Skip to content

Series

Intelligence Squared Debates

The Intelligence Squared debates rage on in 2014 with a whole new range of topics as compelling as they are polarising. In these highly participatory debates, once both sides have had their say, the decision as to who emerges victor lies entirely in your hands.

None
None

Past Events

Intelligence Squared Debates

Coal-fired Power will Soon be Obsolete

Nikki Williams, Michael Williams, Sinclair Davidson, Lane Crockett, Bob Brown, Mike Sandiford, Richard Aldous

Past event

18 Nov

Intelligence Squared Debates

Faith-based Religious Education Has No Place in Public Schools

Michael Williams, Justine Toh, David Vann, Peter Sherlock, Marion Maddox, Tim Costello, Nick Cater

Past event

26 Feb

Intelligence Squared Debates

True Reconciliation Requires a Treaty

Peter Sutton, George Williams, Mick Dodson, Mark Yettica-Paulson, Michael Williams, Gregory Phillips, Tony Birch

Past event

12 Nov

Intelligence Squared Debates

Copyright is Dead, Long Live the Pirates

Michael Williams, Simon Groth, Michael Fraser, Lori Flekser, Suelette Dreyfus, Elmo Keep, Angela Daly

Past event

24 Sep

Intelligence Squared Debates

Our Children Are Over Diagnosed

Michael Williams, Nicole Rogerson, Jon Jureidini, Martin Whitely, Jane Caro, Katie Allen, Jane Burns

Past event

18 Jun

Intelligence Squared Debates

Anzac Day is More Puff Than Substance

John Martinkus, Nick Jans, Marilyn Lake, Simon Longstaff, Jeff Sparrow, Brendan Nelson, Graham Wilson

Past event

30 Apr

Intelligence Squared Debates

Our Food Obsession Has Gone Too Far

Matthew Evans, Richard Cornish, Katy Barfield, Alla Wolf-Tasker, Simon Longstaff, Fuchsia Dunlop, Wendy Harmer

Past event

6 Mar

Intelligence Squared Debates

Euthanasia Should be Legalised

Scott Stephens, Shakira Hussein, Philip Nitschke, Loane Skene, Simon Longstaff, Beth Wilson, William Silvester

Past event

7 Nov

Intelligence Squared Debates

Western Civilisation is in Terminal Decline

Jenny McGregor, David Uren, Susan Maushart, Kenneth Chern, Tim Lindsey, John Lee

Past event

25 Sep

Intelligence Squared Debates

Foreign Aid is a Waste of Money

Greg Sheridan, James Goodman, Samah Hadid, Tim Wilson, Martin Thomas, Andrew Hewett

Past event

4 Jul

Intelligence Squared Debates

Freedom of Speech is Over-Rated

Michael Gawenda, Julian Burnside, Gretel Killeen, Catherine Deveny, Marcia Langton, Simon Longstaff, Arnold Zable

Past event

8 May

Intelligence Squared Debates

Animals Should Be Off the Menu

Bruce McGregor, Philip Wollen, Veronica Ridge, Fiona Chambers, Adrian Richardson, Peter Singer

Past event

20 Mar

Intelligence Squared Debates

The Catholic Church is a Force for Good in the World

Libby Rogerson, Julian McMahon, Peter Kennedy, Helen Coonan, David Marr, Anne Summers

Past event

15 Nov

Intelligence Squared Debates

"A Tax Won't Fix Climate Change"

Sinclair Davidson, Adam Bandt, Matthew Wright, Tim Flannery, Stuart Allinson, Fiona O'Hehir

Past event

15 Sep

Intelligence Squared Debates

"There is No Justification for Risking Australian Lives in Afghanistan"

Kellie Tranter, Peter Singer, Raoul Heinrichs, Eva Cox, Sonia Ziaee, Jim Molan

Past event

28 Jul

Intelligence Squared Debates

Public Funding of Private Education is Unconscionable

Chris Bonnor, Kevin Donnelly, Amanda Vanstone, Shane Maloney, Beatrice Duong, Andrew Elder

Past event

24 May

Intelligence Squared Debates

Both Major Parties are Failing the Australian People

Greg Barns, Shaun Carney, John Hewson, Helen Kroger, Carmen Lawrence, Penny Wong

Past event

14 Mar

Intelligence Squared Debates

Feminism Has Failed

Wendy McCarthy, Monica Dux, Stephen Mayne, Jennifer Byrne, Gay Alcorn, Simon Longstaff, Virginia Haussegger

Past event

22 Sep

Intelligence Squared Debates

Australia Has Not Escaped Its Racist Past

Gautam Gupta, Robert Manne, Hanifa Deen, Tanveer Ahmed, Gurdip Aurora, Bob Birrell

Past event

15 Jun
View all

Stay up to date with our upcoming events and special announcements by subscribing to the Wheeler Centre's mailing list.

Privacy Policy

The Wheeler Centre acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the land on which the Centre stands. We acknowledge and pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their Elders, past and present, as the custodians of the world’s oldest continuous living culture.