| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| February 26, 2004 | Dr Struan Jacobs | The open society and its enemies. |
| March 25, 2004 | Mona Abdel-Fattah | A Muslim living in Australia. |
| April 22, 2004 | Andrew Wilkie | The decline of Australian democracy. |
| May 27, 2004 | Lillian Holt & EJ Shu | Reconciliation: physician, heal thyself. |
| June 24, 2004 | Max Jackson | Rights -- rhetoric or reality? A disability case study |
| July 22, 2004 | Marita Munro | Returning to a golden age? Protestant fundamentalism in North America |
| August 2, 2004 (Special one-off forum) |
Professor Alan Trounson, Dr Paul Komesaroff, Kate Cregan |
'What a piece of work is man!' Ethical and social issues of stem cell technology. |
| August 26, 2004 | Prof. Simon Foote | The science of the human genome: achievements, promises and pitfalls |
| September 23, 2004 | A/Prof. Janna Thompson | Political apologies: the ethics and politics of saying 'Sorry' |
| October 28, 2004 | Prof. Michael Salvaris | Auditing human rights and evaluating a bill of rights. |
| November 25, 2004 | Valerie Yule | Imagining what could be possible. |