Professor Ian Lowe AO is uniquely qualified to tell this story, following a long career in universities, research councils and advisory groups. Lowe is the author of several books, including Living in the Hothouse (Scribe, 2005), A Big Fix (Black Inc., 2005), A Voice of Reason (UQP, 2010), Bigger or Better? (UQP, 2012) and The Lucky Country? (UQP, 2016). He is also the author of a 2006 Quarterly Essay on the prospects for nuclear power in Australia, and a ‘flip book’ with Professor Barry Brook, giving the two sides of the argument.
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John Cain Lunch (June): Charities and Politics, with Matthew Harding
Graduate House
220 Leicester St, Carlton, VIC
TICKETS CLOSE FRIDAY 12 JUNE, 12PM. Charities play an outsize role in the social, cultural and economic life of the nation, delivering goods and services on which lives depend. To...
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Author talk: The Curious Diplomat by Lachlan Strahan (Kingston, ACT)
The Book Cow
47 Jardine St, Kingston, ACT
Join us for an ‘in conversation with’ event, featuring local author Lachlan Strahan and UNSW Canberra Professor James Cotton. They’ll be unwrapping some of the key themes explored in The...
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Saskia Beudel at Paperchain (ACT)
Paperchain Bookstore
34 Franklin St, Griffith, ACT
Join us at Paperchain Bookstore to hear Saskia Beudel, author of Peaking: One Hundred and Eleven Days on Two Wheels, in conversation with Lachlan Strahan One woman’s genre-defying account of training for a grueling alpine...
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Lachlan Strahan in conversation with The Governor of South Australia, Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC
Eliza Hall, Payinthi
128 Prospect Rd, Prospect, SA
From the Indo-Pacific and beyond, a riveting insider’s account of diplomacy and politics, and Australia’s position in the world. Join historian and former diplomat Lachlan Strahan, in conversation with special...
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Q-Lit Opening Gala: Dennis Altman and many more
Kensington Town Hall
30/34 Bellair St, Kensington, VIC, Australia
A night of our queer nostalgia Explore our moments of joy, reflection and desire at the opening celebration to our 2026 festival. From a first kiss and finding community, to...
Events
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John Cain Lunch (June): Charities and Politics, with Matthew Harding
Graduate House 220 Leicester St, Carlton, VICTICKETS CLOSE FRIDAY 12 JUNE, 12PM. Charities play an outsize role in the social, cultural and economic life of the nation, delivering goods and services on which lives depend. To...
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Author talk: The Curious Diplomat by Lachlan Strahan (Kingston, ACT)
The Book Cow 47 Jardine St, Kingston, ACTJoin us for an ‘in conversation with’ event, featuring local author Lachlan Strahan and UNSW Canberra Professor James Cotton. They’ll be unwrapping some of the key themes explored in The...
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Saskia Beudel at Paperchain (ACT)
Paperchain Bookstore 34 Franklin St, Griffith, ACTJoin us at Paperchain Bookstore to hear Saskia Beudel, author of Peaking: One Hundred and Eleven Days on Two Wheels, in conversation with Lachlan Strahan One woman’s genre-defying account of training for a grueling alpine...
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Lachlan Strahan in conversation with The Governor of South Australia, Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC
Eliza Hall, Payinthi 128 Prospect Rd, Prospect, SAFrom the Indo-Pacific and beyond, a riveting insider’s account of diplomacy and politics, and Australia’s position in the world. Join historian and former diplomat Lachlan Strahan, in conversation with special...
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Q-Lit Opening Gala: Dennis Altman and many more
Kensington Town Hall 30/34 Bellair St, Kensington, VIC, AustraliaA night of our queer nostalgia Explore our moments of joy, reflection and desire at the opening celebration to our 2026 festival. From a first kiss and finding community, to...
