# Event Details

- **Event Name**: A Big Dialogue: Is the Constitution Alive?
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 07 Sep, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Mon, 07 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 pm (+10:00)
- **Event Description**: John Anderson Media, in association with Australian Dialogues, invites you to a compelling discussion on a question of vital importance to democracy: Is The Constitution Alive?

In an age of rapid social change and contested institutions, who really decides what our founding document means today? And, who should decide? This event will unpack the clash between 'originalism' and the 'living constitution' approaches, exploring how this tension surfaces in the decisions which shape the rights, powers, and limits that govern us all.

Join us for what promises to be a civil and illuminating dialogue featuring a panel of exceptional legal minds: former High Court Justice Michael Kirby, US Court of Appeals Judge Andrew Oldham, and leading constitutional scholars Professor Rosalind Dixon and Professor Nicholas Aroney, moderated by Professor Lisa Burton Crawford.

Event details:

Monday 7th September
5:30pm to 9:00pm
Stranger's Room, NSW Parliament House
6 Macquarie St, Sydney
Food and Drinks included
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sydney/a-big-dialogue-is-the-constitution-alive/200030486370622
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 119

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Sydney
- **state**: NS
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Strangers Room Parliament House NSW
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- **long**: 151.21346955423
- **full address**: Strangers Room Parliament House NSW, Sydney, Australia

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: A Big Dialogue: Is the Constitution Alive?
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is A Big Dialogue: Is the Constitution Alive? being held?
  - **A:** A Big Dialogue: Is the Constitution Alive? takes place on Mon, 07 Sep, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Mon, 07 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Strangers Room Parliament House NSW, Sydney, Australia.
- **Q**: Who is organizing A Big Dialogue: Is the Constitution Alive??
  - **A:** A Big Dialogue: Is the Constitution Alive? is organized by John Anderson AC.

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