Robert Phiddian is a professor of English at Flinders University. His particular interest is political satire, from Jonathan Swift to John Clarke, and his words appear in media from academic journals and university presses to Australian Book Review, the Conversation and radio. He was the founding director of the Australasian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres, and has been involved with the Adelaide Festival of Ideas since the event’s inception in 1999, thrice chair of the programming committee.
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What Matters?
Julian Meyrick, Robert Phiddian and Tully Barnett
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What Matters?
Julian Meyrick, Robert Phiddian and Tully Barnett
Events
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Politics in the Pub: Asbestos Nation with James Watson
Verity Lane Market
50 Northbourne Ave, Canberra, ACT
A ‘magic mineral’ impervious to fire, Australia was the highest per capita consumer of asbestos in the world, using it to create flat sheeting, pipes, brake linings, insulation, and other...
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Sydney Book Launch: Space XX
Gleebooks
49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, New South Wales
Elise Stephenson in conversation with Doone Roisin As countries and powerful companies compete in a new space race, humanity’s future is being decided right now – and women are being...
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Book Launch: Space XX by Elise Stephenson
Readings Hawthorn
Woi Wurrung Country, 701 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia
We are delighted to host the launch of Dr Elise Stephenson's Space XX: Gender, Power and the New Space Race. The Hidden Figures of the modern space industry: inside the fight...
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Politics in the Pub: Asbestos Nation with James Watson
Verity Lane Market 50 Northbourne Ave, Canberra, ACTA ‘magic mineral’ impervious to fire, Australia was the highest per capita consumer of asbestos in the world, using it to create flat sheeting, pipes, brake linings, insulation, and other...
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Sydney Book Launch: Space XX
Gleebooks 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, New South WalesElise Stephenson in conversation with Doone Roisin As countries and powerful companies compete in a new space race, humanity’s future is being decided right now – and women are being...
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Book Launch: Space XX by Elise Stephenson
Readings Hawthorn Woi Wurrung Country, 701 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, VIC, AustraliaWe are delighted to host the launch of Dr Elise Stephenson's Space XX: Gender, Power and the New Space Race. The Hidden Figures of the modern space industry: inside the fight...
