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How do writers navigate celebrity interviews? Jenny Valentish spills the beans ›

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Talkfest on ABC RN: Michael Williams and Sophie Cunningham discuss love in 2017 ›
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2018. Enter now ›

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Paul Roos and Karen Lyon talk leadership, club culture and life after the AFL ›

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The Festival of Questions. This October, a day of querying, questioning, wondering and asking why. Single session tickets now available ›

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The Fifth Estate: The Collapse of American Power in the Middle East ›

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'Will this make a good story?' Liam Pieper questions himself ›

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The Fifth Estate

Alfred Deakin and the Art of Minority Government  /  Government

 
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The Fifth Estate

The Collapse of American Power in the Middle East  /  International relations & diplomacy

 
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Paul Roos in Conversation with Karen Lyon  /  Sport

 
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The Fifth Estate

The Welcome Stranger  /  Race & multiculturalism

Coming up at the Wheeler Centre

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Running thoughts

From our upcoming presenters

Portrait of Tim Wilson

We are rarely called to defend the rights of the popular.

Tim Wilson on freedom of speech.

Portrait of Jamila Rizvi

Women were fooled into thinking the glass ceiling only exists at the top, when really the invisible barriers to women's progression are at every level.

Jamila Rizvi on women in the workforce.

Portrait of Lauren Duca

If America wants to be exceptional, we need to stop treating democracy like a self-cleaning litter box.

Lauren Duca on activism in the time of Trump.

Newest Notes

Viewpoints, arguments, reports and other stories

Questions I’ve Asked Myself: Liam Pieper  /  Biography & memoir

Guest post by Liam Pieper

Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowships 2017: Introducing the Fellows (round three)  /  Books, reading & writing

How Do Writers Navigate Celebrity Interviews?  /  Performing arts & pop culture

Guest post by Jenny Valentish

Can We Escape Fast Fashion?  /  Fashion

Guest post by Hannah McCann

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The Messenger

1 Aziz, Not a Boat Number  /  Migration

 
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Good Sport  /  Australian politics

 
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Housekeeping #1: Sizzle  /  Australia

 
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Better Off Dead

1 The invasion of death  /  Life & death

 
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The Interrobang

Mary Norris and Jane Caro: Why does ‘i’ come before ‘e’, except after ‘c’?  /  Words & language

 
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Bryce Courtenay

Annie Proulx on 'Brokeback Mountain'

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Listen to Housekeeping – an audio mini-series about voting, beyond the ballot box

 
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Housekeeping #1: Sizzle  /  Australia

 
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Housekeeping #2: ID  /  Government

 
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Housekeeping #3: No-Shows  /  Australian politics

 
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Housekeeping #4: Scrutiny  /  Government

 
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Housekeeping #5: Locked Out  /  Crime

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Reading into Dementia  /  Young & old

Guest post by Melanie Joosten

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The Case for Cartoons  /  Comedy & humour

Guest post by Oslo Davis

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Live the Lie: how narrative is used in crowdfunding  /  Internet, journalism, media & publishing

Guest post by Oscar Schwartz

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Beyond Bars: two perspectives  /  Social justice

By Sophie Quick

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By Any Other Name: the secret lives of romance writers  /  Romance

Guest post by Danielle Binks

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Putting Quarters in a Broken Machine: on the merit of literary prizes in Australia  /  Awards & prizes

Guest post by Omar Sakr

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I’m Only Sleeping: Stories from the edge of wakefulness  /  Radio

Guest post by Bec Fary

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Jumping Off Mountains  /  Biography & memoir

Guest post by Cheryl Strayed

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Eating with my Mouth Open: on memories of food and family  /  Food

Guest post by Sam van Zweden

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Miranda July’s Internet Interventions  /  Books, reading & writing

Guest post by Connor Tomas O'Brien

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Radio is Dead: Long live radio documentaries and features  /  Radio

Guest post by Kyla Brettle

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The Tern  /  Fiction

Guest post by Tony Birch

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Remembering John Clarke  /  Life & death

Guest post by Kaz Cooke

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Members Only: on politicians who write fiction  /  Fiction

By Sophie Quick

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Dear Lexdyslic Reader: why I love Roald Dahl  /  Literacy

Guest post by Jackie French

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Memories of an Island  /  Climate change & weather

Guest post by Xiaolu Guo

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Do Not Ask for Whom the Pinball Chimes  /  Life & death

Guest post by David Astle

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What’s the difference between a religion and a cult?  /  Faith, religion & spirituality

Guest post by Andrew Singleton

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