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Date: Tuesday, 21 April 2009
Time: 6:30pm for 7:00pm
Venue: The Big Top, Luna Park, Milsons Point, Sydney
Dress: Lounge suit
Ticket pricing:
Individual tickets $AU275 (incl GST)
Table of 10 $AU2750 (incl GST)
Booking: Bookings for this event are now closed.
Please note all cancellations will incur an administration fee per ticket. No refunds will be issued within two weeks of the event.
For event enquiries please contact Meegan Boughton, mboughton@cis.org.au, (02) 9438 4377.
For media enquiries please contact Leonie Phillips, lphillips@cis.org.au, (02) 9438 4377. |
With more than 1 million words of trenchant journalism under his byline and more citations in The Penguin Dictionary of Humorous Quotations than any living writer, PJ O’Rourke has established himself as America’s premier political satirist.
He is the best-selling author of 12 books, including Parliament of Whores, Give War a Chance, Eat the Rich, The CEO of the Sofa and Peace Kills.
Praise from Publishers Weekly of O’Rourke’s 2007 release, On the Wealth of Nations: “A witty Cliff Notes, with plenty of challenges for the armchair economist to wrap his head around.” Both Time and The Wall Street Journal have labeled O’Rourke “the funniest writer in America.”
Covering current events with the skill and discipline of an investigative reporter, O’Rourke adds a unique spin that has earned him a reputation as a modern-day Will Rogers. Known as a hard-bitten, cigar-smoking conservative, he, in fact, bashes all political persuasions. As he puts it, “Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.” Whether dealing with the inner workings of Washington bureaucracy or the shifting political and economic sands of the new world order, O’Rourke proves himself to be a savvy guide to national and world affairs. His razor-sharp insights never fail to inform and entertain.
The John Bonython Lecture Series was established by the CIS in 1984 in tribute to the Centre’s founding chairman. The series aims to examine the relationship between individuals and the economic, social and political forces that make up a free society. Leading thinkers from around the world have presented past lectures, including Czech President Vaclav Klaus, Nobel Laureate James Buchanan, internationally acclaimed political economist and author Francis Fukuyama, and media tycoon Rupert Murdoch.
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