Tuesday Forums

Forums have a "current affairs" focus covering local events, politics, science, the environment and international events.

Sessions are held via Zoom commencing on Tuesdays at 12:30 pm and run from March to early June and from mid-July to November.

There are two registration options:

* Pre-register for all talks during the year and you will automatically be sent Zoom login details each week, i.e. there will not be any need to register on a weekly basis. (Note: Those who pre-registered in 2023 will automatically be transferred to the 2024 Forums.)
* Register on a weekly basis for the Forums which interest you. Registration will open in the week preceding the talk and the details are advertised with each Forum

Date	Forum details
1 April	Is there a housing challenge? What are appropriate policy responses? Professor Hal Pawson Hal Pawson is Professor of Housing Research and Policy and Associate Director at UNSW's City Futures Research Centre. As Hal has noted "Housing is a wickedly complex policy area made even more challenging by the division of relevant powers across the federal and state divide". Hal will outline the need for a coherent, multi-pronged, long-term strategy to provide some possible policy solutions to address Australia's housing policy challenges. Hal's key interests include housing policy governance and strategy, private rental housing, social and affordable housing, and urban renewal. Before moving to UNSW, Hal worked at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh from 1995-2011. He has led numerous major research projects and is a frequent commentator on the media on housing policy. In 2023 he became a non-Executive Director of Community Housing Canberra. 👉Registrations open 25 March 9AM and close 31 March 5PM. To register email Include your U3A membership number in the email.
8 April	Forum break till early May Forums will return in early May - for details, watch this space

Date

Forum details

1 April

Is there a housing challenge? What are appropriate policy responses?

Professor Hal Pawson

Hal Pawson is Professor of Housing Research and Policy and Associate Director at UNSW's City Futures Research Centre.

As Hal has noted "Housing is a wickedly complex policy area made even more challenging by the division of relevant powers across the federal and state divide". Hal will outline the need for a coherent, multi-pronged, long-term strategy to provide some possible policy solutions to address Australia's housing policy challenges.

Hal's key interests include housing policy governance and strategy, private rental housing, social and affordable housing, and urban renewal. Before moving to UNSW, Hal worked at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh from 1995-2011. He has led numerous major research projects and is a frequent commentator on the media on housing policy. In 2023 he became a non-Executive Director of Community Housing Canberra.

👉Registrations open 25 March 9AM and close 31 March 5PM.

To register email

Include your U3A membership number in the email.

8 April

Forum break till early May

Forums will return in early May - for details, watch this space