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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIt's been 60 years since then Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies sent Australians to fight in the Vietnam War. Since that time, the defence force has been involved in many armed conflicts and peace keeping missions around the world — but with varying degrees of public support. So how have successive Australian governments managed public consensus around military engagements? And with war once again a threat to global security, might they have to do so again? These events were recorded at the Robert Menzies Institute at the University of Melbourne on 29 April 2025, and at the Australian Catholic University on 11 April 2025. Speakers Sir Peter Cosgrove Former Chief of the Australian Defence ForceFormer Australian Governor General Georgina Downer Chief Executive Officer, Robert Menzies Institute, University of Melbourne Mia Martin Hobbs Author, Return to Vietnam: An Oral History of American and Australian Veterans' JourneysPostdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIf democracy is the will of the people, what does this federal election result say about Australia? In his election night victory speech, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australians had voted for Australian values, claiming these were fairness, aspiration and opportunity for all. But is this right message we should take from the election result? This conversation was recorded live at the 2025 Melbourne Writers Festival in partnership with The Wheeler Centre . To explore more Melbourne Writers Festival talks, visit mwf.com.au Speakers Judith Brett Political historianAuthor, The Fearless Beatrice Faust, Robert Menzies' Forgotten People, Australian Liberals and the Moral Middle Class, and The Enigmatic Mr Deakin, (winner, 2018 National Biography award) Cathy McGowan Former Independent MP for IndiAuthor, Cathy Goes to Canberra: doing politics differently Thomas Mayo National Indigenous Officer of the Maritime Union of Australia"Yes" campaigner in the Voice to Parliament referendumAuthor, Dear Son, Letters and Reflections from First Nations Fathers and Sons, Always Was, Always Will Be: The Campaign for Justice and Recognition Continues, and more Sally Warhaft (host)Interviewer, broadcaster, anthropologist and writerHost, The Fifth Estate event series at The Wheeler CentreFormer editor, The Monthly magazineAuthor, Well May We Say: The speeches that made AustraliaAdjunct Senior Research Fellow, La Trobe University…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAre we living through a key turning point in world history? How do we make sense of this present moment, and what's on the horizon?Trump's trade wars, long-held alliances dismantled, the deadly conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, the rise and rise of AI, the tech oligarch takeover, China's military build-up, NATO's demise, and much more. It's a confusing time. Four seasoned analysts and journalists with their finger on the pulse join Big Ideas host Natasha Mitchell to share their prognoses. This event was hosted and organised by the 2025 Sorrento Writers Festival curated by festival director Corrie Perkin. Speakers John Lyons Walkley award winning foreign correspondentABC Editor, AmericasABC Washington bureau chief Greg Sheridan Foreign editor, The AustralianJournalist and author, Christians, the urgent case for Jesus in our world (2021) Emma Shortis Director, The Australia Institute's International and Security Affairs program. Author, Our Exceptional Friend: Australia's Fatal Alliance with the United States (2021), After America: Australia and the New World Order (2025) Josh Taylor Award-winning journalist specialising in technology and politicsThe Guardian…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIt's been called a coming-of-age story for a nation. The Whitlam Government's purchase of Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles in 1973 helped to bring down the government. So how did this abstract expressionist masterpiece become the most famous, most controversial artwork in Australia? Then: how does political portraiture affect how we feel about politicians — and how we vote? Jacqueline Maley looks at The Art in the Optics — and explains why political portraiture is more important than ever today. These events were recorded at the National Library of Australia on 3 March 2025 and the National Portrait Gallery on 20 March 2025 . Speakers Tom McIlroy Author, Blue Poles: Jackson Pollock, Gough Whitlam and the painting that changed the nationPolitical correspondent, Australian Financial Review Niki Savva Political commentator and columnist, Sydney Morning Herald and The Age Jacqueline Maley Columnist, Sydney Morning Herald and The Age…
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