Image: Her Excellency, The Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia

The 2013 Boyer Lecture series will be presented by Her Excellency, The Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia.

The title of the series, Back to Grassroots, reflects the Governor-General’s involvement in community, the law, and human rights activism, reform and practice throughout her personal and professional life.  Whilst she has occupied formal public roles on state and federal bodies, and leadership and teaching roles within academic institutions, the motivation for her work has primarily come from her experiences and observations on the ground, in the lives of Australian women and children. Consistent with this philosophy, the Governor-General has, in her current role, taken a hands-on approach to her outreach and engagement with the Australian community. This lecture series takes listeners on a journey “back to grassroots” in the context of her own life and work over the last fifty years, and in the context of contemporary Australia.

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