Throughout the day, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales, as Patron, hosted the Royal Society of New South Wales and Learned Academies Forum Threats to Democracy, at Government House. For further information, visit: royalsoc.org.au

In the evening, the Governor and Mr Dennis Wilson attended the book launch of Walking a Tight Rope – A Bicentenary of Treasury – NSW Treasury, at Parliament House, Sydney.