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Kate Wild in conversation with Rachael Brown
Readings Hawthorn — 701 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122
In 2009, in Armidale NSW, a mentally ill young man was shot dead by a police officer. Waiting for Elijah is the culmination of journalist Kate Wild’s six-year investigation, one that poses vital questions – among them, what happened in that Armidale…
Chris Gregory & Des Cowley on Gerald Murnane
Readings St Kilda — 112 Acland St, St Kilda, Victoria, 3182
Chris Gregory decided that it was important to record one of the greatest Australian authors, Gerald Murnane, reading his own work. The result is brilliant.
Join us as Gregory talks with Des Cowley, State Library Victoria’s History of the Book mana…
David Christian on the big history of everything
Church of All Nations, 180 Palmerston Street, Carlton
In Origin Story: A Big History of Everything, Professor David Christian asks how we went from the Big Bang to today’s staggering complexity, in which seven billion humans are connected into networks powerful enough to transform the planet. And why, …
Gabbie Stroud on Australia’s education system
Readings Hawthorn — 701 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122
Gabbie Stroud’s groundbreaking essay ‘Teaching Australia’ in the February 2016 Griffith Review outlined her experiences of Naplan and provoked a huge response from former and current teachers around the world. That essay lifted the lid on a scandal …
