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. Please scroll down for reports on our meetings.

List of Syd RUG Guest Speakers 2023-2026

Aug 2026: Educating for Peace – Melanie Morrison, Sydney Peace Foundation

May 2026: Cybersecurity – Wayne McMillan

April 2026: Modern Monetary Theory and Ecological Economics – Dr Steven Hail. Modern Money Lab

March 2026: Campaign Against Pensioner Poverty _ Don Sutherland

March 2026: AI Sources of Information – Shirley Woodland

Nov 2025: Jobs of the Future – Sean Wilson, Macquarie University

Aug 2025: AI in Universities – Joe Faulkner, Macquarie University

April 2025: Climate election priorities for the 2025 Federal Election –Dan Scaysbrook and Annika Reynolds, Australian Conservation Foundation

Feb 2025: NSW Planning Crisis – Janine Kitson, Friends of Ku-ring-gai Environment

Oct 2024: Older Australians have a housing crisis – Jane Timbrell, Vintage Reds ACT

Sept 2024: Challenges Facing the ABC – Janine Kitson ABC Friends

June 2024: Path to a sustainable future – Dr Mark Diesendorf

April 2024: Concerns about AUKUS – David Brophy, University of Sydney

Nov 2023: Reforming Retirement Villages – Jane Timbrell, ACT Vintage Reds of the Canberra Region

Sept 2023: Teachers for YES 23 Campaign – Melissa Harding

Aug 2023: Research on the emotional and mental wellbeing of retirement – Hon. Prof. Michael Fine, Macquarie University

July 2023: Why we need to fight for our teachers – Amber Flohm, Senior Vice President, NSWTF

April 2023: APHEDA

Feb 2023: ‘Essential Workers Deserve Better’ Marginal Seat Campaign – Todd Pinkerton, Senior Campaigns Officer, Unions NSW