Public forum on government responses to terrorism

Jun 02, 2003

A public forum on government responses to terrorism will be held at the University of Wollongong on Wednesday 4 June.

The forum will examine the policies and laws adopted by governments in the wake of September 11, 2001, focusing on a comparison of the responses of the Australian and Canadian governments.

The guest speakers will be:

* Professor Wes Pue from the University of British Columbia in Canada who will speak on "Terrorism Policy in the Shadow of the Hegemon: CanadianConstitutional Governance in a State of Permanent Warfare?"; and

* Dr Bronwyn Winter from the University of Sydney, who will speak on "Pre-Emptive Fridge Magnets and Other Weapons of Mass Disinformation:Australia Does 'War on Terror"

The event has been organised by the Legal Intersections Research Centre and the Centre for Canadian-Australian Studies.

Presentations will be followed by questions and discussion. All are welcome and admission is free.

Time: 2-5pm, Wednesday 4 June

Venue: Faculty of Law Moot Court (Building 67, Room 202), McKinnon Building, University of Wollongong

For further details: Contact Associate Professor Luke McNamara, phone 4221 4415; email: luke_mcnamara@uow.edu.a

For more information, contact:

media@uow.edu.au
University of Wollongong
Ph: (02) 4221 5942; fax (02) 4221 3128