Lucinda Holdforth is a speechwriter and author. After time spent in the Foreign Affairs Department and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, she worked for the Hawke–Keating Labor government up to 1996, including as speechwriter to deputy prime minister Kim Beazley. She has since worked with chairs and CEOs of top-twenty Australian companies, entrepreneurs and innovators, and not-for-profit organisations. She is the author of True Pleasures: A Memoir of Women in Paris (2004), Why Manners Matter (2008) and Leading Lines (2019). Holdforth regards the free play of speech and ideas as essential for democracy and shared progress.
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Fearless Beatrice Faust (Willy Lit Fest)
Williamstown Town Hall: THE SUPPER ROOM
104 Ferguson St, Williamstown, VIC, Australia
Judith Brett (Fearless Beatrice Faust) and Iola Mathews (Race Mathews) discuss the origins of the Women’s Electoral Lobby and the powerhouse Beatrice Faust with The Hon Steve Bracks AC. ----...
Rewilding (Willy Lit Fest)
Williamstown Town Hall: CHAMBER
104 Ferguson St, Williamstown, VIC, Australia
Dominique Hes (The Stories of Newport Lakes) and Lesley Head (Beyond Green) discuss the importance of nature for our urban environments and souls with Dave Witty (What the Trees...
From Yirrkala Bark Petitions to Treaty (Willy Lit Fest)
Williamstown Town Hall: CHAMBER
104 Ferguson St, Williamstown, VIC, Australia
Clare Wright (Naku Dharuk) and Inala Cooper (Marrul) discuss the impact of First Nations activism. ---- CLARE WRIGHT OAM is an award-winning historian, author, broadcaster and public commentator who has worked...
Meet the author: Graeme Turner (ANU, Canberra)
ANU Cinema
153 Tangney Rd, Kambri Cinema (Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre), Acton, ACT
Graeme Turner will be in conversation with Frank Bongiorno on his new book Broken: Universities, Politics and the Public Good. A strong higher education system is fundamental to civil society. The...
Quentin Sprague in conversation about What Artists See (Readings, Melbourne)
Readings Carlton
Woiworung Country, 309 Lygon St, Carlton, VIC, Australia
Join us to hear Quentin Sprague discuss his new book What Artists See with Erik Jensen. The twelve essays in What Artists See offer glimpses into the lives of some of Australia's...
Fearless Beatrice Faust (Willy Lit Fest)
Williamstown Town Hall: THE SUPPER ROOM 104 Ferguson St, Williamstown, VIC, AustraliaJudith Brett (Fearless Beatrice Faust) and Iola Mathews (Race Mathews) discuss the origins of the Women’s Electoral Lobby and the powerhouse Beatrice Faust with The Hon Steve Bracks AC. ----...
Rewilding (Willy Lit Fest)
Williamstown Town Hall: CHAMBER 104 Ferguson St, Williamstown, VIC, AustraliaDominique Hes (The Stories of Newport Lakes) and Lesley Head (Beyond Green) discuss the importance of nature for our urban environments and souls with Dave Witty (What the Trees...
From Yirrkala Bark Petitions to Treaty (Willy Lit Fest)
Williamstown Town Hall: CHAMBER 104 Ferguson St, Williamstown, VIC, AustraliaClare Wright (Naku Dharuk) and Inala Cooper (Marrul) discuss the impact of First Nations activism. ---- CLARE WRIGHT OAM is an award-winning historian, author, broadcaster and public commentator who has worked...
Meet the author: Graeme Turner (ANU, Canberra)
ANU Cinema 153 Tangney Rd, Kambri Cinema (Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre), Acton, ACTGraeme Turner will be in conversation with Frank Bongiorno on his new book Broken: Universities, Politics and the Public Good. A strong higher education system is fundamental to civil society. The...
Quentin Sprague in conversation about What Artists See (Readings, Melbourne)
Readings Carlton Woiworung Country, 309 Lygon St, Carlton, VIC, AustraliaJoin us to hear Quentin Sprague discuss his new book What Artists See with Erik Jensen. The twelve essays in What Artists See offer glimpses into the lives of some of Australia's...
