Former Federal Minister Jenny Macklin has been at the front line of social policy debates for more than three decades. She presented our 2019 Sambell Oration.

Ms Macklin argues we must find a path to a just and sustainable future for all. Brotherhood Executive Director Conny Lenneberg responds to the wide-ranging social and economic policy matters raised in the oration, and outlines the Brotherhood's approach to addressing them.

During a 23-year career as a federal MP, Jenny Macklin served as Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister for Disability Reform. She was a key architect of the National Disability Insurance Scheme - one of the most significant social policy reforms Australia has seen in the modern era. As a cabinet minister, her achievements included helping deliver Australia's historic Apology to the Stolen Generations. Now, she is a Vice-Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Melbourne.

The oration was presented on 21 November 2019. The Brotherhood Talks podcast is an initiative of the Brotherhood of St Laurence Research and Policy Centre.

Transcript: Towards a just future: Reimagining social and economic policy (161KB PDF)

Duration: 43 minutes, 58 seconds

Published/podcast: January 2020

Producers: Aysha Zackariya and Sharon Lee

Music: Lee Rosevere