March 22, 2024
Quentin Dempster interviews Australia’s living national treasure, Barry Jones, on the rifts in the Australian art world over Gaza, and the pathways away from violence and towards a political settlement in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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Barry Jones was Minister for Science 1983-90 and is a Fellow of four of Australia’s five learned academies. His book “What is to be done” was published in 2020.
Quentin Dempster AM is a journalist, broadcaster and author. He is a former ABC presenter, interviewer, producer and investigative reporter. He is a former chairman of the Walkley Foundation and former chair of the Walkley judging panel for the annual awards for excellence in Australian journalism. Quentin is also a regular contributor to Pearls and Irritations and other publications.
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