Understanding Australia was an annual lecture series presented by the Melbourne Social Equity Institute. It aimed to give recent arrivals in Australia a better understanding of Australian history and contemporary society.
The lecture series ran for the final time between in September and October 2017. That year, for the first time, most of the lectures were filmed and are available below.
For further information about the lecture series, please click here.
Lecture 1 | Indigenous Australia
Lecture 2 | Migration and Diversity
Please note: Lecture 3 in this series was not filmed.
Lecture 4 | Languages in Australia
Lecture 5 | Australian Systems
Lecture 6 | Human Rights and Equal Opportunities
For further information or to request a transcript of these videos please email social-equity@unimelb.edu.au