Balmoral Lectures
Engage with big ideas
Character at the Centre.
Dean of Professional Practice & Strategic Projects, Professor Ann Brewer, speaks on character formation and education. An area that is increasingly vital in today's world. Watch the full lecture here.
The Balmoral Lectures at Queenwood are an ideal forum for Queenwood students and members of the wider community to engage with big ideas.
Distinguished speakers are invited to speak on topics of importance to our community. The lively Q&A and resulting discussions stimulate civil discourse and encourage wider public understanding of contemporary social and political issues.
‘Future Ready: Nurturing Thinkers in the AI Age’
Step boldly into the future with a vibrant, student-led exploration of how AI is reshaping the way we learn, work, and live, and how we can thrive in this evolving landscape.
The panel features: Bella Baker, Melanie Hughes, Aleisha Hewett, and Emma Martinho-Truswell.
2026 Series
‘Our Place, Our Community, Respecting Country’
Mary McMurtrie (Proberts),
Contemporary Artist and Kalkadoon (Mt. Isa) Woman
Panel: Aunty Julie Smith & Aunty Janette Blainey
2025 Series
‘Is There Still a Place for Humanity?’
Dr Helen Durham AO CEO RedR Australia
2024 Series
‘Women’s Changing Lives: Work, Family, and Public Policy in a Time of Rising Gender Equality’
Betsey Stevenson
Economist, Professor of Economics and Public Policy
2024 Series
‘Poison: The unexpected secret to health’
Jonathan Stone
PhD, DSc (Sydney), FAA. Fellow, Australian Academy of Science
2023 Series
‘Cyber – The Opportunity and Harms: Why Spies, Lies and Thieves all love’
Rachael Falk
2023 Series
‘Breaking the Cycle of Polarisation: Solutions for Divided Times’
Tim Dixon
Co-Founder, More in Common
2023 Series
‘Shakespeare’s Women, with special reference to The Merchant of Venice’
John Bell AO OBE FRSN,
Australian actor & Artistic Director of Bell Shakespeare
2022 Series
‘Indigenous Constitutional Recognition: Australia’s Greatest Moral Challenge’
Dr Shireen Morris,
Senior Lecturer Macquarie University Law School
2022 Series