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Join us for live and digital conversations, debates, readings, performances and more with some of our finest local and international writers and thinkers.

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Everything You Need to Know About The Voice
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Kicking Goals: Soccer, Equality and the Women’s World Cup
2023 Women's World Cup
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Truth, Lies and War Crimes: The Case of Ben Roberts-Smith
Live Stream
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A House of One’s Own
Creativity in Residence

Upcoming events

Wheeler Education

Plain English Speaking Award: 2023 Victorian State Final

Zuva Goverwa

21 Jul

Books and Ideas at Montalto

Pip Williams at Montalto

Pip Williams, Kate Mildenhall

21 Jul

The Fifth Estate

Truth, Lies and War Crimes: The Case of Ben Roberts-Smith

Chris Masters, Nick McKenzie, Sally Warhaft

Booked out

25 Jul

The Fifth Estate

Truth, Lies and War Crimes: The Case of Ben Roberts-Smith [Live Stream]

Chris Masters, Nick McKenzie, Sally Warhaft

25 Jul ⸺ 31 Jul

Mind Over Machine: AI, Creativity, Humanities, and the Arts

John M Green, Richard King, Natasha Mitchell, Lizzie O’Shea, Kiowa Scott-Hurley, Toby Walsh, Jeremy Wortsman

27 Jul

A Thousand Words: Art and Storytelling in Melbourne Now

Susie Anderson, Mia Boe, Anna Emina El Samad, Deanna Hitti, Maya Hodge, Kelly Koumalatsos, Myles Russell-Cook

29 Jul

Kicking Goals: Soccer, Equality and the Women's World Cup

Shireen Ahmed, Emma Checker, Fiona Crawford, Julie Dolan AM, Azmeena Hussain

29 Jul

A House of One's Own: Creativity in Residence

Keshe Chow, André Dao, Kate Mildenhall, Francesca Rendle-Short

2 Aug
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Watch, Listen, Read

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Justice, Elders and Culture in the Koori Court

19 Jul 2023

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Andrew Sean Greer: Less is Lost highlights

10 Jul 2023

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Bora Chung: Cursed Bunny highlights

10 Jul 2023

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Natasha Brown: Assembly highlights

10 Jul 2023

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Jenny Odell: Saving Time highlights

10 Jul 2023

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Mark Brandi on youth, families and rural realities

5 Jul 2023
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