and the Contemporary Australian Far Right (TBC) week 4 – 10/03/11: Islam in Australia (Shakira Hussein, University of Melbourne) week 5 – 14/03/11 (Wednesday instead of Thursday): On Racialised Sexual Exploitation (Sheila Jeffreys, University of Melbourne) week 6 – 22/03/11: (Tuesday instead of Thursday): The Impact of Racism in Australia (Yin Paradies, University of Melbourne) First Semester 2010 For its first semester, the Melbourne Free University offered four seminars. On 1 May 2010, two seminars were given on Australia's Role in the World and Race Relations in Australia. On 5 June 2010, two more seminars were given on Universal Differences? and Religious Truth Claims. These four seminars were organised to gauge the interest the project would trigger. Second Semester 2010 The second semester, which started in August 2010 is divided into four 6-weeks courses. Australian Identities? The first one was entitled Australian Identities? It was coordinated by Aurelien Mondon. Lecturers and speakers included Aurelien Mondon, Russell Marks, Pamela Curr, Gary Foley and Malcolm Farnsworth. Sustainability and Permaculture The second course, ran in parallel, was entitled Sustainability and Permaculture. It was coordinated by Jasmine-Kim Westendorf. Lecturers and speakers included Ruby Murray, Andrew Foran, Christian Monahan, Susannah Powell, Catherine Johnston and Jodi Newcombe. I (heart) Philosophy The third course, which started on 29 September 2010, is entitled I (heart) Philosophy. It is coordinated by Jasmine-Kim Westendorf and Gerhard Hoffstaedter. Lecturers and speakers include Aurelien Mondon, Miriam Bankovsky, Christopher Cordner, Justin Clemens, Michael Elligate, Gregory McCormick. The Asia-Pacific and Us: Australia in the Region The fourth course, which started on 30 September 2010, is entitled The Asia-Pacific and Us: Australia in the Region. It is coordinated by Gerhard Hoffstaedter and Michael Webber. Lecturers and speakers include Jasmine-Kim Westendorf, Deb Chapman, Gerhard Hoffstaedter, Andrew Kingsford and Michael Webber. Recordings To improve accessibility to the courses, the Melbourne Free University publishes the recordings of the lectures on its website. Publications Various articles have been published following the lectures given at the Melbourne Free University. Aurélien Mondon, Education is not just about getting a job, The National Times, 4 June 2010, Aurélien Mondon, Do people really want what politicians are offering?, The National Times, 8 July 2010, Aurélien Mondon, A Free University for Melbourne, July 2010. Gerhard Hoffstaedter, Hub of turmoil thrives in Asia, The Canberra Times, 1 July 2010, Russell Marks, Labor no longer party of progressive nationalism, 19 August 2010 Gerhard Hoffstaedter, People must