Event

CCW Annual Lecture: Indo-Pacific Cohesion: AUKUS and Australian National Security Strategy in the 2020s

Date
27 Apr 2022
Time
17:00 UK time
Speakers
The Hon George Brandis QC
Where
Pembroke College, Pichette Auditorium , St Aldates OX1 1DW
Organiser contact
Audience
Public
Booking
Not required
Mr Brandis has had a distinguished career in law and politics in Australia. A barrister by profession, he served as a Senator in the Australian Parliament for 18 years. He was a Minister in the Governments of John Howard, Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull. His ministerial appointments included Minister for the Arts, Attorney-General, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate. As Attorney-General, he was responsible for the reform of Australia’s espionage and foreign interference laws, and played a leading role in the introduction of marriage equality in Australia in 2017.

All welcome. Guests are invited to join us for a drinks reception after the event.