NYC: Global Poverty and Ethics

Thursday 28-Aug-08 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT

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Monash Room, Australian Consulate-General
150 East 42nd Street, Level 34
New York New York 10017
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Details for "NYC: Global Poverty and Ethics"

Advance New York and Victorians Abroad invite Members to a reception hosted by the Deputy Premier of Victoria, the Hon. Rob Hulls.

The guest speaker for the evening is Australian Philosopher, Professor Peter Singer. The influential bio-ethicist and author will share his views on global poverty and the demands of living an ethically responsible life.

Thursday, August 28, 2008

6:00pm - 8.00pm
Monash Room, Australian Consulate-General
150 East 42^nd Street, Level 34

[Between Lexington & 3^rd Ave]

New York NY 10017

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Professor Peter Singer is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, and Laureate Professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics University of Melbourne. He was educated in Australia and the UK undertaking a B.A and M.A at the University of Melbourne, and a B.Phil at the University of Oxford.

Dubbed �Australia's best-known thinker� Peter Singer is the author of the renowned book �Animal Liberation� which has been translated into 15 languages. In 1994, he won the National Book Council of Australia's prize for the best non-fiction book for his �Rethinking Life and Death�.

The Hon. Rob Hulls was educated in Melbourne and undertook his law studies at RMIT. From 1984 to 1986 he worked as a solicitor at the then Legal Aid Commission.

Moving to Queensland in 1986, Rob worked as a solicitor in Mt Isa and was retained by the Aboriginal Legal Service.

From 1990 to 1993, Rob was the Federal Member for Kennedy, a Queensland electorate covering 770,000 kilometres and described as the most diverse electorate in Australia.

In 1993, Rob returned to Victoria and became the Chief of Staff to John Brumby, the then Leader of the Opposition. Rob was elected to State Parliament at the 1996 election, when Labor won government and was appointed the Attorney-General. Rob has also the been the Minister for the Manufacturing Industry, WorkCover/Traffic Accident Commission, Planning and is currently the Minister for Industrial Relations and the Minister for Racing.

In 2007, Rob was promoted to the position of Deputy Premier.

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