Politics
Obama young vote won with Twitter [26 November 2008]
Obama was also no twit when it came to twittering and embracing a new buzz technology. More
Manning Bar election day spectacular today[5 November 2008]
As America goes to the polls, the US Centre celebrates the election with a live CNN broadcast as the results come in. More
2008 US Presidential Election survey[4 November 2008]
The Unites States Studies Centre shares results of a major survey on Australian views of the election. More
It's time to prioritise the poor [28 October 2008]
Professor David Kinley, Chair in Human Rights Law, argues the poor must be front and centre of any attempts to address the financial crisis. More
Journalists can give peace a chance[15 October 2008]
Peace journalism gives society the chance to consider non-violent responses to conflict, says Jake Lynch, director of the University's Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies. More
How will peace come to Israel and Palestine?[14 October 2008]
Sydney Ideas Harvard political economist Sara Roy talks about Palestinian losses since 1967. More
New human rights degree launched[8 October 2008]
Thirty students from the Asia Pacific region will be able to undertake post graduate study in human rights after the University secured a significant grant from the European Union (EU). More
World water supply in perilous state[1 September 2008]
Best Selling author, Maude Barlow, will reveal the sad state of the world's water supply in a Sydney Ideas lecture tonight. More
The Inaugural Ted Wheelwright Memorial Lecture [29 August 2008]
The inaugural Ted Wheelwright lecture will investigate the "crisis of hegemony" enveloping the United States. More
Sydney welcomes peace team from middle east[22 August 2008]
The Chancellor of the University of Sydney hosted a VIP breakfast this morning for an AFL football team made up of Israelis and Palestinians. More
Either president may disappoint us[15 August 2008]
The next president has a big job in front of him, whoever it may be, writes Geoffrey Garrett in The Sydney Morning Herald. More
Monks bring call for change in Burma[5 August 2008]
U Uttara, secretary-general of the International Buddhist Monks Organisation, has spoken at the University about continued human rights abuses in Burma. More
