Are we giving the next generation a fair go? For Professor John Thwaites, that's what the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are all about. Conny Lenneberg sees them as an important shared vision.

John Thwaites is a Professorial Fellow at the Monash University Sustainable Development Institute in Melbourne. He was also Deputy Premier of Victoria from 1999 to 2007.

Conny Lenneberg is Executive Director of the Brotherhood of St Laurence.

This episode presents highlights of a public talk, hosted by the Brotherhood of St Laurence Research and Policy Centre in May 2019.

Duration: 52 mins 7 secs

Published/Broadcast: August 2019

Producers: Aysha Zackariya and Sharon Lee

Music: Lee Rosevere

Transcript: UN Sustainable Development Goals in Australia podcast transcript (299KB PDF)

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