New book: Jubilee Room, Parliament House, 4 pm, Wednesday 9 December

Evatt Newsletter #45

Welcome to the online newsletter of the Evatt Foundation.

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News, views & papers

President's Report 2009

Christopher Sheil's report, adopted by the Evatt Foundation on 25 November.
http://evatt.org.au/news/534.html

The Big Pictures

Yola Lucire and Peter Parry reflect on the pharmaceutical industry & health care pictured in Generation RX.
http://evatt.org.au/news/533.html

Vale Jim Hagan

Malcolm Brown remembers a quiz kid, a labour historian and a distinguished member of the Evatt Executive.
http://evatt.org.au/news/532.html

Events

Evatt Book Launch: The Tolpuddle Martyrs: Injustice within the law

This is a new edition of a timeless classic with a new introduction to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the transportation of the six labourers to Australia and the 30th anniversary of the Evatt Foundation.

With Sydney University Press, we are pleased to invite you to join the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG for the launch of The Tolpuddle Martyrs: Injustice within the law, by Herbert Vere Evatt with an introduction by Geoffrey Robertson, QC.

Details: Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 4.00 p.m., Jubilee Room, NSW Parliament House
http://evatt.org.au/events/14_20091127.html

Our 2008 book from Sydney University Press tells the inspiring story of Doc Evatt and the United Nations. Moving in the Open Daylight, by Ashley Hogan, was launched on the 60th anniversary of the adoption and proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Order your copy of this short, sharp and unique Australian story today.
http://evatt.org.au/news/493.html

Contact

The Evatt Foundation has entered into a formal association with the University of Sydney and has established an office in the Sydney Trades Hall. Please update your contact details.
http://http://evatt.org.au/site/contact.html

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