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After the crushing result of the 2025 federal election, what does the future hold for the Liberal party? A panel of key Liberal figures share their insights.

Your definitive guide to Australia’s best writing. The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were inaugurated by the State government in 1985 to honour Australian writing. The Wheeler Centre is proud to ...

Celebrate 100 editions of Quarterly Essay as special guests Sean Kelly, David Marr and Laura Tingle discuss the power, impact and legacy of the agenda-setting journal. Three of Australia’s most ...

This event is currently sold out. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email [email protected]. An esteemed panel of experts come together to discuss why we must fight to ...

Three of Australia’s most remarkable writers delve into the all-consuming and inescapable case of Erin Patterson. From sprouting daily podcasts to inspiring sudden surges in amateur mycology, the ...

This event is currently sold out. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email [email protected]. From heroin chic to the commodification of girl power, Sophie Gilbert ...

Step inside the captivating life of Griffin Dunne as he shares tales of his storied Hollywood family and the glittering, complicated stars in his orbit – from writer Joan Didion to actor Carrie Fisher ...

In Heavy Petting, four queer art-adjacent 30-somethings move to the town of Casino in northern New South Wales to avoid Melbourne’s strict Covid-19 lockdowns. Sharing a home during the pandemic, their ...

Discover exciting new writers at a special Emerging Writers’ Festival edition of The Next Big Thing. Join us for a vibrant evening of readings and celebration as The Wheeler Centre and Emerging ...

Kerry Gardner is chair of Australia at the Venice Biennale and a documentary film maker with a passion for art history and museum practice. She was Deputy Chair of Heide Museum of Modern Art , and a ...

Celebrated author Salman Rushdie returns to Melbourne for one night only to discuss the transformative power of literature and his commitment to the written word. One of the world’s most acclaimed ...