| The line-up of guests for the Semester 1 Talkback Classroom has now been confirmed with exciting and stimulating interviews in prospect. Below is the latest information about guests and students. |
Thursday 10 March, 10.30am - 12.00noon
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Guest: Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Kevin Rudd
Venue: National Museum of Australia Studio
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From left to right: Andrew Nguyen, James Stergiou, Alice McDowell
Photos: Dragi Markovic
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Student panellists:
Andrew Nguyen, Year 12, Sunnybank State High School, Queensland
James Stergiou, Year 12, Fort Street High School, NSW
Alice McDowell, Year 12, Brisbane State High School, Queensland
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Wednesday 27 April, 9.00am - 11.00am
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Special international Talkback Classroom event with students from Washington DC, United States
Guest: Congressman Xavier Becerra, Democrat, California
Venues: National Museum of Australia Studio and Smithsonian Institution
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From left to right: Mathew Bock, Annie MacKay, Laura Jones
Photos: Dragi Markovic
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Student panellists: Australia
Mathew Bock, 1st Year, Arts/Law, Australian National University, ACT
Annie MacKay, Year 12, Narrabundah College, ACT
Laura Jones, Year 12, Canberra College, ACT
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Student panellists: USA
Andrew Scholle, Grade 10, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Stephanie Jung, Grade 11, John F Kennedy High School
Shannon Casey, Grade 10, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
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Wednesday 11 May, 9.30am - 11.30am
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Special international Talkback Classroom event with students from Wellington, New Zealand
Guest: New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark
Venues: National Museum of Australia Studio and the National Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa)
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From left to right: Ashling James, Marcus Wolfhagen, Zoe Zeller
Photos: Dragi Markovic
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Student panellists: Australia
Ashling James, Year 12, MacKillop Catholic College, ACT
Marcus Wolfhagen, Year 12, Radford College, ACT
Zoe Zeller, Year 12, St Francis Xavier College, ACT
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Student panellists: New Zealand
Fiona McCarthy, Year 12, Marsden School, Wellington
Juliet Clendon, Year 12, Queen Margaret College, Wellington
Nicholas Chan, Wellington College, Wellington
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Wednesday 25 May, 10.00am - 11.30am
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Guest: Minister for Workplace Relations Kevin Andrews
Venue: Commonwealth Parliament Theatre
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From left to right: Claire Oppermann, Joe Rafalowicz, Gerhard Leinenga
Photos: Dragi Markovic
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Student panellists:
Claire Oppermann, Year 12, Warrnambool College, Victoria
Joe Rafalowicz, Year 12, University Senior College, South Australia
Gerhard Leinenga, Year 11, Kimberley College, Queensland
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Wednesday 1 June, 10.00am - 11.30am
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Guest: Andrew Denton, host of ABC television program Enough Rope
Venue: Abbotsleigh School, Sydney
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From left to right: Petra Blagojevic, Jennifer Sharp, Jesse Doyle
Photos: Dragi Markovic
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Student panellists:
Petra Blagojevic, Year 11, Killester College, Victoria
Jennifer Sharp, Year 11, Abbotsleigh School, NSW
Jesse Doyle, Year 12, Renmark High School, South Australia
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Thursday 16 June, 10.00am - 11.30am
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Guest: Chief Justice of the Family Court Diana Bryant
Venue: National Museum of Australia Studio
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From left to right: Sarah Norcott, Eric White, Sandra Nahi
Photos (left and right): Dragi Markovic / Photo (centre): Stephen Cutting
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Student panellists:
Sarah Norcott, Year 12, Liverpool Girls' High School, NSW
Eric White, Year 12, Fort Street High School, NSW
Sandra Nahi, Year 12, Liverpool Girls' High School, NSW
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