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Intelligence Squared Debate: Anzac Day is More Puff Than Substance

Six panellists each make their case for remembrance and national mythmaking in this lively Oxford-style debate.

The School of Life Melbourne Secular Sermon Series: John Safran ON UNREST

Documentarian and contrarian John Safran delivers a surprising Secular Sermon on the unrest of a man who has killed a...

Intelligence Squared Debate: Our Food Obsession Has Gone Too Far

Is our food obsession excessive, or can it drive social change and wellbeing? Explore the issue in this debate.

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Sean Faircloth: Attack of the Theocrats: How the Religious Right Harms Us All

Sean Faircloth makes his case for secular governance, and outlines the risks of the contrary - both in the US and in ...

Tasmania's Tipping Point

Contributors to Griffith Review's Tasmania edition speak with its editor about the privileges and pitfalls of the isl...

Michael Leunig

Michael Leunig looks back on a career of whimsy, joy and provocation - and draws live. In conversation with Michael W...

Ideas for Melbourne: Making Racism History

What are we doing to combat racism? And how can we learn from past mistakes?

Geordie Williamson: The Burning Library

Geordie Williamson explains his passion for Australian literature's past masters. With Sarah L'Estrange.

Red Rock and Roll

Musician and promoter Jon Campbell dishes the dirt on China's thriving rock ('yaogun') music scene. With Mikey Cahill.

Experimenta: Wired Up World

Abigail Moncrieff, Max Barry, Charlie Sofo and chair Phip Murray explore technology, creativity and human connection.

Richard Gill: Give Me Excess Of It

Former Victorian Opera Music Director Richard Gill talks of his passion for music and its crucial role in education.

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Catherine Deveny on Pernickety Parents

Catherine Deveny rails against 'detrimental, counterproductive and narcissistic' helicopter parenting in this debate-...

AMERICA: What's So Great About American TV?

Is this truly a golden age of television - and if it is, why are American networks and auteurs at its leading edge? O...

Destroying the Joint

In the midst of a national debate over sexism and misogyny, we joined with Overland to examine the significance of se...

The Fifth Estate: Food for Thought

A diverse panel of experts discuss our society's obsession with ever more complex dining - while millions starve.

Ishiguro's Robots

Hiroshi Ishiguro introduces his shockingly human androids - and talks about the role he envisions for them in our fut...

The Fifth Estate: A Foreign Affair

Foreign affairs heavyweights Gareth Evans and Alexander Downer reflect on the nature of the demanding portfolio. With...

Unexpected Passions: George McEncroe and Dave Graney

Guests George McEncroe and Dave Graney share their unfamiliar obsessions - junior football and explorer Sir Richard B...

The Fifth Estate: Good Lord

Sally Warhaft hosts eight of Melbourne City Council's nine candidates for Lord Mayor in the lead-up to 2012 elections.

Texts in the City: Two Brothers

Ruby Murray and Stephen Armstrong examine Hannie Rayson's Two Brothers and its social and political underpinnings.

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Tim Soutphommasane: Don't Go Back to Where You Came From: Why Multiculturalism Works

Political philosopher and commentator Tim Soutphommasane puts forward his case for why Australian multiculturalism wo...

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Michelle Smith: From Prim to Poledance: Girls, Sex and Popular Culture

Examining outrage over the 'sexualisation' of girls, Michelle Smith explores parallels between the Victorian era and ...

Intelligence Squared Debates: Western Civilisation is in Terminal Decline (Audio Only)

Listen to the audio of our Intelligence Squared debate on the proposition 'Western Civilisation is in Terminal Decline'.

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Michael Shuman on Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in the Global Age

Economist, attorney and author Michael Shuman sets out a passionate argument for the benefits of local investment.

Intelligence Squared Debate: Foreign Aid is a Waste of Money

At the Melbourne Town Hall, two teams argue their cases for and against the true worth of Australian foreign aid.

McSweeney's 41: Australian Aboriginal Fiction Edition

Join us for a celebration of McSweeney's 41 - a survey of contemporary Australian Aboriginal fiction - with its edito...

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Clementine Ford: We're All Equal Now, So We Should Shut Up and Go Home

In this polemic, Clementine Ford puts forth a passionate case that we are surprisingly far from achieving equality be...

Australian Literature 101: Helen Garner: Monkey Grip

Critic Kerryn Goldsworthy discusses Helen Garner's iconic book Monkey Grip with Ramona Koval.

Faith and Culture: The Voice of Faith and Public Reason: Keynote Address

Series curator Raimond Gaita launches our Faith and Culture program with a keynote lecture arguing why the relationsh...

Faith and Culture: The Voice of Faith and Public Reason: Discussion

Raimond Gaita, Asma Barlas, Susan Neiman, Bernadette Tobin and Scott Stephens discuss Gaita's keynote speech, launchi...

Quarterly Essay - The Big Whinge: Laura Tingle

Laura Tingle and Fran Kelly discuss Tingle's Quarterly Essay, which tackles Australian society's climate of antagonis...

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Ian Lowe: Bigger or Better? Australia's Population Debate

Professor Ian Lowe of the Australian Conservation Foundation examines the complex, controversial issues surrounding t...

Walter Lippmann Memorial Lecture: Lindsay Tanner

Lindsay Tanner argues for the economic benefits of diversity through immigration in Australia.

Bob Katter: An Incredible Race of People

One of the country’s most controversial politicians, Bob Katter Jr joins ABC politics stalwart Barrie Cassidy to disc...

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Judge John Smallwood on An Old Take on Justice: County Koori Court

Judge John Smallwood discusses the County Koori Court: its mechanisms, successes and the role of community elders.

Australian Literature 101: Ray Lawler: Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Alison Croggon explores Ray Lawler's Summer of the Seventeenth Doll for Australian Literature 101, with Ramona Koval.

Quarterly Essay - Us and Them: Anna Krien

With host Siobhan O'Sullivan, Anna Krien discusses her recent Quarterly Essay, 'Us and Them' - an incisive survey of ...

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Anita Sethi on the Human Experience in the Digital Age: Conversation, Relationships and Social Connection

British writer Anita Sethi considers E M Forster's encouragement to 'only connect', and what it might mean today.

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