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Curator Talk: The old Devonshire Street Cemetery

Friday

Friday, 5 June 2020 - 1pm to 1:30pm

Curator Elise Edmonds will explore the history of the old Devonshire Street cemetery, which used to sprawl across the sandhills at the south end of the city, where Central Station now stands.

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Eight days in Kamay

20 May 2020 to 31 December 2020

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On 29 April 1770, the Gweagal people of Kamay (Botany Bay) discovered James Cook and his crew as they sailed into the bay and came ashore. The eight days that followed changed the course of Australia’s history. 250 years later the events of those eight days and their continuing impact are still being debated, contested, felt.

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A young Sudanese man stand with his hand on his heart, mid sentence. He is surrounded by a crowd holding up their mobile phones to illuminate him.

World Press Photo Exhibition 2020

6 May 2020 to 30 June 2020

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View online the world's best photojournalism from 2019 selected from the prestigious World Press Photo contest.

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Where do I start? Introduction to PressReader

Wednesday

Wednesday, 10 June 2020 - 10:30am to 11am

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Join us for an introduction to PressReader, a digital newsstand offering over 7000 publications in more than 60 languages.

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Grattan Institute: How our health system can be better after the pandemic

Wednesday

Wednesday, 10 June 2020 - 12pm to 1pm

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Australia’s health system in the late stages of the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic looks nothing like the health system of six months ago. All aspects of the system – primary care, mental health, and alcohol and other drug services – have embraced new ways of working because of spatial distancing.

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