The planet is warming, genocide against Palestine continues, armed conflicts proliferate, arms spending is out of control, human rights to basic needs are denied, and the gap between the wealthy few and everyone else has never been more stark.
How can we turn despair into effective action while right-wing billionaires and corporations capture our democracy and the media?
However, movements of resistance and for change are building in many places — and the future will be Green, or not at all.
Are we up for the challenge? Are you?
Join us at this year’s annual Reboot Conference: Turning the tide on Sunday 16 November. We’ll host a diverse and inspiring range of panellists with case studies about how the Greens are already making a difference, and encourage you to join in thought-provoking discussions about what comes next.
Join us in person at Hunter Workers in Newcastle or online via Zoom. Relevant access information is available on the registration page.
Scroll down to check out our exciting schedule.
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Reboot25 Schedule
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8:45 |
Arrival and registration |
BARRACK-NICHOLS ROOM |
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9.00 |
Welcome to Country |
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9:10 - 9:20 |
Welcome and Homage to Sinead Francis-Coan Cr Charlotte McCabe, currently acting Lord Mayor of City of Newcastle Council. |
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9:20 - 9:50 |
Opening Address NSW Greens Senator David Shoebridge How the world works, ending AUKUS and a free Palestine. |
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9:50 - 11:20 |
Plenary - Palestine, climate, truth-telling media Ahmed Abadla, Palestinian from Gaza, co-founder of Palestine Justice Movement Sydney and host of the CBAA award winning radio show "Pulse of Palestine", on Gaza, historical, social and political structures of the Palestinian resistance to occupation'. Jasmine Stuart, recently left her job as a renewable energy engineer to become a full time volunteer organiser for Rising Tide, will discuss building community as a response to the challenges the world is facing. Dr Wendy Bacon, Investigative journalist and political activist on the rise of evidence-based independent journalism in a mainstream media landscape that increasingly serves partisan interests. |
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11.20 - 11:40 |
MORNING TEA |
BARRACK-NICHOLS ROOM |
HUNTER ROOM |
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11:40 - 12:25 |
Neoliberalism Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and the Centre for Future Work, Neoliberalism - a rigged system favouring the wealthy. Prof Sara Motta, Associate Prof in Politics, University of Newcastle, Placing an intersectional feminist lens on the logics, irrationalities and impacts of neoliberalisation. Leigh Shears, Hunter Workers (formerly Newcastle Trades Hall) Secretary, the impact of neoliberal economics on workers and their rights to organise. |
Health Workshop - Mental Health Services for Young People Simon Holliday, a rural general practitioner Taree and an Addiction Physician in private practice, convenor Greens NSW Health working group on What drives the quality of our mental health services and what might be some solutions? |
| 12:25 - 1:10 |
Education : Inclusive, Well-resourced and Just Abigail Boyd - Greens MP in the NSW Legislative Council, on The commodification of children - the crisis in our early childhood sector. Mercurius Goldstein - member of the Greens NSW Education Working Group, public school teacher, and union organiser on Decolonising and Defending Public Education. Mercurius urges us to engage with the discomfort of the fundamentally colonial origins of public education in NSW. Dr Sharon Cooper - part-time lecturer at the University of Newcastle, active NTEU member, on the crisis in higher education. |
Housing as a Human Right Lisa Ronneberg, Regional Collaborations Coordinator - Hunter DFV Consortium, chair Newcastle Domestic Violence Committee on Where do women go in a housing crisis? |
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LUNCH |
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Treaty: will it address justice for First Nations people? Ngarra Murray, Co-Chair, First People’s Assembly Victoria, The path to justice through Treaty Dom Wy Kanak, Torres Strait (Erub) and South Sea Islander (Epi) man and Greens Councillor for Waverley, Bondi Ward. Lynda-June Coe, proud Wiradjuri and Badulaig woman, activist, academic and PhD candidate. |
Struggles & Solidarity: How do we best support the Queer community? Jamie Merchant, Queer Guild Equity Officer, University of Newcastle Student Association. Student Researcher. University of Newcastle law student. Samuel Bancroft, Student of Law and Social Science, NSW Young Greens Event Co-ordinator. Equality Australia, speaker to be announced. |
BARRACK-NICHOLS ROOM |
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2:35 - 4:10 |
Final Plenary Session: Australia/US Fascism and militarism in 2025 Dr Alison Broinowski AM, FAIIA FAAH, former Australian diplomat, Academic, author, member, Australians for War Powers Reform and World Beyond War on The current Australia/US relationship and its implications for the well-being of Australia and its people, especially as it relates to Australia's relation with China and the rest of the international community. Prof Roger Markwick, Honorary Professor of Modern European History, The University of Newcastle, on Is Fascism Rising from the Ashes? What is fascism and are we seeing its reemergence in the 21st century? Senator David Shoebridge, Federal Greens spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Peace & Nuclear Disarmament, Defence & Veterans Affairs on AUKUS: A Recipe for Disaster. |
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4:10 - 4:30 |
Wrap-up and thank you. |