Professor Deborah Cobb-Clark’s Inaugural Public Lecture

Professor Deborah Cobb-Clark delivered her Inaugural Public Lecture, ‘Disadvantage across the Generations: What Do We Know about Social and Economic Mobility in Australia?’ on 22 July 2010 at the University of Melbourne. Professor Cobb-Clark’s lecture addressed findings about the extent of social and economic mobility in Australia; the pathways through which social and economic disadvantage is passed from one generation to the next; and the challenges for policy makers and researchers.

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China as a Great Power: some Implications for Australia

Professor Ross Garnaut AO, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow and Professorial Research Fellow, spoke to the Australia China Business Council (ACBC), Victoria Division on Thursday 13 May. The ACBC is a business organisation dedicated to promoting business and trade with the People’s Republic of China. The address, ‘China as a Great Power: some Implications for Australia’ was presented at the RACV Club in Melbourne.

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