A search for the soul of the nation: Who are we?

What is the "idea of Australia"? What defines the soul of our nation? Are we an egalitarian, generous, outward-looking country? Or is Australia a place that has retreated into silence and denial about the past and become selfish, greedy and insular? A lifetime of watching Australia as a journalist, editor, academic and writer has given Julianne Schultz a unique platform from which to ask and answer these critical questions. In this keynote, Julianne will explain us to ourselves and suggest ways Australia can realise her true potential. Urgent, inspiring and optimistic.