Our nation’s founders set out to establish a free, flourishing country.
Australians were to experience freedom in private and public life, in social and religious matters, and in the economic and political realms.
The aim was – and is – an egalitarian and just society.
The Tim Fischer Oration 2024 is an opportunity to give thanks for what we have received.
It calls forth young people to protect and promote the common good through ethical attitudes and actions in public and political life.
Helen Alvaré is a Professor of Law at Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, where she teaches Family Law, Law and Religion, and Property Law. She publishes on matters concerning marriage, parenting, non-marital households, and the First Amendment religion clauses. She is a faculty advisor to the law school’s Civil Rights Law Journal, and the Latino/a Law Student Association, a consultor for the Pontifical Council of the Laity (Vatican City), an advisor to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (Washington, D.C.), founder of WomenSpeakforThemselves.com, and an ABC news consultant. She cooperates with the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations as a speaker and a delegate to various United Nations conferences concerning women and the family.
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Parking is available in the Forecourt Basement car. First two hours free followed by a fixed fee of $7
There are separate taxi ranks and ride share bays in the Forecourt Basement car park.
Accessible spaces are near the lifts.
All public areas are accessible by wheelchair. Be aware that there are a variety of floor coverings, including polished stone, timber, and high-pile carpets.
Please also bring Identification and allow at least 15 minutes for security screening.
