2026 Festival
Speaker Profile
Betty King
Justice Betty King QC is Chairperson of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board and a former judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria. Her Honour joined the Victorian Bar in 1975 and practised in the criminal jurisdictions for both defence and prosecution. She was a Prosecutor for the Queen for the State of Victoria from 1986 until her appointment as the first Prosecutor for the Queen for the Commonwealth in 1989. In 1992 she was appointed Queen’s Counsel. She became a judge of the County Court of Victoria in 2000 and a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria in 2005 until her retirement in 2015.
How Do Royal Commissions Work? And How Do We Assess Their Impact?
Betty King, Jack Rush and Kate Wild with Jon Faine
As Australia prepares for the interim report of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, our panel discuss the rules, responsibilities and outcomes of these important public inquiries.
Into Our Own Hands: Assisted dying and its place in society
Andrew Denton, Lucinda Holdforth and Betty King with Norman Swan
A graceful and calm departure. The right to decide. Having end-of-life choices that allow dying with dignity. Our panel reflects on society’s navigation of these difficult issues.