Webinars
Each week the Australia Institute tackles the big issues with Nobel laureates, current and former politicians, activists, academics, artists and other experts, with host Ebony Bennett.
Subscribe to updates from the Australia Institute to hear about future webinars. Catch up on the latest video recordings of previous webinars in our archive below, on our YouTube playlist or listen on our podcast Follow The Money.
April 2025
Climate Academy: Climate Campaigns and ‘Safe’ Seats
There is no such thing as a safe seat. The Western Australian state election saw an independent candidate running on a pro-climate ticket almost win what was considered a safe Labor seat from a sitting Minister on a margin of 27 per cent. What seats may throw up a surprise or two at this federal
Policy School – Democracy Agenda
An election campaign and a new Parliament present an opportunity for democratic reform: to make Australian elections fairer, Parliament work better and government more open and transparent. The 10 reforms in the Australia Institute’s Democracy Agenda are a guide for governments, candidates and parliamentarians on how to strengthen Parliamentary debate, increase government accountability, and enhance
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
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
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Past webinar recordings
You wouldn’t read about it: Fixing a broken media
Crimes Against Humanity with Geoffrey Robertson KC
Juice with Tim Winton
Universities and Democracy
Black Convicts with Santilla Chingaipe
Näku Dhäruk The Bark Petitions with Clare Wright
Minority Report with George Megalogenis
Climate Obligations on Trial
No Safe Seats: What does the declining major party vote mean for Australian elections?
Wifedom with Anna Funder
Gas: How to counter the biggest players in town
