Events

John Boyne, Barry Jones and Sally Rippin with Inala Cooper Our Festival kicks off with an acknowledgement of World Book Day and a discussion about the role of books in our lives, and importance of book-connected activities, discussions and...

This session is via video link with John Lyons joining us from Washington DC.

Bob Brown, Tom McIlroy and Marian Wilkinson with Jo Dyer Our esteemed panel - former Greens leader Bob Brown, Guardian political editor Tom McIlroy and Walkley Award-winning journalist Marian Wilkinson - discuss.

Elizabeth Finkel, Jane Montgomery Griffiths and Sean Scalmer with Inala Cooper In recent times, technology, sciences and technical skills have been deeply connected with jobs for the future,  while humanities...

Davin Ardlie, Emily Lighezzolo and Cameron Sullivan with Jo Dyer Join us as we celebrate three debutant authors and learn about the process of writing and publishing your first novel.

Diana Thorp, Tom Trumble and Nadia Wheatley with Michael Cathcart Our three authors spent years researching and exploring previously-unchartered World War Two history. Their discoveries - shocking and extraordinary events...

Richard King and Toby Walsh with Seth Robinson How humans might co-exist harmoniously with AI to achieve good is one of the most vexing questions of our age. Its positive...

When journalist and former TV host Lisa Wilkinson first heard the story of Evelyn Marsden, a brave Australian nurse who was the only Australian survivor of the sinking of the...

Helen Trinca, Nadia Wheatley, Geordie Williamson and Susan Wyndham with Jason Steger Join our biographers as they recall the journey of researching and writing the stories of some remarkable women...

Sean Scalmer, Sarah Wilson and Toby Walsh with Stephen Lunn

Multi-award winning investigative journalist Louise Milligan has just published her second novel. So how does one of Australia’s most prolific reporters find time to make up stories, invent characters and create imaginary...