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October 2025

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Writers Festival

Queenscliffe Literary Festival: America Unravelling

Queenscliff Town Hall

With the re-election of President Trump, America has entered a tumultuous new era of political strongmanship and an unravelling of previous approaches to foreign policy, climate action, human rights and more. With decades of US political expertise between them, Emma Shortis and Don Watson unpack what this new era means for Australia and the world. With Dylan Bird.

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