In honour and recognition of her support over many years to drug prevention and the relief of the many social issues related to drug and alcohol use, the Australian Drug Foundation is proud to host the annual Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Oration.

Previous Orations:

• The Fifth Oration, presented by Rob Moodie on 14 December 2009.

• The Fourth Oration, presented by Andrew Demetriou on 11 December 2007. The topic: "Testing times".
• The Third Oration, presented by Associate Professor Richard Midford on 24 May 2006. The topic: "Is Australia ‘fair dinkum' about drug education in schools?".
• The Second Oration, presented by Professor Mason Durie on 26 May 2003. The topic: "A Broad Spectrum Approach for Addressing Alcohol and Drug Misuse by Youth".
• The Inaugural Oration, presented by Professor Lowitja O'Donoghue AC CBE on 13 May 2001. The topic: "New Habits Die Hard".