Victoria – Events

Victoria’s ASPG Chapter usually meets three or four times a year to discuss issues and themes of Parliamentary interest.

Meetings usually take place at Parliament House on a Wednesday of a sitting week, at 5.00 p.m.

Recent events (recording to be published)

11 September 2024: Women and their contributions to Parliament: Hon Jaala Pulford, former MLC and minister, Donna Hope, former MLA, Suzannah Sheed, former MLA, and Bridget Noonan, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly and Clerk of the Parliaments.

29 May 2024: Professionalising the role of an MP: Rachel Payne MLC, Member for South-Eastern Metropolitan and Legalise Cannabis Victoria, Dr Peter Ferguson, Senior Lecturer, Politics and International Relations at Deakin University and The Hon Chris Pearce, Former Federal Member for Aston and Adjunct Professor at the Deakin University Business School.

Previous events (recorded)

21 February 2024: AI, disinformation and the policy changes of new technology: Professor Christopher Marsden (Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Technology and the Law, Director Digital Law Group at Monash, Associate Director for Global Governance of the Data Futures Institute) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CT23W3a2TI

1 November 2023: Australia’s Electoral Commissions: Safeguarding Australia’s democracy: Panellists: Nye Coffey (Australian Electoral Officer and State Manager – AEC), Sven Bluemmel (Victorian Electoral Commissioner), and Professor Sally Young (School of Social and Political Sciences at University of Melbourne) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRCvYQLBVcQ

16 August 2023: Political donations and lobbying: a less than level playing field?: Panellists: Hon Justice Robert Redlich AC KC (former IBAC Commissioner), Dr Catherine Williams (Director of the Centre for Public Integrity), and Mr. Bill Forwood (former MLC and Strategic Counsel for the Askara Group) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apWozHOJrrk

17 May 2023: Parliamentary Committees: Members, Stakeholders and Outcomes that change our society: Panellists: the Hon Edward O’Donohue MLC (former Member of the Legislative Council), Bronwyn Halfpenny MLA (current Member for Thomastown) and Mr Ian Smith (Latrobe Uni academic) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5ZkWfX_JLk

22 February 2023: The 2022 State Election: The campaign, the result, and the next four years Panellists: Richard Willingham (ABC), Sumeyya Ilanbey (The Age) and Professor William Partlett (Melbourne Law School) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrPL0DzAlmg

30 August 2022: Reflections from the 59th Parliament: Panellists: Tania Maxwell MLC (Derryn Hinch Justice Party), Juliana Addison MLA (Australian Labor Party), Dr Tim Read MLA (Victorian Greens) and Dr Matthew Bach MLC (Liberal Party) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBytvSmM60

Past events