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Finding the Heart of the Nation: Thomas Mayo in conversation with Catherine Liddle

Thomas Mayo, Catherine Liddle

Bookings open

1 Apr

Mark Watson: Life After Deaths

Mark Watson, Sami Shah

Bookings open

4 Apr

Disruptive Comedy: Breaking Barriers with Laughter

Adam Hills, Lara Ricote, Alexandra Hudson, Oliver Hunter

Bookings open

5 Apr

Wheeler Kids

Compost Kids: School Holiday Workshop

Alice Glenn, Steph Hughes

Bookings open

13 Apr

Wheeler Kids

Imagine a Story with Gabrielle Wang

Gabrielle Wang

26 Apr

Books and Ideas at Montalto

Alexis Wright at Montalto

Alexis Wright, Daniel James

Bookings open

27 Apr

The Fifth Estate

Politics 2023: The Big Issues

Kerry O’Brien, Niki Savva, Chris Wallace, Sally Warhaft

Bookings open

29 Apr

The Fifth Estate

Is Democracy Fragile?

Joëlle Gergis, Michael Lavarch, Kerry O’Brien, Julianne Schultz, Sally Warhaft

Bookings open

30 Apr
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Hot Desk Extract: Aoi in Retrograde

27 Mar 2023

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M/OTHER Soapbox Series: Rosie Batty

24 Mar 2023

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M/OTHER Soapbox Series: Roz Bellamy

24 Mar 2023

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M/OTHER Soapbox Series: Becky Sui Zhen

24 Mar 2023

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M/OTHER Soapbox Series: Veronica Gorrie

24 Mar 2023

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Expedition Poetry: Thuy On and Şafak Sarıçiçek

21 Mar 2023
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