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Reclaiming Democracy Together
National Launch – 9 May 2026 | Melbourne Town Hall
A seven-year initative to rethink and renew democractic life.
Speakers
Marcia Langton
Anthropologist, activist, and advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights.
Prominent public intellectual on Indigenous policy, culture, and history.
Melbourne Laureate Professor and Officer of the Order of Australia.
Yanis Varoufakis
Former Finance Minister of Greece.
Author and international commentator.
Leading voice in contemporary democratic reform movements in Europe.
Gillian Triggs
Former President of the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Professor of International Law (University of Sydney).
Former Assistant High Commissioner for Protection at UNHCR (2019–2023).
John Keane
Professor of Politics (University of Sydney).
Internationally renowned political theorist and author of influential works on democracy.