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The beloved cook, writer and broadcaster shares his extraordinary story, from MasterChef Australia to Asian Home Cooking.
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Benjamin Law
Benjamin Law
Benjamin Law is an Australian writer and broadcaster.
He’s the author of The Family Law (2010), Gaysia (2013), the Quarterly Essay Moral Panic 101 (2017) and editor of Growing Up Queer in Australia (2019).
Benjamin is also a playwright and AWGIE Award-winning screenwriter. His projects having including Dying: A Memoir (Melbourne Theatre Company, 2025), Wellmania (Netflix, 2023), Torch the Place (Melbourne Theatre Company, 2020) and three seasons of the award-winning TV series The Family Law (SBS/Hulu/Comedy Central Asia, 2016–2019).
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Zadie Smith returns to Melbourne to explore how literature and imagination trace the unseen fractures of our existence, showcasing her unrivalled ability to think deeply and compassionately about the challenges of our times.
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Zadie Smith: Dead and Alive
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What makes a good life? What makes a good death? And how do we make the most of the time we have? Ahead of Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of Dying: A Memoir, playwright Benjamin Law and ceremony creator Kimba Griffith join Marieke Hardy in conversation.
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Dying: A Life Well Lived
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In the final Bookish Club of the year, special guest Benjamin Law waxes lyrical about Edmund White’s juicy and unflinchingly honest memoir, The Loves of My Life.
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