Sally Warhaft
Sally Warhaft is a Melbourne broadcaster, anthropologist and writer. She is the host of The Fifth Estate, the Wheeler Centre’s live series focusing on journalism, politics, media, and international relations, and The Leap Year, a Wheeler Centre podcast about Australians' lives in the fog of the Covid-19 pandemic. She is a former editor of The Monthly and the author of the bestselling book Well May We Say: The Speeches that Made Australia.
Sally is a regular host and commentator on ABC radio and has a PhD in anthropology. She did her fieldwork in Mumbai, India, living by the seashore with the local fishing community.
Acclaimed British journalist Emily Maitlis reflects on a remarkable career at the forefront of global news, sharing insights and behind-the-scenes stories from some of the world’s most explosive headlines.
Can we still have nuanced conversations in a polarised world? Leading academics Daniel Heller and Farid Zaid make the case for learning the art of agreeing to disagree.
Trust in governments, mainstream media and online sources is eroding. Can Wikipedia save us?
Professor George Williams exposes how Australian universities are falling short of their public purpose, and what it will take to rebuild institutions worthy of the students and society they serve.
Preeminent philosopher A. C. Grayling returns to Melbourne to discuss one of the most urgent issues of our time: the decline of democracy.
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs Bob Carr takes the stage to discuss the state of Australian politics, global affairs and his new book Bring Back Yesterday, a moving reflection on the loss of his wife.
Esther Anatolitis and Richard Denniss discuss democracy and republican hope with Sally Warhaft in this special edition of The Fifth Estate at A Day in Carlton.
America’s democracy is eroding under a second Trump term – and the implications for Australia are shocking and undeniable. Where to from here?
As Donald Trump’s presidency reshapes the global economy, expert commentator Satyajit Das offers new perspectives on Australia’s place in the new world order.
