Boyer Lectures

Boyer Lectures

The 2008 lecture series, A Golden Age of Freedom is presented by Mr Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, News Corporation.On a wall in Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal office in Manhattan hangs a Russel Drysdale painting. It has travelled with him around the world. The Stockman and his Family depicts a pioneering Australia, steely and resilient in the face of solitude and hardship. Values which he feels have taken us to where we are today - one of the most prosperous and peaceful nations on Earth. But will these values see us through the times ahead?

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6 Episodes of this Podcast:

2008-12-07 Lecture 6: The 21st century: comforting the afflicted. And afflicting the comfortable

Published: 2008-12-06 09:00:00

The Oxford of Rupert Murdoch's youth was one of the most privileged places on earth. But freedom and information have changed the order of things. On a global scale more people than ever are taking advantage of the revolution. And that's how it should be.

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2008-11-30 Lecture 5: The global middle class roars

Published: 2008-11-29 09:00:00

Rupert Murdoch's recent trips to China and India have convinced him of one thing: there is no alternative to economic growth as a remedy for poverty. Caste and communism have condemned hundreds of millions to wretched lives.

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2008-11-23 Lecture 4: Fortune favours the smart

Published: 2008-11-22 09:00:00

An important theme of the lectures is the pressing need for Australia to develop human capital. But to do this successfully our schools need serious reform, otherwise the global bar will seem set far beyond our reach.

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2008-11-16 Lecture 3: The future of newspapers: moving beyond dead trees

Published: 2008-11-15 09:00:00

Rupert Murdoch at heart is a traditional newspaperman. But he sees the wood for the trees. Newspapers will thrive in the 21st century if proprietors fully comprehend what it means to be alive in the era of information.

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2008-11-09 Lecture 2: Who's afraid of new technology?

Published: 2008-11-08 09:00:00

Technology has helped transform the world. Some say it has turned it upside down. Rupert Murdoch argues that we must not be prisoners of the past - modern day Luddites - if we are to succeed in the golden era.

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2008-11-02 Lecture 1: Aussie rules: bring back the pioneer

Published: 2008-11-01 10:00:00

In his first lecture Rupert Murdoch scans the future and beholds a golden era. But will we be part of it? The Australia he sees simply is not prepared for the challenges ahead. A classic Russell Drysdale painting provides inspiration.

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