Following last year’s inaugural Australia-Africa Dialogue lecture by former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, a June 28, 2014 symposium on “Advancing the African-Australian Agenda” addressed interactions between Africa and Australia and challenges faced by the African-Australian diaspora. Click here to view the interview with SBS radio.

Dr. Berhan Ahmed, President of Africa Think Tank, spoke on New Initiatives in Peace Making and Dialogue, and Associate Professor Johnson I. Agbinya of La Trobe University spoke on Analysis and Impact of Coalition of Terrorist Groups and African Security. The session was facilitated by Dr Michális S. Michael, LTU Centre for Dialogue and Professor Helen Were, Professor of Peace Studies at the University of New England.;