What was the expatriate Australian who spoke at he Brisbane Institute known for?
The Brisbane Institute The Brisbane Institute was an independent think tank based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, founded in 1999. It held talks, functions, debates and similar activities. Notable speakers included Justice Michael Kirby, Lady Kennedy of The Shaws and the painter Jeffrey Smart.
Bertha McNamara Bertha McNamara Bredt (née Matilda Emilie Bertha Kalkstein 28 September 1853 – 1 August 1931), was a Sydney-based Australian socialist agitator, feminist, pamphleteer, bookseller, and mother-in-law of Australian writer Henry Lawson.