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UNSW is delighted to announce that award-winning journalist and author Stan Grant will deliver a major public lecture at the University next month (Friday 29 July).

The title of Grant’s address for the University’s flagship public lecture series is ‘From Reconciliation to Rights: Shaping a Bigger Australia’.

Grant will present the lecture following a conferral ceremony where he will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters in recognition of his eminent service to the community.

A Wiradjuri man, Grant’s latest book, Talking to My Country, is a powerful and personal meditation on race, culture and national identity. Grant has reported on some of the world’s biggest stories as a multi-award winning foreign correspondent. Since returning to Australia he has won a Walkley award for his coverage of Indigenous affairs. He is Managing Editor of National Indigenous Television, Indigenous Affairs Editor at The Guardian and International Editor at Sky News.

Grant has established himself as an authoritative national voice as Australia works towards holding a referendum on constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, having been appointed to the Referendum Council. He is also Chair of Indigenous Affairs at Charles Sturt University.

The Wallace Wurth lecture series is named after Wallace Charles Wurth, the University's first Chancellor.

What: Stan Grant receives honorary degree and delivers Wallace Wurth LectureFrom Reconciliation to Rights: Shaping a Bigger Australia

When: Friday 29 July 2016, proceedings commence at 5.30pm

Where: Sir John Clancy Auditorium, UNSW Kensington campus

This is a free event but RSVP is essential: register for tickets at www.unsw.edu.au/wallacewurth