About the Author - Rodger Hills

Rodger Hills has held senior executive positions in the Australian commercial sector. His volunteer work includes helping to set up a Local Exchange Trading System (LETS), an energy efficient housing development and he has also worked to create dignified employment and housing outcomes for people with a disability. This is his first book and the culmination of years of political study and observation of political governance processes. He is now sought after to speak in the media and at public forums on the subjects of constitutional reform and deliberative democracy.

Interviews

Posted on Monday, February 25th, 2008  

Rodger Hills was interviewed in Australia on 88.9 WYN-FM's - Fast Lean & Invincible community radio show on Saturday, February 23, 2008. The discussion was lively and enlightening:

Download Part 1 Here. (MP3, 17.56 min, 4.20 MB)
Download Part 2 Here. (MP3, 12.46 min, 2.99 MB)
Download Part 3 Here. (MP3, 4.36 min, 1.08 MB)

Rodger explains what the book is about, why he wrote it and what readers can expect to gain from reading it.

Posted on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009  

Rodger Hills, was interviewed by ActNow.com.au, run by The Inspire Foundation, an Australian not-for-profit organisation that creates opportunities for young people to change their world. The interview, called "Turbo-Charging the Constitution" discusses why an understanding of our Constitution is important to young people and how they can get involved in Australia's political system:

Click Here for the full transcript.

Talks and Events

Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 10.00 - 11.00am
PLACE: University of Technology Sydney (UTS) - SYDNEY, Australia
TOPIC: "Constitutions as Constraints on Power"
Sponsored by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Closed lecture for students studying Political Theory.

Wednesday November 26, 2008, 12.30 - 1.30pm
PLACE: SMSA (Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts) Sydney, Australia
TOPIC: "Taking the ‘Con’ out of Constitution"
Rodger Hills gives a public talk about how the issues of our time could be addressed through changing the Constitution. During the lively discussion that followed, he explains how Australia needs an organisation that will mobilise and harness people power to make the necessary constitutional changes a reality.

Download Transcript of the Lecture Here. (PDF, 93KB)

Monday February 16, 2009, 6.00 - 8.30pm
PLACE: WEA Sydney, 72 Bathurst Street, Sydney, Australia
TOPIC: "People Vs Politicians: Democracy and Australia's Constitution"
Does the Prime Minister really exist? Who is our government accountable to? Is it really as hard to create a decent Constitution as the politicians, Republicans and Monarchists make out? Discover the "truth" about the limitations of our current Constitution and how a better one could be created by ordinary people like you and me. Delivered in plain English (without legalese), this course outlines the minimum standards that all secular constitutions should contain. It explores why improvements to our own might be a good idea and how they could be implemented.