Speeches and opinion pieces

Keynote speeches and opinion pieces by Brotherhood of St Laurence staff are listed below.

See also the Sambell Oration, delivered annually by a guest speaker on a topical social justice theme.

Work the problem: opinion piece by Tony Nicholson published in The Age 30 August 2010 (PDF file, 1.82 MB)

No place to call home: opinion piece by Tony Nicholson published in The Age 1 October 2009 (PDF file, 216 KB)

Partnering for a purpose: speech by Tony Nicholson at Centre for Public Policy Partnerships for Social Inclusion Conference October 2008 (PDF file, 19 KB)

Speaking notes by Tony Nicholson for Social Inclusion Down Under symposium, University of Melbourne 26 June 2008 (PDF file, 24 KB)

Address by Tony Nicholson to the New Agenda for Prosperity conference 27 March 2008 (PDF file, 24 KB)

Statement by Tony Nicholson to Brotherhood of St Laurence Annual General Meeting 2007 27 November 2007 (PDF file, 33KB)

University of Melbourne Foenander lecture 2007 'Closing the gap? The role of wage, welfare and industry policy in promoting social inclusion’ by Paul Smyth, 3 October 2007 (PDF file, 68KB)

Speech by Tony Nicholson to conference 'The Social and Economic Imperative: Tapping the Potential of Disadvantaged Australians' 27 September 2007 (PDF file, 30 KB)

Speech by Tony Nicholson, Executive Director, to the Brotherhood of St Laurence Annual General Meeting 2006 29 November 2006 (PDF file, 28 KB)