Southgate Orations

Southgate Institute holds a number of events and activities throughout the year. Our flagship event is the Annual Oration. Other events include the Policy Club and Theory Club. We also collaborate with other organisations and institutes in organising symposiums, conferences and other events to help bring a social determints of health and equity perspective. Videos of events are available to view below.

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12th Annual Southgate Oration

12th Southgate Oration: Blinded by Sugar
2020 Southgate Orator: Dr James Muecke AM, 2020 Australian of the Year.

The College of Medicine and Public Health is thrilled to announce that the 2020 Australian of the Year, Dr James Muecke AM, will present this year’s Southgate Oration: Blinded by Sugar.

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Annual Orations

11th annual Southgate Oration

Are humans smart enough to avoid making themselves extinct?

Presented by Peter Sainsbury - until his retirement in 2016 was Director of Population Health in South Western Sydney Local Health District.

10th annual Southgate Oration - 2018

A public health perspective on disability

Presented by Professor Anne Kavanagh - Inaugural Chair of Disability and Health at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne.

9th annual Southgate Oration - 2017

How we are harming refugees. But why?

Presented by Julian Burnside AO QC

8th annual Southgate Oration - 2016

Achieving the right to health for people with disability: eliminating discrimination in a changing world

Presented by Alastair McEwin - Federal Disability Discrimination Commissioner

7th annual Southgate Oration - 2015

Grassroots organising for health security and equity: experiences of the Self-Employed Women's Association SEWA in India

Presented by Dr Mirai Chatterjee - Director of the Social Security team at the SEWA.

6th annual Southgate Oration - 2014

Working at the edges: An academic's reflection on how to work in matters of public policy and global health equity

Presented by Professor Sharon Friel - Australian National University.

5th annual Southgate Oration - 2013

Profits and pandemics

Presented by Professor Rob Moodie - University of Melbourne.

4th annual Southgate Oration - 2012

Addressing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disadvantage by rebuilding relationships

Presented by Mick Gooda - Aboriginal and Torres Strait ISlander Social Justice Commissioner Australian Human Rights Commission.

3rd annual Southgate Oration - 2011

Actions on the social determinants of health

Presented by Professor Sir Michael Marmot - Director, UCL Institute for Health Equity (Marmot Institute).

12th Annual Southgate Oration