[Watch] Quarterly Essay at 100: What We Have Learned
Watch and 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, with host, Michael Williams.
Three of Australia’s most remarkable writers came together and discussed their Quarterly Essay contributions and what they have learned about politics, writing and Australia’s evolving identity.
Hear from five-time Quarterly Essay contributor David Marr, four-time essayist Laura Tingle and award-winning columnist and author Sean Kelly, whose essay, Belief in Politics, is Quarterly Essay’s 100th edition.
Tune in for a broad ranging discussion about the series that illuminates the most pressing political, intellectual and cultural issues of our time.
Originally presented on Tuesday 18 November 2025 by The Wheeler Centre in partnership with Quarterly Essay.