Partners
This event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Lucia Osborne-Crowley is unable to travel at present due to health concerns and The Wheeler Centre is wishing her all the best for a swift recovery. We are currently exploring opportunities to present a version of the event in the future.
All ticket holders will be contacted this week and will be issued a full refund.
Step behind the scenes with journalist and legal reporter Lucia Osborne-Crowley for a rare insight into the blockbuster trial of Ghislaine Maxwell.
Lucia Osborne-Crowley was one of only four court reporters admitted into the criminal trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, where she bore daily witness to the onslaught of evidence brought against Maxwell for sex-trafficking minors and abetting Jeffrey Epstein’s abuses.
Maxwell’s trial and ultimate conviction is carefully detailed and powerfully reported in Osborne-Crowley’s new book The Lasting Harm – an investigative expose that amplifies the voices of Maxwell’s victims and interrogates a hamstrung criminal justice system.
In this urgent conversation with human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson, Osborne-Crowley brings this incendiary trial to life, questions our age-old appetite for crime and punishment, and offers a new blueprint for meaningful reparative justice.
Recommended for audiences aged 18 and older. Please note, this event may include references to sexual abuse and assault. For support relating to these topics, learn more via the below resources.
Lifeline: 13 11 14
Kids Helpline: 1800 551 800
Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
Beyond Blue: 1300 22 46 36
Headspace: 1800 650 890
Sexual Assault Crisis Line: 1800 806 292
Presented in partnership with University of Melbourne Arts and Culture and the Victorian Women’s Trust.
Spring Fling: Wild Abandon
A season of curiosity unleashed.
Spring Fling returns for 2024 with wild abandon. This year, we’ve curated a lineup of change-makers, rule-breakers and singular storytellers to challenge your preconceptions and foster new ways of thinking.
Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Tuesday 22 October
7.00pm-8.00pm
Tickets
$64.00
Full + Book
$55.00
Concession + Book
$55.00
Under 30 + Book
$29.00
Full
$20.00
Concession
$20.00
Under 30
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Location
Accessibility
Accessible toilets available
Assistive Listening
Auslan interpreting available by-request
Companion tickets available
Registered Assistance Animals welcome
Wheelchair accessible
For information regarding accessibility at Union Theatre, Arts and Cultural Building, click here.
Please notify us of all access requirements when booking online so we can assist you with your visit. If you require further information, please contact ticketing@wheelercentre.com.
Additional Notes
Lucia will be signing books after the event.
The bookseller for this event is Readings.
Pre-purchased books can be collected from the Readings pop up shop at the event. If you are no longer able to attend the event, you may be able to arrange to collect your book from Readings State Library Victoria up to 7 days after the event. Books cannot be posted.
A refund for the book may also be offered up to 72 hours after the event. Following these time periods, book collection or reimbursement cannot be guaranteed. Please contact ticketing@wheelercentre.com for further information.
Featuring
Lucia Osborne-Crowley
Lucia Osborne-Crowley is an Australian-trained lawyer, legal reporter, journalist, essayist and author of I Choose Elena (2020), the Somerset Maugham Award–winning My Body Keeps Your Secrets (2021) and The Lasting ...
Jennifer Robinson
Jennifer Robinson is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers in London. Jen has acted in key human rights and media freedom cases in both domestic and international courts. Her work often involves UN engagement and ...