It has been our custom for many years to recognise an individual Australian/Australian resident who has made an extraordinary contribution to public life and the world of ideas by making a dedication to them in our AFoI program.

2018 Dedicatee

Robyn Archer

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2001 Dedicatee

Hugh Stretton AC

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2003 Dedicatee

Lowitja O’Donaghue

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2005 Dedicatee

Basil Hetzel AC

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2007 Dedicatee

Elliot Johnston

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2009 Dedicatee

Frank Fenner AC, CMG, MBE, FRS, FAA

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2011 Dedicatee

Barbara Hardy FRSL, FBA

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2013 Dedicatee

Paul Davies AM

• Ideas Whose Time Has Come: from Cosmology to Cancer

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2016 Dedicatee

Phillip Adams AO, FAHA, FRSA

• What a magician taught me about politics – The AFoI Opening Oration and dedication
• Thinking Adelaide
• Erin Brockovich in Adelaide

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