Discover and celebrate exciting new writers at the annual Emerging Writers' Festival edition of The Next Big Thing. Celebrate new works and fresh writing talent in this special Emerging Writers’ ...

Expert thinkers come together to discuss the realities of religious, cultural and racial discrimination in contemporary Australia and explore pathways towards greater tolerance and social cohesion.

Helen Garner discusses the operatic adaptation of her classic novella The Children’s Bach with librettist Glenn Perry and composer Andrew Schultz. Helen Garner’s beloved 1984 novella The Children’s ...

IMPORTANT: Due to lengthy delays in granting an Australian visa to speaker Masha Gessen, they will no longer be able to participate in The Future of Democracy. The event will proceed with John Lyons ...

Ursula Rakova is a pioneer in Papua New Guinea’s environmental movement and international campaigner for the survival of her people and homeland. She is the Executive Director of Tulele Peisa, a local ...

The Wheeler Centre exists to support writers, readers and thinkers. Through live and digital conversations, debates, readings, performances and discussions, it deepens public engagement with the most ...

George R.R. Martin is the author of 14 novels, including five volumes of A Song of Ice and Fire, which was adapted into the acclaimed HBO series Game of Thrones. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Maya Hodge is a Lardil and Yangkaal emerging writer and curator based on the lands of the Kulin Nation. Her practice is dedicated to disrupting colonial narratives and centering First Nations ...

Ron Iddles served 42 years with Victoria Police. This included 25 years as a homicide investigator, during which time he investigated over 300 homicides and was involved in over 200 trials at the ...