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Professor Tim Lindsey | Professor Abdullah Saeed

Professor Tim Lindsey

• Lindsey, T. (2007), “Indonesian Studies in Australia and the Bilateral Relationship”, at Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Conference Strengthening Ties Between Neighbours, Sebel Hotel, Albert Park, 19 October.
• Lindsey, T. (2007), “What is Islam?”, at Epworth Medical Association, 17 October.
• Lindsey, T. (2007), “What is Islam Really About?”, at Melbourne Club Guest Speaker Luncheon, 3 October.
• Lindsey, T. (2007), “Syariah Law in Aceh: Revival, Reform or Transplantation? When Words Fail”, at Approaches to Law and Development in the Asia-Pacific Region Workshop, Centre for Comparative Law and Development Studies in Asia and the Pacific, University of Wollongong, 17 September.
• Lindsey, T. (2007), “The Bali 9, the Constitutional Court and the Death Penalty: Can Australia Help Citizens in Trouble in Indonesia?”, at Maddocks CLE Seminar, 12 September.
• Lindsey, T. (2007), “Indonesia: The Blank Screen”, at A Night of Stories – Bali: With Cameron Forbes Discussing “Under the Volcano”, 21 August.
• Lindsey, T. (2007), “Executing Australians in Indonesia: Can Australia Stop the Death Penalty in Asia”, Keynote Address at Law Institute of Victoria Criminal Law Association Annual Criminal Law Conference, 18 August.
• Lindsey, T. (2007), Book Launch of ‘Indonesia: Democracy and the Promise of Good Governance’ (edited by Ross H. McLeod and Andrew MacIntyre), 24 July.
• Lindsey, T. (2007), “Australia in Southeast Asia: In the Company of Strangers”, at Adelaide Festival of Ideas, 8 July.
• Lindsey, T. (2007), “Building Democracy”, at Adelaide Festival of Ideas, 8 July.
• Lindsey, T. (2007), “Radical Islam in Indonesia”, at Trilateral CT Dialogue, 5 June.
• Lindsey, T. (2007), “Islam and Sharia in Today’s Indonesia”, at Melbourne University Up Close Episode 14, 24 May.
• Lindsey, T. (2007), “Australia in Asia: In the Company of Strangers”, at Asia Education Foundation National Forum, 20 May.
• Lindsey, T. (2007), “Islam in Post-Tsunami Aceh”, at Video Conference Workshop, The University of South Carolina Islamic Cultural Studies Program & Walker Institute on International and Area Studies, 18 April.
• Lindsey, T. (2007), “Islam, Law and Muslims: Issues for Australian Courts”, at County Court Judges Seminar, Marysville, 7 March.
• Lindsey, T. (2006), “Australian Attitudes to Indonesia”, at Launch of "Australian Attitudes to Foreign Policy: A Public Opinion Survey", Lowy Institute and Asialink, Melbourne, 6 October.
• Lindsey, T. (2006), “Death and Drugs, Bali and Bombs: Indonesia's Death Penalty, Judicial Reform and Bilateral Relations with Australia”, at Australian Institute of International Affairs, Melbourne, 4 October.
• Lindsey, T. (2006), “Egypt, Indonesia and Terrorism”, at Jakarta Post Seminar, Jakarta, 13 September.
• Lindsey, T. (2006), “The Company of Strangers: Australia, Indonesia, Law and Confusion”, at Annual Asian Studies Lecture, Flinders Asia Centre, Flinders University, Adelaide, 12 July.
• Lindsey, T. (2006), “Australia-Indonesia Relations”, at International Law Section Committee Meeting, Law Institute of Victoria, 27 June.
• Lindsey, T. (2006), “Radical Islam and Business in Indonesia”, at Blake Dawson Waldron Corporate Counsel Seminar, Blake Dawson Waldron, 31 May.
• Lindsey, T. (2006), “Justice in Indonesia”, at La Trobe Law Students’ Association, 4 April.
• Lindsey, T. (2006), “RUU APP, Islamisasi dan Otonomi: Porno Politik?”, at Nahdlatul Ulama, PCI Australia-New Zealand, The University of Melbourne, 1 April.
• Lindsey, T. (2006), “Australia as Good Neighbour?”, at Third National Forum, Asia Education Foundation, Engaging with Asia?, April.
• Lindsey, T. (2006), “Radical Islam in Indonesia”, at Eggleston Society, 15 March.
• Lindsey, T. (2006), “Misunderstanding Islamic Law: Islam, Drugs and Australia”, at Vice-Chancellor’s Professorial Luncheon, The University of Melbourne, 15 March.
• Lindsey, T. (2005), “Rethinking Indonesian Law: Drugs, Islam and Other Illusions”, at Leadership Victoria, Melbourne, 9 November.
• Lindsey, T. (2005), “Fear, Loathing and Judgment: Australia, Law, Indonesia and Islam”, at the Inaugural Professorial Lecture, Faculty of Law, University of Melbourne, 26 October.
• Lindsey, T. (2005), “The Corby Trials: Australia, Indonesia and Ignorance”, presented at the Melbourne JD Guest Lecture Series, Faculty of Law, University of Melbourne, 26 October.
• Lindsey, T. (2005), “Justice Perceived? The Australian Drug Trials”, at the Law Students for a Just Community Conference, Melbourne, 10 October.
• Lindsey, T. (2005), “Corby, Terrorism and Other Indonesian Disasters”, at the Law Institute of Victoria, Melbourne, 31 August.
• Lindsey, T. (2005), “Radical Islam in Indonesia”, at Pacific Institute, Melbourne, 29 August.
• Lindsey, T. (2005), “Indonesia: Sex, Power and Nation”, Chair at Melbourne Writers’ Festival, Melbourne, 27 August.
• Lindsey, T. (2005), “Islamic Law: An Introduction to Syariah”, at Medico Legal Society, Melbourne, 26 August.
• Lindsey, T. (2005), “The Trials of Schapelle: Myths, Madness and the Corby Case”, at Maddocks Seminar, Melbourne, 4 July.
• Lindsey, T. (2005), “Misunderstanding Indonesian Law? The Trials of the Bali Bombers, Schapelle Corby and the Bali 9”, at Student/Staff Forum, University of Melbourne, 17 May.
• Lindsey, T. (2005), “Indonesia and the Future?”, at the Asia Engagement Taskforce Panel (led by Philip Flood AO), Davos Connection Future Summit, 6 May.
• Lindsey, T. (2005), “Syariah Revival in Aceh”, at Australian Institute for International Affairs, Melbourne, 20 April.
• Lindsey, T. (2005), “The Indonesian Judicial System: An Update”, at Judges Annual Workshop, Federal Court of Australia, Sydney, 17 March.
• Lindsey, T. (2005), “Asian Law from a Comparative Perspective”, at Chuo Law School Melbourne Summer School, The University of Melbourne, 17 February.
• Lindsey, T. (2004), “Law and Resurgent Islam in Indonesia”, at Staff Seminar Series, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore.
• Lindsey, T. (2004), “Reformasi Hukum Australia: Suatu Komparasi bagi Reformasi Indonesia” [Australian Law Reform: A Comparison with Indonesian Reform], at Seminar Reformasi Hukum Indonesia: Harapan dan Kenyataan [Indonesian Law Reform: Hope and Reality], Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, 30 November.Lindsey, T. (2004), “How to Build and Destroy a Constitutional Court: The Case of Indonesia”, at Melbourne JD Guest Lecture Series, Faculty of Law, University of Melbourne, 10 November.
• Lindsey, T. (2004), “Islamic Revival and Emergent Rule of Law in Post-Soeharto Indonesia”, at La Trobe University, Bendigo, 14 October.
• Lindsey, T. (2004), “Islamic Law: Syariah Revival in Indonesia”, at Judicial Conference of Australia Colloquium, Adelaide, October.
• Lindsey, T. (2004), “Indonesia’s Constitutional Crisis: Will the Bali Bombers Go Free?”, at Maddocks CLE Seminar Series, Melbourne, 17 August.
• Lindsey, T. (2004), “Towards a Fundamentalist State? Syariah Implementation in Aceh”, at Centre for Southeast Asian Studies Seminar Series, Monash University, 13 August.
• Lindsey, T. (2004), “Indonesia’s Constitutional Crisis: Will the Bali Bombers Go Free?”, at Australian Defence Force School of Languages, Melbourne, 6 August.
• Lindsey, T. (2004), “Indonesia’s Constitutional Crisis: Will the Bali Bombers Go Free?”, at Postgraduate Law Students’ Society Food for Thought Seminar Series, Faculty of Law, The University of Melbourne, 5 August.
• Lindsey, T. (2004), “Indonesia’s Constitutional Crisis: Will the Bali Bombers Go Free?”, at Asia Pacific Economic Literature AusAID Asia Seminar Series, AusAID, Canberra, 30 July.
• Lindsey, T. (2004), “Indonesia’s Constitutional Crisis: Will the Bali Bombers Go Free?”, at Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government Public Lecture, Australian National University, Canberra, 30 July.
• Lindsey, T. (2004), “Teaching International Students: Cultural Diversity Workshop”, at Faculty of Law Teaching Workshop, University of Melbourne, 27 July.
• Lindsey, T. (2004), “Balancing China and the US: Policy Options for Australia”, Chair at Melbourne Asia Policy Papers Panel Discussion, University of Melbourne, 8 June.
• Lindsey, T. (2004), “Syari’ah Reform in Aceh: New Born or Stillborn? New Islamic Qa’nun and Codes in Indonesia”, at Asian Law Institute (ASLI) Inaugural Conference, The Role of Law in a Developing Asia, National University of Singapore, 27-28 May.
• Lindsey, T. (2004), “Post-Crisis Debt Recovery in Asia: The Case of Indonesia”, at the 5th Annual Congress, Insolvency Trustees Society Australia, Sheraton Towers, Melbourne, 14 May.
• Lindsey, T. (2004), “Syariah Law and Islamic Codes in Indonesia”, at Indonesian Legal Institutions, University of Washington Asian Law Center/South Western Law School Conference, Seattle, 21-22 April.
• Lindsey, T. (2004), “Enforcement of Intellectual Property Law in Indonesia”, at Law Reform in Indonesia, USIndo Society Public Event, Cosmos Club, Washington DC, 19 April.
• Lindsey, T., Hooker, M.B., Kingsley, J. and Clarke, R. (2004), “Syari’ah Reform in Aceh: New Born or Stillborn?”, at Islamic Law in Modern Indonesia conference, Harvard Law School, 17-18 April.
• Lindsey, T. (2004), “Promoting Interfaith Dialogue in Southeast Asia”, Chair at Managing Muslim-Christian Relations Colloquium, University of Melbourne, 11-13 February.
• Lindsey, T. (2004), “Religious Education Policy in Indonesia”, Chair at Managing Muslim-Christian Relations Colloquium, University of Melbourne, 11-13 February.
• Lindsey, T. (2003), “Understanding Syariah Law”, at ComView conference, Victorian Commercial Teachers Association, La Trobe University, 24-26 November.
• Lindsey, T. (2003), “The Jemaah Islamiyah Trials: Defending the Bali Bombers”, at Islam and Terrorism in Indonesia, MIALS & Asian Law Centre joint Seminar/Public Event, 10 October.
• Lindsey, T. (2003), “Country Study: Indonesia”, at Problems with Comparative Labour Law: Labour Regulation in Asia Workshop, Asian Law Centre & Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law, The University of Melbourne, 2 October.
• Lindsey, T. (2003), “The Indonesian Legal System and Islam”, at Judges Annual Workshop, Federal Court of Australia, 28 August.
• Lindsey, T. (2003), “Islam and Family Law in Indonesia”, at Islamic Studies Workshop, Constitutional Change in Indonesia, Centre for Indonesian Reform, Universitas Paramadina, Jakarta, 10 May.
• Lindsey, T. (2002), “Corporate Governance in Asia: Can Independent Institutes of Directors and Codes of Conduct Ever Work in ‘Insider’ Corporate Systems?”, at Corporate Governance and the Role of Independent Directors/Commissioners Institutes in Asia, USAID, University of Indonesia, University of South Carolina, Jakarta Stock Exchange, BAPPEPAM (together the Law & Finance Institutional Partnership) and Udayana University Conference, Sanur, Indonesia, 21 December.
• Lindsey, T. (2002), “The Bali Bombing and Islam: Indonesian Government Responses”, at Terrorism at Australia’s Front Door: A Public Forum on the Future of Islam and Politics in Indonesia, Radio Australia, Asialink & Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies, 23 October.
• Lindsey, T. (2002), “Current Labour Law in Indonesia”, at Employment Law and Practice in Asia, CCH, 26 September.
• Lindsey, T. (2002), “Islam and Family Law in Indonesia”, at Identity and Code Switching, Melbourne, 26 September.
• Lindsey, T. (2002), “Does Islamic Law Work in Indonesia”, at Islam After September 11: Islamic Law and the West: Can Secular Laws and Syariah Co-Exist?, Asian Law Centre & Institute of Comparative and International Law Conference, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 19 September.
• Lindsey, T. (2002), “Islamic Law in Indonesia”, at Islamic Law in Indonesia, World Bank Staff Forum, Jakarta, September.
• Lindsey, T. (2002), “Australia-Indonesia Bilateral Relations”, at Asia Foundation, Melbourne, August.
• Lindsey, T. (2002), “Judicial Reform in Indonesia”, at International Commission of Jurists, Darwin, 28 July.
• Lindsey, T. (2002), “Why Indonesia Matters”, at Asian Connections 2002, Asian Studies Conference, Strathfield, Sydney, 18 June.
• Lindsey, T. (2002), “Reply to Former Minister of Justice, Muladi:Australia and Indonesia”, at Indonesia-Australia Young Leaders Dialogue, Bogor, Indonesia, 22-24 May.
• Lindsey, T. (2002), “Indonesia: Politics Update”, at Asian Law Centre Brown Bag Seminar, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 1 May.
• Lindsey, T. (2002), “Corruption in Indonesia”, at Young Asian Leaders, Asialink, Melbourne, 25 April.
• Lindsey, T. (2002), “Asia, You’re Standing in it”, at Young Asian Leaders, Asialink, Melbourne, 18 March.
• Lindsey, T. (2002), “Rethinking the Australia Indonesia Bilateral Relationship”, at National Group Annual Meeting, Asia Education Foundation, Melbourne, 18 March.

Professor Abdullah Saeed 

• Saeed, A. (2007), Keynote Iftar address about the National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies, at University of Western Sydney, Sydney, September.
• Saeed, A. (2007), "Towards a More Inclusive View of the Religious ‘Other': A Muslim Perspective", at 2007 University of Otago Peace Lecture, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. September.
• Saeed, A. (2007), "The Written Word in Islamic Culture", at The Arts of Islam Public Address, Art Gallery of New South Wales, August.
• Saeed, A. (2007), "Salafism and Australian Muslim Identity", at Fulbright Symposium: Muslim Citizens in the West: Promoting Social Inclusion, University of Western Australia, August.
• Saeed, A. (2007), "Development of the Concept of Jihad in Islam", at International Humanitarian Law and Islam Law Seminar, Red Cross Queensland, Brisbane, July.
• Saeed, A. (2007), "How to Bridge the Information Gap Between Islam and the West?", at International Conference on Islam and the West, Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June.
• Saeed, A. (2007), "Foundation for Peace in Islam", at Interfaith Dialogue with the Dalai Lama: One World, Many Pathways to Peace, Australian National University, Canberra, June.
• Saeed, A. (2007), "Islam in Australia: The Challenges for Business Leaders", at CFO Forum, Melbourne, June.
• Saeed, A. (2007), "Comments on the Alliance of Civilisations Report prepared for the New Zealand Government, at Alliance of Civilisations Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand, May.
• Saeed, A. (2007), "Islamic Finance", at Austrac, Melbourne, May.
• Saeed, A. (2007), "Development of the Concept of Jihad in Islam", at International Humanitarian Law and the Muslim World, Red Cross Australia and the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Islam, March.
• Saeed, A. (2007), "Islam in a Modern World", at Heads of Australian Country Operations Retreat, Gold Coast, Australia, March.
• Saeed, A. (2007), "Muslims and Non-Muslims in Australia: Who are we?", at Deliberative Poll "Bridgingthe Divide", Canberra, March.
• Saeed, A. (2007), "Islam: What it's really all about", at Australian Institute of International Affairs, Melbourne, February.
• Saeed, A. (2006), "The Role of the Chair in Dialogue between Cultures", at Oman Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Muscat, Oman, December.
• Saeed, A. (2006), "Understanding Islam from a Rights Perspective", at Sisters in Islam, Bellagio, Italy, August.
• Saeed, A. (2006), "Sharia Courts in the Australian Legal System?", at Law and Religion Conference Keynote Address, Australian National University, May.
• Saeed, A. (2006), "Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Muslim Conception of Religious Freedom", at The Meeting of International Experts on Human Rights in Islam, Kuala Lumpur, Attorney General's Chambers, Malaysia, May.
• Saeed, A. (2006), "Progressive Muslims and the Interpretation of the Qur'an", at Progressive Islam Conference, National University of Singapore, March.
• Saeed, A. (2005), "Citizenship in the West and Being Muslim", at International Conference on Islam, Human Security and Xenophobia, Deakin and Monash Universities, November.
• Saeed, A. (2005), "Interpretation and Socio-historical Context: A Contextualist Reading of Q 9:29", at The Qur'an: Text, Interpretation and Translation, University of London, United Kingdom, November.
• Saeed, A. (2005), "Towards a More Inclusive View of the Religious ‘Other' Through Re-thinking of the Past", at Peace and Harmony Interfaith Conference, Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, Sydney, October.
• Saeed, A. (2005), "Debates on the Interpretation of Riba Among Muslims", at Monash University, Melbourne, October.
• Saeed, A. (2005), "Creating a Culture of Human Rights from a Muslim Perspective", at International Symposium, Cultivating Wisdom, Harvesting Peace, Multi-faith Centre, Griffith University, Brisbane, August.
• Saeed, A. (2005), "Muslims in the West and their Attitudes to Full Participation in Western Societies: Some Reflections", at Religion and Multicultural Citizenship Conference, University of New South Wales, Sydney, July.
• Saeed, A. (2005), "Muslims under Non-Muslim Rule: Evolution of the Juristic Discourse", at Islam and Political Legitimacy Conference, National University of Singapore, April.
• Saeed, A. (2005), "Muslims and Active Participation in Secular Societies", at Singaporean Muslim Identity Project, MUIS, Singapore.
• Saeed, A. (2004), "Muslims in the West between Participants and Isolationists", at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, December.
• Saeed, A. (2004), "Muslims in the West - Coexistence or Conflict?", at Inaugural Professorial Lecture, The University of Melbourne, 19 October.
• Saeed, A. (2004), "Muslim Christian Relations: Is Rethinking Past Doctrines the Way Forward?", Keynote Speech, at International Colloquium on Managing Muslim-Christian Relations: Educational Policy Options, The University of Melbourne, February.
• Saeed, A. (2003), "Reform of Traditional Islamic Education: The Debate", at Islam and the West post September 11, 2001 Conference, Monash University, August.
• Saeed, A. (2003), "Muslims and Christians: Where do They Stand?", at Jesuit Seminar Series (in all capital cities of Australia), July-August.
• Saeed, A. (2002), "Islamic Law in Minority Contexts: A Pragmatic View.", at Asian Law Centre Conference on Shari`ah and Law in Southeast Asia, Melbourne, October.
• Saeed, A. (2002), "Apostasy between Text and Context", at Australian National University, February.

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