Celebrate 100 editions of Quarterly Essay as special guests Sean Kelly, David Marr and Laura Tingle discuss the power, impact and legacy of the agenda-setting journal. Three of Australia’s most ...

Kim Scott has twice won Australia’s premier literary award, the Miles Franklin (for Benang and That Deadman Dance) among many other Australian literary prizes. His most recent novel is Taboo (Picador, ...

This event is currently sold out. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email [email protected]. An esteemed panel of experts come together to discuss why we must fight to ...

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Join Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry, hosts of the Guardian’s political podcast Back to Back Barries, for a clear-eyed analysis of the 2025 Australian federal election. After five weeks of relentless ...

Frédéric Martel is a Researcher and Writer. He has a PhD in Social Sciences and four Master Degrees in Law, Political science, Philosophy and Social Science (University La Sorbonne). He has been ...

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Sharifa Tartoussi is a poet and spoken word artist based in Melbourne. Her work focuses on identity politics and the struggles and triumphs of existing in a world that is constantly debating her right ...

The Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards (VPLAs) were inaugurated by the Victorian Government in 1985 to honour literary achievement by Australian writers. Administered by The Wheeler Centre on behalf ...

Three of Australia’s most remarkable writers delve into the all-consuming and inescapable case of Erin Patterson. From sprouting daily podcasts to inspiring sudden surges in amateur mycology, the ...

Nick Feik is the editor of the Monthly magazine. As a writer he has contributed to the Age, the Saturday Paper, the Drum and the Economist Intelligence Unit on politics, environmentalism, economics ...

This event is currently sold out. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email [email protected]. Six compelling debut voices in Australian fiction join us for a genre-loving ...