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Vital Issues Seminars and Parliamentary Library Lectures

The Vital Issues Program is a series of seminars organised by the Parliamentary Library for the benefit of Senators and Members. The aim of the seminar program, which has been running since 1986, is to bring notable speakers to the Parliament to give Senators and Members and their staff the opportunity to hear, first hand, expert opinion on a range of currently relevant topics.

Seminar recordings are available to Senators and Members free of charge. Seminars held [1994 | 1995 | Jan-Jun 1996 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08


Vital Issues Seminars for Senators, Members and parliamentary staff only

Vital Issue Seminar no. 1, 2002–03 and all future seminars are available from here to be played as MP3 files (just click and play through your pc). All seminar recordings can be ordered in CD or audio tape form from the Publishing Section (02) 6277 2778, dps.publishing@aph.gov.au

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Seminars held during 2008–09:

Title/Speakers/Chair /Number/Date
MP3 File/Duration

US Presidential election: what does it mean?
Speaker: Associate Professor James Lengle
Chair: Roxanne Missingham
12 November 2008

MP3 49.93MB
Shadow Cabinet in Australia
Speaker: Joel Bateman
Chair: Roxanne Missingham
24 September 2008
MP3 23.326MB

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