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The CalloverDissent, Democratic Ideals and Delivering Justice: A Conversation with Michael Kirby AC CMGIn our season finale for 2024, we have the immense honour of speaking with the Honourable Justice Michael Kirby AC CGM. Michael Kirby is a man who needs no introduction. He was called to the Bar in 1967, and in 1975, became the youngest man to hold a federal judicial office when he was appointed as the Deputy President of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission. Later that year he was also appointed as the inaugural Chair of the Australian Law Reform Commission. In 1983, he was appointed as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia and in 1984...2024-12-0557 min
William and Lonsdale - Lives in the LawThe Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG Part 2Today we bring you the second part of our conversation with The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG. In this episode we’ll hear about Michael’s appointment to the NSW Supreme Court as President of the Court of Appeal, his ascension to The High Court of Australia and his extensive work with the United Nations on issues such as human rights violations in Cambodia and North Korea and the AIDS epidemic.
www.greenslist.com.au/podcast2023-11-2944 minWilliam and Lonsdale - Lives in the LawThe Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG Part 1Our guest for the next two episodes is The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG. Today, in Part 1 of our conversation we discuss Michael’s early years, schooling and university days, his work with the Council for Civil Liberties, extensive industrial relations work and becoming the inaugural Chair of the Australian Law Reform Commission.
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2023-11-1549 min
The BarThe Hon. Michael Kirby: Life, Dissenting, and The High CourtThis week, Brayden and Parinaa interview one of the most esteemed members of the legal industry, the Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG.2022-04-2057 min
Fuzzy Logic Science ShowEnvironment, nuclear weapons and the lawThe legal system offers powerful tools to limit environmental destruction, with some excellent examples listed in this Guardian story.
And yet there is much more that can be done. Nuclear weapons remain a dire threat while climate change marches on, largely unchecked by the inadequate responses thrown at it.
Some countries such as Australia do not have a constitutional bill of rights, depriving citizens of a key platform. The alternative is a patchwork of legislation that makes the job harder.
In this interview we speak to the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, former...2022-02-1227 min
Advocates The PodcastMichael Kirby AC CMGWe welcome to this episode of Advocates The Podcast, Michael Kirby AC CMG, first openly gay judge and an intellectual powerhouse. After a career as a barrister, he went on to sit on the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the land. 2021-11-031h 07
Family Church PC - Weekly SermonsThe God that Pursues Welcome to the family! Let us know you watched online with us, if you made a decision, or if you have a prayer request by clicking here: https://app.textinchurch.com/groups/familyform/MTM2MzEzClick here if you would like to give online: https://onrealm.org/FirstBaptistChu37092/-/give/online.Music used with permission, CCLI License # 594759, Streaming Plus License # 21044022God Is For UsCCLI Song # 7121853 James Ferguson | James Tealy | Jesse Reeves | Jonny Robinson | Michael Farren | Rich Thompson |Tiarne Tranter © 2018 CityAlight Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing (Integrity Music, David C Cook)) Farren Love And W...2021-06-201h 12Family Church PC - Weekly Sermon PodcastThe God that Pursues Welcome to the family! Let us know you watched online with us, if you made a decision, or if you have a prayer request by clicking here: https://app.textinchurch.com/groups/familyform/MTM2MzEzClick here if you would like to give online: https://onrealm.org/FirstBaptistChu37092/-/give/online.Music used with permission, CCLI License # 594759, Streaming Plus License # 21044022God Is For UsCCLI Song # 7121853 James Ferguson | James Tealy | Jesse Reeves | Jonny Robinson | Michael Farren | Rich Thompson |Tiarne Tranter © 2018 CityAlight Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing (Integrity Music, David C Cook)) Farren Love And W...2021-06-201h 12
InCites with UNSW Law SocietyA Special Episode with the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG
In this very special extended episode on the InCites podcast, we were lucky to be able to have a conversation with the Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG.
An incredibly prevalent figure in the Australian legal landscape, the former High Court Justice spoke with us about his journey in the law, from his law school days to his legal career, both of which are full of rich experiences and achievements. The Michael Kirby also discussed with us issues regarding the LGBTIQ rights, animal rights, nuclear weapons, student activism, civil rights movements in Australia and the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
This ep...2021-06-0149 min
The Author Angle - with Ocean ReeveMurray AlthamWith an ability to connect with people in a genuine and profound way, Murray Altham delivers a captivating mix of expertise, empathy, humour and drive. He creates experiences that engage people, changes attitudes, behaviours, redefines possibilities and gets results, live or virtually!
Murray is a world class purveyor of confidence, personal innovation and good vibes. He brings significant experience in 360° leadership, navigating intense change and aspirational wellbeing to every presentation. With two decades in the pharmaceutical industry in many fascinating parts of the world working in psychiatry and sexual health, he is completely unshockable!
In a...2021-05-2449 min
happyfamilylawyer's podcastEpisode 206 - When relationships are at the core of all you do with the Honourable Colin ForrestIn this week's episode of the 'Happy Lawyer Happy Life Podcast' I had the pleasure of interviewing the Honourable Colin Forrest. Colin has had a fascinating career in the law and just this last week has completed 10 years of service as a Judge in the Family Court and started the next chapter of his law life. I have had the privilege of knowing Colin for my 20 years in law and he is someone who I like to describe as the 'poster child of happy lawyering!' Colin's career has taken him from his first role as an Associate to th...2021-02-091h 21
In ConversationIn Conversation: The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG(Originally Aired in January 2020) The Honourable Michael Kirby is an international jurist, educator and former Judge. He served as Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1996 to 2009. He is recognised internationally for his work for Human Rights which earned him the Australian Human Rights medal, Laurette of the UNESCO price for Human Rights Education and co winner of the Gruber Justice prize. He joined Christopher Waterhouse to discuss his early life and influences and his thoughts for the future.2020-11-1250 min
Expand Your Mind, One Story at a Time - Free Audiobook RevolutionFourteen: My year of darkness, and the light that followed Audiobook by Shannon MolloyListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 396685
Title: Fourteen: My year of darkness, and the light that followed
Author: Shannon Molloy
Narrator: Shannon Molloy
Format: Unabridged
Length: 08:03:42
Language: English
Release date: 03-23-20
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia
Genres: Biography & Memoir, General
Summary:
The bestseller optioned for a major film and adapted to the stage, Fourteen is this generation’s Holding the Man – a moving coming-of-age memoir about a young man’s search for identity and acceptance in the most unforgiving and hostile of places: high school.
This is a story about my fourteenth year of life as...2020-03-238h 03
the Best Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsFourteen: My year of darkness, and the light that followed by Shannon MolloyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396685 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fourteen: My year of darkness, and the light that followed Author: Shannon Molloy Narrator: Shannon Molloy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 3 minutes Release date: March 23, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.33 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The bestseller optioned for a major film and adapted to the stage, Fourteen is this generation’s Holding the Man – a moving coming-of-age memoir about a young man’s search for identity and acceptance in the most unforgiving and hostile of places: high school. This is a story about my fourteenth year of life as...2020-03-2303 min
The Lester PrizeThe Proposal (03)The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG is man of many facets: tradition and progress, accomplishments and humility. Artist Oliver Shepherd was a fan of him from a young age. He recalls the process of meeting Michael Kirby and the political issues that inspired the portrait. This work is number 03 in the exhibition sequence at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. 2019-11-1300 min
Footnotes (by the Sydney University Law Society)Us too? Bullying and sexual harassment in the legal profession (Part 1)*Content warning: bullying and sexual harassment*
In 2018, the International Bar Association undertook the largest ever survey on bullying and sexual harassment in the law, and compiled over 7000 responses from 135 countries. They found that 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men had been bullied in the workplace, and the majority of incidents of bullying and sexual harassment were never reported.
SULS hosted a panel earlier this year, discussing how young lawyers and law students can tackle bullying and sexual harassment in the profession. Part 1 includes:
- an introduction to the report (0:00-1:57)
- a Q...2019-09-1228 min
Lowy InstituteIn conversation: Gareth Evans and Michael Kirby on Australia and nuclear non-proliferationThe nuclear non-proliferation regime is under threat. Disarmament has stalled. Challenges from Moscow, Pyongyang, and Washington are mounting. Deteriorating trust between nuclear states threatens the emergence of a new arms race.What does this mean for Australia? What role should we play in the global effort against nuclear proliferation? Should we sign the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty? And how does our nuclear stance affect our alliance with the United States? The Lowy Institute hosted former foreign minister the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC and former chairman of the UN Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry on...2019-03-1559 min
Cambridge Private Law Centre (CPLC) Podcast'Legal Obligations. Legal Revolutions': The 2016 Cambridge Freshfields LectureOn Thursday 21 July 2016 The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG delivered the 2016 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture entitled "Legal Obligations. Legal Revolutions". The Cambridge Freshfields Lecture is an annual address delivered by a guest of the Cambridge Private Law Centre, and the event is sponsored by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. In 2016, the lecture was delivered as part of the proceedings of the Obligations VII Conference, which was held at Downing College Cambridge from 19-22 July. For more information about the Obligations conferences, see http://www.obsconf.com/ More information about this lecture, including photographs from the event...2016-07-2253 min
Cambridge Private Law Centre Lectures and Seminars'Legal Obligations. Legal Revolutions': The 2016 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture (audio)On Thursday 21 July 2016 The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG delivered the 2016 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture entitled "Legal Obligations. Legal Revolutions".
The Cambridge Freshfields Lecture is an annual address delivered by a guest of the Cambridge Private Law Centre, and the event is sponsored by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
In 2016, the lecture was delivered as part of the proceedings of the Obligations VII Conference, which was held at Downing College Cambridge from 19-22 July. For more information about the Obligations conferences, see http://www.obsconf.com/
More information about this lecture, including photographs from the event, will be available from the Private Law...2016-07-2253 minCambridge Private Law Centre Lectures and Seminars'Legal Obligations. Legal Revolutions': The 2016 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture (audio)On Thursday 21 July 2016 The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG delivered the 2016 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture entitled "Legal Obligations. Legal Revolutions".
The Cambridge Freshfields Lecture is an annual address delivered by a guest of the Cambridge Private Law Centre, and the event is sponsored by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
In 2016, the lecture was delivered as part of the proceedings of the Obligations VII Conference, which was held at Downing College Cambridge from 19-22 July. For more information about the Obligations conferences, see http://www.obsconf.com/
More information about this lecture, including photographs from the event, will be available from the Private Law...2016-07-2253 min
Cambridge Private Law Centre Lectures and Seminars'Legal Obligations. Legal Revolutions': The 2016 Cambridge Freshfields LectureOn Thursday 21 July 2016 The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG delivered the 2016 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture entitled "Legal Obligations. Legal Revolutions".
The Cambridge Freshfields Lecture is an annual address delivered by a guest of the Cambridge Private Law Centre, and the event is sponsored by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
In 2016, the lecture was delivered as part of the proceedings of the Obligations VII Conference, which was held at Downing College Cambridge from 19-22 July. For more information about the Obligations conferences, see http://www.obsconf.com/
More information about this lecture, including photographs from the event, will be available from the Private Law...2016-07-2253 minCambridge Private Law Centre Lectures and Seminars'Legal Obligations. Legal Revolutions': The 2016 Cambridge Freshfields LectureOn Thursday 21 July 2016 The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG delivered the 2016 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture entitled "Legal Obligations. Legal Revolutions".
The Cambridge Freshfields Lecture is an annual address delivered by a guest of the Cambridge Private Law Centre, and the event is sponsored by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
In 2016, the lecture was delivered as part of the proceedings of the Obligations VII Conference, which was held at Downing College Cambridge from 19-22 July. For more information about the Obligations conferences, see http://www.obsconf.com/
More information about this lecture, including photographs from the event, will be available from the Private Law...2016-07-2253 min
???????!????????????'Legal Obligations. Legal Revolutions': The 2016 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture (audio)On Thursday 21 July 2016 The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG delivered the 2016 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture entitled "Legal Obligations. Legal Revolutions".
The Cambridge Freshfields Lecture is an annual address delivered by a guest of the Cambridge Private Law Centre, and the event is sponsored by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
In 2016, the lecture was delivered as part of the proceedings of the Obligations VII Conference, which was held at Downing College Cambridge from 19-22 July. For more information about the Obligations conferences, see http://www.obsconf.com/
More information about this lecture, including photographs from the event, will be available from the Private Law...2016-07-2253 min
Humanities LecturesFaculty of Law: Human Rights in North Korea. Can things change?The Honorable Michael Kirby, AC CMG Australia, presents this talk on Human Rights in North Korea. He discusses a number of issues including the torture of prisoners and other violations of human rights. He also discusses the establishment of the Commission of Enquiry in May 2013 to investigate these issues. 5 August 20142014-08-0400 minHumanities LecturesFaculty of Law: Human Rights in North Korea. Can things change?The Honorable Michael Kirby, AC CMG Australia, presents this talk on Human Rights in North Korea. He discusses a number of issues including the torture of prisoners and other violations of human rights. He also discusses the establishment of the Commission of Enquiry in May 2013 to investigate these issues. 5 August 20142014-08-0400 min
Lowy Institute'Lessons Learned from the Inquiry into North Korea' - The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMGOn 28 May 2014, former Justice of the High Court of Australia Michael Kirby, delivered an address to the Lowy institute on the lessons learnt from the UN inquiry into the alleged human rights abuses in North Korea.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2014-05-281h 07
Communities in ControlThe Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG: Leaders Walking Eight Abreast - How to distribute leadership to the grass rootsThe Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG on "Leaders Walking Eight Abreast - How to distribute leadership to the grass roots" at Communities in Control 20142014-05-2752 min
Communities in ControlThe Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG: Leaders Walking Eight Abreast - How to distribute leadership to the grass rootsThe Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG on "Leaders Walking Eight Abreast - How to distribute leadership to the grass roots" at Communities in Control 20142014-05-2752 min
Talking Point (audio)What would Gandhi do today? - UNSW Annual Gandhi Oration delivered by The Hon Michael Kirby (AUDIO)The Gandhi Oration commemorates Martyrs’ Day and is delivered by a person whose life’s work exemplifies the ideals of Gandhi. This year the oration is delivered by The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG who addresses the topic of What would Gandhi do today? A meditation on the contemporary challenges of human rights. Michael Kirby has tirelessly advocated for equal opportunities and is internationally recognised for his humanitarian efforts as well as his long standing contribution to the Australian legal system.2013-02-1200 min
Law (ANU Podcasts)Michael Kirby Paradoxes and Principles'Michael Kirby Paradoxes and Principles' is the first biography of the honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG; written by one of Australia's leading public law and polictical science acholars, AJ Brown.1970-01-011h 02