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Lunchbox/Soapbox: Yvonne Ward: Unsuitable for Publication: Editing Queen Victoria / History

Promo image for The Thalidomide Scandal: A Long Road to Justice

The Thalidomide Scandal: A Long Road to Justice / Social justice

With Michael Magazanik and Jill Singer

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Behrouz Boochani Wins the 2019 Victorian Prize for Literature / Awards & prizes

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Paul Keating and Kerry O'Brien / Australian politics

With Paul Keating and Kerry O'Brien

A Global History of Genocide: Ben Kiernan / Defence, military & war

With Ben Kiernan

Lindsay Tanner on Lowest Common Denominator Politics / Government

By Jon Tjhia

(Click to watch video.)

Lindsay Tanner appeared at the Wheeler Centre last week, in conversation with George Megalogenis. The publication of Tanner’s book Sideshow: Dumbing Down Democracy has been extensively reported. Highlights of the media’s coverage have included an interview with Crikey, and several appearances on the ABC (Radio National, 7:30 and Q&A).

In some ways, coverage of the book penned by the former…

Quarterly Essay: Linda Jaivin on Translation / Books, reading & writing

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Not Racist, But …

Indigenous Australia and Racism / Race & multiculturalism

With Mark McMillan, Maryrose Casey, and Crystal McKinnon

Promo image for Gillian Triggs: Speaking Up

Gillian Triggs: Speaking Up / Biography & memoir

With Gillian Triggs and Virginia Trioli

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Ishiguro’s Robots / Science & technology

With Hiroshi Ishiguro

Podcast episode

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The Messenger

There is a Reason / Migration

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The Fifth Estate

Social Economics / Economy & development

With George Megalogenis, George Packer, and Sally Warhaft

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New News by the Centre for Advancing Journalism

Keynote Address: Mark Scott on Digital Discordance and the ABC / Media

With Mark Scott

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Mayhem

Junot Díaz / Books, reading & writing

With Junot Díaz and Maxine Beneba Clarke

George Megalogenis: The Australian Moment / Government

With Annabel Crabb and George Megalogenis

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Sexually Transmitted Debt / Social justice

With Santilla Chingaipe, Larke Riemer, Donna Letchford and 1 other

Podcast episode

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The Wheeler Centre

Tim Flannery: Rays of Hope / Climate change & weather

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Girl on a Wire: Women and Social Media / Digital culture

With Jane Gilmore , Rebecca Shaw, Sophie Black and 2 others

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