Discover and celebrate exciting new writers at the annual Emerging Writers' Festival edition of The Next Big Thing. Celebrate new works and fresh writing talent in this special Emerging Writers’ ...

Award-winning journalist Heather Ewart hits the Back Roads to Ballarat to journey through her great Australian road trips. Over a career spanning four decades, Heather Ewart has been senior political ...

Having just clocked up 40 years as a presenter on Melbourne’s RRR, it’s easy to say that Denise Hylands is a huge music fan. Radio is a passion for which she loves to curate music weekly for her ...

Grab a bite with The Wheeler Centre as we serve up Lunch Orders: half hour conversations that can be livestreamed into any classroom or library and watched back later on-demand. For the final Lunch ...

Expert thinkers come together to discuss the realities of religious, cultural and racial discrimination in contemporary Australia and explore pathways towards greater tolerance and social cohesion.

Helen Garner discusses the operatic adaptation of her classic novella The Children’s Bach with librettist Glenn Perry and composer Andrew Schultz. Helen Garner’s beloved 1984 novella The Children’s ...

Prue is the Editor for ABC Ballarat and Southwest Victoria, overseeing the development of broadcast and digital content for two regional Victorian bureaus. As a content maker for over 15 years, Prue ...

IMPORTANT: Due to lengthy delays in granting an Australian visa to speaker Masha Gessen, they will no longer be able to participate in The Future of Democracy. The event will proceed with John Lyons ...

Ruth Barson has worked to advance the human rights of people enmeshed in the criminal justice system for over a decade. She leads the Human Rights Law Centre’s work advocating for the rights of ...

Jessie Taylor is a lawyer working in the community sector, and a Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Monash University. Jessie is the current President of Liberty Victoria. In April 2018, Jessie was ...

Jason Tamiru is a proud Yorta Yorta man passionate about his people and culture. He has worked with many of Melbourne’s most iconic performing arts companies, museums and festivals. As a producer he ...