Events

With geopolitical earthquakes shaking our world – what can we expect at COP31 in November? Thom Woodroofe, Clive Hamilton and Miki Perkins explore the underlying philosophies driving world powers and...

Writing about how bodies are tested – through terrible abrupt accident, gruelling ultra-marathon and the simple reality of ageing – can open profound questions about what matters in life. Join...

Three remarkable women share three extraordinary stories of courage, discovery and resilience. Lisa Wilkinson introduces Titanic survivor Evelyn Marsden; Diana Thorp reveals the secret world of Australian women code breakers...

Want to be inspired by the stories of brilliant women? Join us to celebrate books that speak boldly about the vital role of women in leadership roles across the media,...

The 2026 Tamar Valley Writers Festival celebrates the art of storytelling in all its forms with its 2026 theme "Feed the Soul". In partnership with the transformed University of Tasmania,...

Join us to celebrate Catherine Gay's new book Australian Girls: Growing Up in the Nineteenth Century (Monash University Publishing). Drinks and nibbles provided. Books will be available for purchase. Dr...

Can technology really save the planet? From geoengineering and biotechnology to AI, the stuff of science fiction is now a reality. But in bending nature to our will, what do...

Join Elise Stephenson in conversation with Alice Gorman (aka Dr Space Junk) at the Australian Space Discovery Centre for the launch of Space XX: Gender, Power and the New Space...

Murray Goot and Tim Rowse will be in conversation with Nicholas Biddle on their new book The Year Our Voice Broke. The Indigenous Voice Referendum and the Australian Public, the...

Leading Indigenous thinkers Tristan Kennedy and Billy Griffiths explore their powerful new books, Nothing About Us Without Us and The First Inventors, revealing the extraordinary depth of 65,000 years of...

From the printing press to the internet, each technological shift has been met with fears about what might be lost alongside what is gained. Is AI simply another such turning...

One year on, our expert panel will weigh the wins, the drawbacks and what comes next. Has the world-first social media ban for children delivered on its promise, or should...