We are thrilled to have the Guardian Australia political editor Katherine Murphy joining us from interstate to discuss her latest Quarterly Essay, Lone Wolf: Albanese and the New Politics.

In this perceptive, compelling essay, Katharine Murphy offers a profile of Anthony Albanese in motion – a piece about character, the balance of forces, and the mood of the nation. Are Albanese and his party up for change? Are Australians up for it? What does the new prime minister embody, if anything? Has the centre of the polity shifted, with the success of the Teals and the Greens? Where could – and should – the new government be ambitious?

Join us as Katherine draws out the meaning of an eventful political year, offers a telling portrait of the new prime minister, and looks to the challenges of the future.

This event is free to attend but bookings are essential.

Please book here.

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