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Gareth Evans

About

Gareth Evans is a writer, academic, lawyer and former cabinet minister.

He was a Cabinet Minister in the Hawke and Keating Governments for thirteen years, as Attorney General, Minister for Resources & Energy, Transport & Communications, and Foreign Affairs; Leader of the Government in the Senate for four years; and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representative for three years. After 21 years in the Australian Parliament, he led the Brussels-based International Crisis Group from 2000-2009.

Gareth Evans has been Chancellor and Honorary Professorial Fellow of the Australian National University since 2010, and has written or edited twelve books on international relations, government, and legal and constitutional reform.

Past Events

David Rieff: The Ethics of Intervention

Gareth Evans, David Rieff

Past event

28 Feb

The Fifth Estate

A Foreign Affair

Sally Warhaft, Gareth Evans, Alexander Downer

Past event

17 Apr

The Fifth Estate

Democracy in Action

Sally Warhaft, Gareth Evans, Greg Sheridan

Past event

26 Jul

The Festival of Questions

The Festival of Questions: Day Pass

Julian Burnside, Oslo Davis, Geraldine Doogue, Lauren Duca, Gareth Evans, Deborah Frances-White, Rebecca Huntley, Krissy Kneen, Anna Krien, Jack Latimore, Kenan Malik, George Megalogenis, Shireen Morris, Shen Narayanasamy, Rita Panahi, Jordan Raskopoulos, Helen Razer, Jamila Rizvi, Geoffrey Robertson, Sally Warhaft, Tim Wilson

Past event

15 Oct

The Festival of Questions

Questions for the Nation: Melbourne

Gareth Evans, Julian Burnside, Geraldine Doogue, Jack Latimore, Shireen Morris, Helen Razer, Jamila Rizvi, Deborah Frances-White, Rebecca Huntley

Past event

15 Oct

The Fifth Estate

Incorrigible Optimist

Gareth Evans, Sally Warhaft

Past event

10 Oct

This is Not a Drill with Ali Moore

A Hypothetical Crisis in the South China Sea

Ali Moore, Gareth Evans, Chris Barrie, Sow Keat Tok, Chen Hong, Charles Edel, Merriden Varrall, Sam Mostyn

Past event

1 Mar
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