Lecture 4: The Recession of 1990 and its Legacy

Finance excess saw boom turn to bust, and Australia experience its third recession in a quarter of a century. Then-treasurer Paul Keating would infamously observe it was 'the recession we had to have.' Perhaps it was—or was it caused by overly tight monetary policy?

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In a series of four orations delivered by noted musicians, the 2024 Boyer Lectures will explore the state of classical music in Australia in the contemporary age. the anthology of four lectures will be delivered by Professor Anna Goldsworthy, Lyn Williams AM, founder and director of Gondwana Choirs, Iain Grandage, leading Australian composer and former Artistic Director of the Perth Festival and accomplished violist, conductor and composer, Aaron Wyatt. Since 1959, the ABC's Boyer Lectures have sparked conversations about critical ideas.