At the funeral of General Augusto Pinochet in Dec 2006, Francisco Cuadrado Prats, the grandson of the former commander-in-chief of the Chilean army assassinated on Pinochet's orders, walked up to the coffin and spat on the General's slowly decomposing face.

DataBlitz on Journalism was held on 28 May 2010. The topics discussed included 'Journalism Discourse: Security and professionalism', 'Media Training: Time Journalists fought back', 'Exploring new models of journalism'.

Datablitz on Vulnerable Communities was held on 30 July 2010. Topics discussed included: 'How families become homeless in Australia' and 'Counting the homeless'.

This paper discusses the first wave of results from a longitudinal ARC funded study on the experiences of homeless families. Within Australia there is surprisingly little literature on family homelessness (Noble-Carr 2006: 3).

DataBlitz on Sustainability was held on 27 August 2010.



The topics discussed included 'Reducing chemical hazards - re-use versus re-cycle', 'Is urban agriculture the saviour for 'sustainable cities?' and 'Sustainable Cities? Supply and demand side perspectives'.

Creature Technology Company designs and builds extraordinary creatures for theatrical productions around the world, including the renowned touring show Walking with Dinosaurs: the Arena Spectacular.



Its founder and director Sonny Tilders, together with John Barcham, general manager of the company, reveal the secrets behind this successful business.

Listen to keynote speaker Professor Gordon Hunter, Professor of Information Systems in the Faculty of Management at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada as he touches on the role of the contemporary CIO in today's businesses.

Keynote talk presented by Professor Leon Sterling at a workshop held at Bialik College for secondary teachers on 16 August 2010. The workshop was entitled 'Learning Futures Forum 2010'.

DataBlitz on Vaccines was held on 30 May 2010. Topics discussed included 'Rotavirus vaccines: stopping a child killer!', 'Synthetic subunit vaccines: the new frontier' and 'Gardasil uptake: US and Australia compared'.

Presented by Professor Richard Ellis on 7th September 2010.

In 1919, Arthur Eddington demonstrated Einsteins's prediction that the Sun's gravity deflects the path of light rays. This phenomonon, termed 'gravitational lensing' is now one of the most powerful tools of the modern astronomer. Professor Ellis reviews the history and progress in charting how dark matter is distributed and how easily galaxies can be located using gravitational lensing.