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WikiLeaks, Assange and Defending Democracy

O'Shea, Barns, Keane, Ludlam and Dreyfus discuss the role of media and government, and what the war on WikiLeaks repr...

George Megalogenis: The Australian Moment

George Megalogenis discusses his incisive book on Australia's place in the global economy. With Annabel Crabb.

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Glyn Davis: Leader of The Gang: How Political Parties Choose Numero Uno

With political leadership constantly in question, Glyn Davis draws on history and sociology to suggest why this may be.

The Fifth Estate: The Numbers Game

In the series debut, Lindsay Tanner and Sally Warhaft discuss political parties, democratic process and media culture.

David Rieff: The Ethics of Intervention

David Rieff and Gareth Evans discuss justifications and nuances of military intervention.

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Verity Burgmann on the Importance of Being Extreme

In this Lunchbox/Soapbox, Verity Burgmann explores the productive outcomes of extremist challenges to authority.

Quarterly Essay - Man-Made World: Choosing Between Progress and Planet

Andrew Charlton discusses the conflicting interests of wealthy and developing nations in the global energy crisis.

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Christine Gordon on International Women's Day - Feminism is Personal

On International Women's Day, Christine Gordon speaks about contemporary feminism and the power of women's stories.

Kim Barker: The Taliban Shuffle

Kim Barker explores her account of the conflict, danger and irreverence in a warzone. With Karen Middleton.

An Evening with Alain de Botton

Alain de Botton brings his light touch and intellectual pirouettes to the topic of religion and its atheistic utility.

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Hilary Charlesworth on Women and the New Wave of Democracies

Hilary Charlesworth delivers her proposal for female rights and representation in post-revolutionary states.

Law and Order Week: Compassionate Bastard

Former Villawood boss Peter Mitchell, refugee advocate David Manne and Peter Mares discuss Australia's asylum seekers.

The Talking Point: Greasy Polls

Join Maxine McKew, John Hewson, Irving Saulwick and George Megalogenis for a talk on polls, politics and the polis.

Paul Keating

In a marathon session, Paul Keating talks cultural vision, reconciliation, reform and creativity with Robert Manne.

You Say You Want a Revolution: Not Sorry Enough

Our panel considers the complexity of indigenous affairs in Australia: its losses, successes and future challenges.

You Say You Want a Revolution: The Arab Spring

In partnership with the Melbourne Festival, our expert panel explores the achievements and impact of the Arab Spring ...

Susan Mitchell on Tony Abbott: Too Dangerous to Lead

The leader of the federal opposition is too combative, conservative and selfish to rule, argues Susan Mitchell.

Intelligence Squared: A Tax Won't Fix Climate Change

Politicians, scientists, academics and stakeholders debate the controversial introduction of a carbon tax in Australia.

Don Watson

Former Keating speechwriter discusses his memoir and the shifts in Australian politics since Keating's demise.

Quarterly Essay: Bad News - Murdoch's 'Australian' and the Shaping of the Nation

Robert Manne discusses his 'Quarterly Essay 43' on 'The Australian', as well as the newspaper's response.

Paul Cleary on Australia's Mining Boom

Journalist Paul Cleary critiques Australia's dependence on mining in what he provocatively labels "generational theft".

Intelligence Squared: There is No Justification for Risking Australian Lives in Afghanistan

In this lively debate, our panel discuss the value and risks of Australia's participation in the war in Afghanistan.

Christine Nixon on the Nature of Leadership

Christine Nixon examines consensus leadership and discusses why 'being open to compromise' is not 'being compromised'.

Unaccustomed as I am...

Eight of Melbourne's finest writers and performers read their favourite speeches - from Redfern to Notting Hill via F...

The Talking Point: Taking Liberties With the Press

Join a panel of leading media commentators and analysts as they turn their eye to Hackgate and its reverberations.

Does WikiLeaks Matter?

Guy Rundle, Eleanor Townsley, Peter Vale and Robert Manne explore the origins, effects, strengths and failures of Wik...

Caroline Brothers on the World's Displaced Children

Journalist and first-time novelist Caroline Brothers takes on the issue of unaccompanied, displaced children.

Amos Oz - Israel: War, Peace and Storytelling

Acclaimed writer Amos Oz talks of compromise, compassion and conflict in modern Israel and beyond.

Human Rights and East Timor: Remembering East Timor’s Former Political Prisoners

How can we reconcile atrocities that have happened in our midst, and where do memory, truth and justice fit?

Naomi Chazan

With journalist Rafael Epstein, Chazan addresses the crisis and opportunity of the 'new Middle East'.

Texts in the City: On the Waterfront

David and Margaret reflect on Elia Kazan's Hollywood blacklist era filmic allegory of conflict, coercion and betrayal.

Sarah Maddison: Beyond White Guilt

Sarah Maddison explores Australia's guilt over its brutal past and the transformative opportunity it offers.

Gail Dines

The author and scholar discusses porn's grip on pop culture and how we must reform mainstream sexuality with Monica Dux.

Quarterly Essay - Fair Share: Country and City in Australia by Judith Brett

Judith Brett discusses her Quarterly Essay - about the fate of rural Australia and its urban counterparts - with Don ...

Ingrid Betancourt

Peter Mares interviews Ingrid Betancourt about her capture by Colombia's FARC rebels, and why love is the answer.

Injustice Anywhere: Human Rights in Practice

Alan Attwood, Debbie Mortimer, Julian Burnside and Rob Stary discuss the theory and practice of human rights today.

Guy Rundle on the New Tabloid Racialism

Amidst the West's crisis of identity, Guy Rundle examines tabloid attacks on the 'other' and the emergent 'new hate'.

Fatima Bhutto

Fatima Bhutto joins Anton Enus in a disarming conversation about life in the midst of Pakistan's famed and bloodied p...

Dumbing Down Democracy: Tanner and Megalogenis

Tanner and Megalogenis explore politics and the media, values and pragmatism, and Tanner's new book Sideshow.

Robert Manne on the New Australian Complacency

Robert Manne dissects the cultural and political complacency that Australia must overcome in a changing climate.

So Who the Bloody Hell Are We?: The Fair Go

Our panel of five discuss the Aussie fair go - what it means and to whom. Is it still true, relevant or indeed fair?

The Talking Point: Is Australian Democracy Broken?

Fran Kelly leads Malcolm Fraser, Malcolm Turnbull, Lindsay Tanner and Margaret Simons through a critique of Australia...

Intelligence Squared: Both Major Parties are Failing the Australian People

Penny Wong, John Hewson, Carmen Lawrence, Greg Barns, Shaun Carney and Helen Kroger debate the failure of Australia's...

Texts in the City: Dreams from My Father

Glenn Moore and Jenny Niven discuss race, class and identity in Barack Obama's 1995 book, Dreams from My Father.

Larissa Behrendt: Why is overcoming Indigenous disadvantage so hard?

Larissa Behrendt addresses key flaws in Australia's attempts to tackle Indigenous disadvantage.

The Talking Point: Egypt and Beyond

In our inaugural Talking Point session, our panel discusses the political upheaval in Egypt and what its lasting effe...

Secrets and Lies: How WikiLeaks Has Changed The World

Lyndal Curtis, Julian Burnside, Paul Ramadge and Suelette Dreyfus examine the lasting implications of WikiLeaks.

Jon Faine: Why All The Complaining?

Jon Faine questions our growing culture of complaint and asks if, instead, our expectations are unrealistic

The Changing Architecture of Global Governance

Robyn Eckersley, Andrew Hewett and Joseph Camilleri reflect on the shifting mechanisms of global power.

Mark Wakeham: Environment

Mark Wakeham examines Victoria's environmental challenges leading into the 2010 Victorian State Election.

George Megalogenis: Leadership and the End of the Reform Era

George Megalogenis discusses the death of political reform and rigorous public debate, with former Federal Labor MP L...

Greg Davies: Law And Order

Greg Davies from the Police Association looks at the increased violence many Victorian police are encountering.

Vandana Shiva

Vandana Shiva delivers an address on how GMO-free food became activism.

Cath Smith: Social Equity in Melbourne

VCOSS CEO Cath Smith outlines a social agenda for the Victorian state elections, pointing to affordable housing, serv...

Paul Mees: Public Transport

Transport planner Paul Mees analyses Melbourne's public transport failings, and suggests that upheaval is necessary t...

Hannie Rayson: Grabbing the Limelight

Hannie Rayson suggests that theatre and politics share more in common than we think; both seek to move us through str...

Quarterly Essay: China, America and Australia's Future in Asia

In the September Quarterly Essay, Hugh White considers Australia’s place between Beijing and Washington.

George Megalogenis Makes Sense of the Election

George Megalogenis deciphers the election results from Labor losses to Greens rise and the Coalition's fightback to p...

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Ayaan Hirsi Ali talks about Liberal societies and the debate over Islam.

Griffith Review Prosper or Perish: Exploring the Limits to Growth

Griffith Review 29 contributors Peter Mares, Michele Grossman and Rachel Buchanan deconstruct the social and racial d...

Adam Bandt: How Two-Party Politics Has Failed Australian Voters

Greens candidate Adam Bandt examines the role of smaller parties and independent candidates in a healthy, accountable...

David Marr: Power Trip - The Political Journey of Kevin Rudd

Essayist David Marr assesses Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's inspirations, methods and political temperament.

Overland: Mungo MacCallum

From Pacific Solution to Oceanic Viking: in a special Overland event, legendary journalist and raconteur Mungo MacCal...

Malcolm Fraser Part One

Malcolm Fraser Part Two

Malcolm Fraser Part Three

Lunchbox/ Soapbox: George Megalogenis

Lunchbox/ Soapbox: George Megalogenis discusses the Kevin Rudd Performance Index.

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