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April 2025
Climate Academy: Climate of the (Election) Nation
Join us for our last Climate Academy, just four days out from the federal election. Polly Hemming, the Director of our Climate & Energy Program, and Leanne Minshull, our Strategic Director, will have a look at the Climate of the Nation going into the final election stretch. How has climate been covered … or ignored
Losing it with Jess Hill
What went wrong? Australian governments promised to end violence against women and children in a single generation. Instead, it is escalating: men have been murdering women at an increased rate, coercive control and sexual violence are becoming more complex and severe, and we see a marked rise in youth-on-youth sexual assault. Why? In Losing It,
May 2025
Election Night Live
As polls close on election night and the count begins, join Richard Denniss, Amy Remeikis and Ebony Bennett for live reactions and analysis.
Emma Shortis – After America Presented by Gleebooks
Join journalist Richard Cooke as he interviews Director of the Australia Institute’s Security and International Affairs program, Dr Emma Shortis, about her new essay, After America. Australian political leaders have bent the knee for decades, placing the ANZUS treaty at the centre of the nation’s security. AUKUS has become the latest symbol of strategic solidarity. For
Politics in the Pub: What Just Happened…Federal Election Review
Join us for an in depth discussion by an incredible Australia Institute panel who will provide their expertise, perspective and insight on what just happened, how we got here and where we are going. SPEAKERS: Dr Richard Denniss – Executive Director, The Australia Institute Ebony Bennett – Deputy Director, The Australia Institute Amy Remeikis –
Sydney Writers Festival: Barrie Cassidy and Friends: State of the Nation
Festival favourite State of the Nation returns bigger and better than ever for an Australian post-election wrap-up. What is the future of Australian politics? What are the failures of a two-party system? How are voters resisting ‘politics as usual’ during housing, cost of living and climate crises? What difference can we expect from this government?
Sydney Writers Festival: Trumpocalypse Now
It seemed improbable enough in 2016, but here we are now in Donald Trump’s second term at the White House. What does the return of the 45th President of the United States mean for the international superpower? And how will it affect the rest of us? Listen in as journalist and political commentator Peter Beinart,
Blue Poles with Tom McIlroy
In 1973, Blue Poles, the iconic painting by America’s great abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock, was acquired by the Australian government for A$1.4 million. This record-setting price for an artwork sparked a media sensation and controversy both in Australia and the United States. Blue Poles: Jackson Pollock, Gough Whitlam and the painting that changed a nation details