Leading Lights

In conversation with high-impact Macquarie Alumni

Leading Lights

In conversation with high-impact Macquarie Alumni

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11 Nov 2021
The Hon Michael Kirby AC on life and the law
Emeritus Chancellor of Macquarie, and former Justice of the High Court shares insights into his years as a law student, his experience of hiding his sexuality in 1970s Australia and the story of the great love of his life, a partnership that has endured for the past 50 years.
22 Sep 2021
Social psychologist Hugh Mackay on kindness
Hugh Mackay has been studying the human condition for over 60 years.  In his new book, The Kindness Revolution, he explores how the tendency of Australians to be compassionate in catastrophic times like bushfires - and now the pandemic - might become a more permanent feature of our daily lives.
23 Aug 2021
NASA astrobiologist Abigail Allwood on the Mars Rover mission
Dr Abigail Allwood is a pioneering geologist and research scientist working with NASA. She is also the first woman and the first Australian to lead an investigation on the Mars Rover Mission.