In the aftermath of the 2013 federal election and the demise of the Labor government, there are serious issues to be discussed about the performance and calibre of the journalism, from the Parliamentary Press Gallery through to the tabloids and shock jocks.

This public forum will focus on three of the most contentious issues in both the politics and the journalism: gender, climate change and asylum-seekers.

SPEAKERS

Kerry-Anne Walsh, author of ‘The Stalking of Julia Gillard’

Professor Sharon Pickering, Director of the Border Crossing Observatory, Monash University

Professor Wendy Bacon, Australian Centre for Independent Journalism, UTS

Monday 16 September, 6 – 8 pm

Monash Conference Centre

Level 7, 30 Collins St

Melbourne

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