 20 March 2012

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02:00 PM - 05:00 PM, 09 Mar 2013: Balancing Work with Life @ The School of Life

Melbourne’s hottest new adult education classes – based on the successful British School of life – have arrived, with Leslie proud to be among the founding faculty launching the summer term. How to Balance Work with Life [http://www.theschooloflife.com/shop/how-to-balance-work-with-life-9-march-2013/] – SOLD OUT!

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09:12 PM - 11:00 PM, 09 Feb 2013: Speedy Fish at the Elwood Lounge

Leslie’s vocals soar as Speedy Fish returns to the Elwood Lounge. One hit wonders and toe-tappers from the ‘70s to now. Come along & dance!

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07:00 PM - 11:30 PM, 22 Dec 2012: Speedy Fish returns to the Elwood Lounge for X-mas

Baby please come to our gig, and hear some holiday tunes along with some old favourites and new crowd pleasers. The Like, Ben Lee, U2, Oasis, Amy Winehouse, Elvis Costello, Credence Clearwater, Hunters and Collectors – Speedy Fish will cover these and many, many more in their own soulful yet playful

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02 Aug 2013: Women in Leadership - Why Balance, Resilience & Integrity are Key

Leslie providing the keynote with an audience participation session at the 2013 Women in Educational Leadership conference in Sydney.

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10:00 AM - 01:00 AM, 24 Feb 2013: Need a God-Shaped Lesson from the School of Life?

Melbourne’s hottest new adult education classes – based on the successful British School of life – have arrived, with Leslie proud to be among the founding faculty launching the summer term. How to Fill the God Shaped Hole [http://www.theschooloflife.com/shop/how-to-fill-the-god-shaped-hole-24-february-2013/] – SOLD OUT!

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09:30 AM - 10:30 AM, 12 Apr 2013: Panel Facilitation @ Child Aware Conference - Department of FaHSCIA

Families Australia, supported by the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA), is hosting the 2013 Child Aware Approaches Conference. The two day conference aims to advance the goals of the second three year action plan 2012-2015 under the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s

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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 30 May 2013: Leadership Conversations - Dept of Transport

Are strong leaders always good ones? Are good leaders always ethical? What makes us want to follow another, and how can we she knows what is right? In the engaging and thought-provoking style for which she is known, Leslie unpacks “leadership” and “ethics” for an audience of emerging leaders, with

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12:30 PM - 01:30 PM, 30 Nov 2012: Three Decades of the AIDS Pandemic: The Beginning of the End?

Since its emergence in the early 1980s, HIV/AIDS has killed over 25 million people. Thanks to the development of effective HIV treatments, fewer people are now dying of AIDS caused by HIV infection, and the number of people living with HIV infection has increased to an estimated 34 million.

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11:00 AM - 02:30 PM, 31 Oct 2012: Leslie to Join War on Women Panel Briefing for Federal MPs

Leslie will join Rebecca Sheehan of the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, Mina Barling from Marie Stopes International and two representatives from CARE in discussing the global – and US – war on women. *This event closed to the public. *

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06:30 PM - 08:00 PM, 06 Dec 2012: Leslie Launches Damon Young's Philosophy in the Garden

In Philosophy in the Garden, Damon Young reveals one of literature’s most intimate relationships: authors and their gardens. For some, the garden provided a retreat from workaday labour; for others, solitude’s quiet counsel. For all, it played a philosophical role: giving their ideas a new life. Come along

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02:30 PM - 03:30 PM, 21 Oct 2012: Leslie interviews Jeff Sparrow, author of Money Shot

From the internet revolution to raunch culture, Jeff Sparrow’s quest takes him through contemporary Australia: the sparkly booths of Sexpo; grimy adult cinemas; the loud, pro-virginity rallies of Pentecostal youth groups; and the depths of the Australian desert, where the Intervention has led to prohibitive restrictions in Indigenous communities.

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07:00 PM - 09:00 PM, 10 Nov 2012: Encore for Speedy Fish @ The Elwood Lounge

Speedy Fish went down a treat their Grand Final night gig at The Elwood Lounge [http://www.elwoodlounge.com.au] and so are returning to for an encore performance. Come along for a parade of one-hit wonders & toe-tappers from the 60s onwards and a decent dose of not taking

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09:00 PM - 11:00 PM, 29 Sep 2012: Speedy Fish plays The Elwood Lounge

Come along and hear Leslie’s three piece rock with toe-tappers from the 70s onwards, covered in Speedy Fish style. Then head home for a good night’s rest before the 10:15am call for the Reproductive Choice Australia “Let’s End the Stigma” Flashmob [http://www.reproductivechoiceaustralia.org.au/

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19 Sep 2012: Leslie's Speech on Ethical Leadership - Learn it, Live it!

Leslie to inspire and challenge emerging leaders from 57 different countries at the Leadership for Development Conference in Canberra. This event not open to the public

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07:00 AM - 08:30 PM, 03 Sep 2012: Leslie Presents to the Boys and Teachers at Scotch College

The well-known breakfast series at top boys private school Scotch has drawn Julian Burnside, Dr Ziggy Switkowski, Bernard Salt, Russel Howcroft, Stephen Mayne, Greg Baum, Dr Keith Suter, and Waleed Aly to the podium. Now, it’s Leslie’s turn. She’ll be talking about Social Media, and how we