24th Annual Hawke Lecture delivered by Professor Dr Marcia Langton AO

Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre
There are relatively few moments when we have the time to consider the larger issues of life, including the future of our nation and our world, and how we can shape it.
The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre offers the Annual Hawke Lecture in this spirit, as an opportunity to listen to the views of someone whose experience of human affairs is notable, and whose concerns about our world are truly worthy of consideration.
To this end, Professor Dr Marcia Langton AO delivered the 24th Annual Hawke Lecture. Marcia Langton is an eminent Australian Indigenous scholar and activist who has made significant contributions to the field of Indigenous law and social justice.
Through her extensive academic work and public engagement, she has been instrumental in promoting a deeper understanding of Indigenous law and its relevance in contemporary Australian society.
Marcia Langton and Aaron Corn are the co-authors of Law: The Way of the Ancestors, part of the First Knowledges series, which provides an introduction to Indigenous knowledges in vital areas and their application to the present day and the future.
Their book shows how Indigenous law has enabled people to survive and thrive in Australia for more than 2000 generations. Nurturing people and places, law is the foundation of all Indigenous societies in Australia, giving them the tools to respond and adapt to major environmental and social changes. But law is not a thing of the past. These living, sophisticated systems are as powerful now as they have ever been, if not more so.
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