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ln conjunct|on w|th the d|scuss|on and events he|d |n the

Oonference |ocat|on, a Fr|nge program of a|ternat|ve
and top|ca| act|v|t|es, d|scuss|ons and funct|ons |s
hosted by un|ons, th|nk tanks and other assoc|at|ons |n
venues nearby.
Far from shy|ng away from the hot top|cs Austra||an
|abor we|comes the opportun|ty to expose |ts
de|egates and observers to the |atest |n emerg|ng
thought and recogn|ses |ts |mportance |n the creat|on of
progress|ve and re|evant pub||c po||cy.
The Fr|nge Program |s schedu|ed around the forma|
Oonference d|scuss|ons to enab|e de|egates to attend
breakfast, |unch or even|ng events where they can hear
and jo|n |n w|th |nformed and spec|a||sed presentat|ons
and debate |ssues of |nterest, concern and pub||c po||cy.
Wh||st the events p|ay no forma| part |n the conference
po||cy agenda the opportun|ty to draw attent|on to
|ssues that are be|ng debated and generate pub||c|ty
around these |ssues to |nfuence that debate |s
dramat|ca||y he|ghtened dur|ng the Oonference.
The Fr|nge Program |s a|so a fantast|c program of
events for Oonference observers and a great way to
|ntroduce yourse|f to progress|ve po||t|ca| debate |f you
are th|nk|ng about gett|ng more |nvo|ved |n the Party.
You w||| fnd more |nformat|on on |nd|v|dua| events |n the
fo||ow|ng pages.
Fr|nge program
Po||t|cs |n the Ha||
Host: Progress|ve Austra||a
Fo||ow|ng the 2011 Progress|ve Austra||a Oonference
the Oh|fey Research Oentre presents Po||t|cs |n the Ha||,
Trades Ha||, Sydney, Fr|day 2 and Saturday 3 December
2011. Hear |ead|ng speakers from progress|ve po||t|cs
around the wor|d and Austra||a`s best th|nkers and
|eaders; renew|ng |abor`s soc|a| democrat|c |deas and
rebu||d|ng the Austra||an progress|ve movement.
Further deta||s on spec|fc events can be found at
the Fr|nge lnformat|on Booth, on the A|P Oonference
webs|te: www.a|p.org.au or
v|s|t: progress|veaustra||a.org.au
Thursday 1 December 2011
P|ease check spec|fc event t|mes on |nd|v|dua|
event fyers
Marr|age D|scr|m|nat|on, what a dragI
Host: Ra|nbow |abor & n|ons for Marr|age Equa||ty
Fr|day 2 December 2011
P|ease check spec|fc event t|mes on |nd|v|dua|
event fyers
Breakfast 8.00 am - 8.45 am
Secure Jobs. Better Future
Host: AOT
Lunch 12.45 pm - 2.00 pm
Phas|ng out of ||ve an|ma| exports to a more v|ab|e
a|ternat|ve - A p|an for the future
Host: Wor|dw|de Soc|ety for the Protect|on of An|ma|s
Labor & the Env|ronment: past, present & future
Host: |abor Env|ronment Act|on Network (|EAN}
Dement|a: The Chron|c D|sease of the 21st Century
Host: A|zhe|mer`s Austra||a
Ear|y Even|ng 5.45 pm - 7.00 pm
The 8 hour day |n the |Phone age
Host: Austra||an Serv|ces n|on
Corporate R|ghts or Workers' R|ghts?
Host: n|on A|d Abroad - APHEDA & AFTlNET
Put your hand up for ALP reform nowI
Host: |oca| |abor
|abor Fr|nge
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Ca|ro's Vert|ca| V|||age: a new era |n commun|ty
||v|ng for Young Peop|e |n Nurs|ng Homes and
other Austra||ans w|th |mpa|rment
Host: Young Peop|e |n Nurs|ng Homes Nat|ona|
A|||ance (YPlNH}
Even|ng 7.15 pm - 8.30 pm
Parents, Pr|ests and Po|||es
Host: Parents & Fr|ends of |esb|ans & Gays (PF|AG}
Saturday 3 December 2011
P|ease check spec|fc event t|mes on |nd|v|dua| event
advert|sements.
Breakfast 7.00 am - 8.15 am
WTF? The educat|ona| exper|ence for too many
k|ds w|th d|sab|||ty |n Austra||a
Host: Oh||dren w|th D|sab|||ty Austra||a
Shock Jocks and b|eed|ng hearts: how can Labor
w|n a war on two fronts w|thout |os|ng |ts sou|?
Host: Evatt Foundat|on
Lunch 12.45 pm - 2.00 pm
Israe|/Pa|est|ne: The fa||ure of the peace process
Host: Austra||ans for Pa|est|ne
Labor's Proud H|story: Fund|ng Cho|ce |n
Educat|on for work|ng fam|||es
Host: lndependent Educat|on n|on
In from the co|d: co-ops and mutua|s |n the
nat|ona| |nterest
Host: Austra||an Secretar|at for the n|ted Nat|ons
lnternat|ona| Year of Oo-operat|ves
Look|ng for the ||ght on the h|||: modern
Labor's cha||enges
Host: Austra||an Fab|ans
Ear|y Even|ng 5.45 pm - 7.00 pm
Labor for L|fe Nat|ona| Meet|ng 2011
Host: |abor for ||fe
Access|ng Informat|on Across Austra||a
Host: v|s|on Austra||a
The Case Aga|nst the NT Intervent|on
Host: OFME lnd|genous Oomm|ttee
Labor Women's Conference Dr|nks
Host: Nat|ona| |abor Women`s Network
Even|ng 7.15 pm - 8.30 pm
Stem Ce|| Sc|ence - Hope, Hype and Rea||ty
Host: Mu|t|p|e Sc|eros|s Austra||a and Ooa||t|on for
the Advancement of Med|ca| Research Austra||a
Hot Po||t|cs: Rad|oact|ve Waste Management
|n Austra||a
Host: Beyond Nuc|ear ln|t|at|ve
Sunday 4 December 2011
P|ease check spec|fc event t|mes on |nd|v|dua|
event advert|sements.
Breakfast 7.00 am - 8.15 am
Beh|nd the Sm||es - The Rea| Bhutan
Host: Youth Organ|zat|on of Bhutan (Ex||e} and
a Bhutanese refugee resett|ed |n Austra||a
Lunch 12.45 pm - 2.00 pm
The Road to Const|tut|ona| Recogn|t|on for
Ind|genous Austra||ans
Host: Nat|ona| lnd|genous |abor Network
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1. Po||t|cs |n the Ha||
Trades Ha||, 4-10 Gou|burn Street
2. Marr|age D|scr|m|nat|on - What a DragI
Be|vedere Hote|, Onr Bathurst and Kent Streets
3. Phas|ng Out of L|ve An|ma|s Exports
South Steyne F|oat|ng Restaurant, Dar||ng Harbour
4. Labor & the Env|ronment: Past,
Present and Future
Oh|nese Gardens, Dar||ng Harbour
5. Dement|a: The Chron|c D|sease of
the 21st Century
Sydney Oonvent|on Oentre, Parks|de 110B
6. The 8-hour Day |n the |Phone Age
Sydney Oonvent|on Oentre, Parks|de 110
7. Corporate R|ghts or Workers' R|ghts?
n|ons NSW, 377 Sussex Street
8. Put Your Hand Up for ALP Reform NOWI
Sydney Oonvent|on Oentre, Parks|de G03
9. Labor Women's Conference Dr|nks
venue TBA
10. Ca|ro's Vert|ca| V|||age
Sydney Oonvent|on Oentre, Bays|de |ounge
11. Parents, Pr|ests and Po|||es
Novote| Dar||ng Harbour, 100 Murray Street
12. WTF? The Educat|ona| Exper|ence for
Too Many K|ds w|th D|sab|||ty |n Austra||a
Mar|t|me Museum, Dar||ng Harbour
13. Shock Jocks and B|eed|ng Hearts
Novote| Dar||ng Harbour, 100 Murray Street
14. Israe|/Pa|est|ne: The Fa||ure of
the Peace Process
Parkroya| Dar||ng Harbour, 150 Day Street
15. Labor's Proud H|story: Fund|ng
Cho|ce |n Educat|on
Sydney Oonvent|on Oentre, Parks|de G03
16. In From The Co|d: Co-ops and Mutua|s
Mar|t|me Museum, Dar||ng Harbour
17. Labor for L|fe
Novote| Rockford, 17 ||tt|e P|er Street
18. Access|ng Informat|on Across Austra||a
South Steyne F|oat|ng Restaurant, Dar||ng Harbour
19. The Case Aga|nst the NT Intervent|on
Mor| Ga||ery, 168 Day Street
20. Stem Ce|| Sc|ence - Hope, Hype and
Rea||ty
Mar|t|me Museum, Dar||ng Harbour
21. Hot Po||t|cs: Rad|oact|ve Waste
Management |n Austra||a
Mor| Ga||ery, 168 Day Street
22. Beh|nd the Sm||es - the Rea| Bhutan
OPS Offce, |eve| 7 19-199 Thomas Street
23. The Road to Const|tut|ona| Recogn|t|on
for Ind|genous Austra||ans
Sydney Oonvent|on Oentre, Parks|de G03
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