It was standing room only at the US Studies Centre to watch Barack Obama and Mitt Romney square off in the first presidential debate. With the focus on US domestic policy, the encounter between the Democrat and Republican candidates was expected to be a pivotal moment in the election campaign. US Studies Centre experts were on hand to offer analysis and answer questions after the debate.
Past event
Presidential debate on domestic policy
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4 October 2012. 11.00am–12.30pm AEST
US Studies Centre Boardroom
Other events
1 May 2025
6.00pm
-7.30pm AEST
Professor Laura E. Little talks about the many constitutional issues arising from the Trump administration’s actions since the President took office in January 2025.
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30 April 2025
5.30pm
-8.00pm AEST
The Sydney Morning Herald's foreign affairs and national security correspondent Matthew Knott, political and international editor Peter Hartcher and world editor Catherine Naylor join USSC Chief Executive Officer Dr Michael Green and Director of Research Jared Mondschein to unpack the key issues of the second Trump administration.
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20 November 2024
Two weeks after the 2024 US election the Centre brought together world-renowned thought leaders for an in-depth discussion on what happens next.
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