Category Archives: speeches

  Gil was born at Moonee Ponds, in Victoria, on April 11, 1927 the day before his mother, Ellen known as Nell, turned 20. His father, Eric, was a theatre manager. Nell was originally a New Zealander. Eric’s father was … Continue reading →

Melbourne University School of Land and Water Dean’s Lecture Series Åsa Wahlquist August 4, 2010 Communicating complex science in the era of Masterchef.

Asa Wahlquist Tonight as you eat dinner, think on this:

World Science Journalism Conference, Melbourne, April 18, 2007 Water Wars: The challenges and opportunities for a science/environment journalist reporting on water issues. Åsa Wahlquist I first became interested in reporting on water in December 1991. A one thousand kilometre long, … Continue reading →

1. Regional Australia SummitParliament House, October 1999 Keynote address, Asa Wahlquist Life in Australia is changing. None of us can avoid it, whether we live in the inner city, remote Australia, in the suburbs or a regional town.

Organised by the Australia Centre for Independent Journalism, seminar Armidale 9th October 2000 By Åsa Wahlquist. The topic Reporting of rural Australia: fearless or fair? assumes there is reporting of country Australia to judge.

Presented to Saving the Murray, problems and prospectsOrganised by the Centre for Applied Philosophy, Flinders University, Adelaide February 16, 2001 Åsa Wahlquist, Rural Writer The Australian The Murray is a river that for too long has divided us.

Bureau of Rural Sciences Seminar 13 June, 2003 Media and public perceptions of drought Åsa Wahlquist On Wednesday this week the Melbourne Age ran a story headed “Australia’s seven year drought is largely over”. As Blair Trewin from the National … Continue reading →