We thank the Sydney Teachers Federation for hosting our meetings at Teachers Federation House, 23-33 Mary St, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia (near Sydney’s Central Station), usually in the Meeting Room on Level 1.
List of Syd RUG Guest Speakers 2023-2026
1. Cybersecurity – Wayne McMillan – May 2026
2. Modern Monetary Theory and Ecological Economics by Steven Hail – April 2026
3. Campaign Against Pensioner Poverty by Don Sutherland – March 2026
4. AI Sources of Information by Shirley Woodland – March 2026
5. Jobs of the Future by Sean Wilson, Macquarie University – Nov 2025
6. AI in Universities by Joe Faulkner, Macquarie University – August 2025
7. Climate election priorities for the 2025 Federal Election by Dan Scaysbrook and Annika Reynolds, Australian Conservation Foundation – April 2025
8. NSW Planning Crisis by Janine Kitson, Friends of Ku-ring-gai Environment – Feb 2025
9. Older Australians have a housing crisis by Jane Timbrell, Vintage Reds ACT– Oct 2024
10. Challenges Facing the ABC by Janine Kitson ABC Friends – Sept 2024
11. Path to a sustainable future by Dr Mark Diesendorf – June 2024
12. Concerns about AUKUS by David Brophy, University of Sydney – April 2024
13. Reforming Retirement Villages by Jane Timbrell, ACT Vintage Reds of the Canberra Region - November 2023
14. Melissa Harding, Teachers for YES 23 Campaign by Melissa Harding - Sept 2023
15. Research on the emotional and mental well being of retirement by Honorary Professor Michael Fine, Macquarie University - August 2023
16. Why we need to fight for our teachers by Amber Flohm, Senior Vice President, NSWTF - July 2023
17. APHEDA, April 2023
18. ‘Essential Workers Deserve Better’ Marginal Seat Campaign by Todd Pinkerton, Senior Campaigns Officer, Unions NSW – February 2023