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Discover the next wave of standout voices in Australian writing at the first edition of The Next Big Thing for 2026.  

Join Kathy Lette – beloved humourist and co-author of the Australian classic Puberty Blues – as she returns with another riotously entertaining tale.

A host of Melbourne International Comedy Festival comics gather to explore how comedy survives, thrives and occasionally lands a punch on authoritarianism. 

Can we still have nuanced conversations in a polarised world? Leading academics Daniel Heller and Farid Zaid make the case for learning the art of agreeing to disagree. 

Preeminent philosopher A. C. Grayling returns to Melbourne to discuss one of the most urgent issues of our time: the decline of democracy. 

In this special live podcast recording of Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps, Sarah Wilson explores how we might live more thoughtfully in an age of uncertainty.

Trust in governments, mainstream media and online sources is eroding. Can Wikipedia save us?

In an unmissable event for Slow Horses fans, writer Mick Herron unveils the next instalment in his phenomenally successful Slough House series.

Three different names. Three possible futures. Florence Knapp discusses her intriguing debut novel exploring a single choice and its lasting consequences.