HELEN DALE on FREE SPEECH
The Turks Head Club of Melbourne – modelled on the original literary club of Joshua Reynolds and Samuel Johnson – has recently moved from the Savage Club to the Kelvin Club, and is seeking potential new members to our Chatham House Rules discussion groups, that meet monthly to discuss issues of History, Philosophy, Politics, Literature, and Current Events. Our regular monthly meetings are usually on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, and recent topics have included: The Voice, AUKUS, Xi’s China, Did the Anzacs save Stalin (Greece 1941), View from Canberra Press Galllery, and Strategic Threats to Eastern Europe (Putin).

Invitation to Kelvin Club Members
On Monday October 14 we have an international guest, as Helen Dale (originally controversial in Australia as Helen Demidenko of ‘the Hand that Signed the Paper’ fame), is touring Australia as a guest of the Free Speech Union and other free speech groups. She has generously offered to join us to discuss issues of free speech.

Helen has an eclectic background in literature (her novels have won several awards, including the MIles Franklin and the Austrlaian Literature Society Gold Medal); journalism (Courier-Mail, Newscorp, Fairfax and Quadrant amongst others); law (Universities of Queensland, Oxford and Edinburgh); and politics (senior adviser to Senator David Leyonhelm). She has been part of various libertarian projects such as Australian Skeptics and Free Speech Union, the group blog Catallaxy Files, and her own Skeptic Lawyer. She always leads a fascinating, and usually highly controversial, discussion. $50 per head including refreshments.

Bookings by email. Please book by Friday 11th October.

Date: October 14th 2024
Time: 5:30pm
Cost: $50 Per Head
Where: Kelvin Ballroom

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