August 2025

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Bendigo Writers Festival: Opening Gala: Game On

In partnership with The Australia Institute
Capital Theatre

After the 2025 federal election, Australia has the most progressive parliament in recent memory. Perhaps ever. What are the game-changing ideas that Australia needs now? Is there a mandate for policy decisions that might safeguard Australia’s democracy, economy, environment and polity beyond the blip of the news cycle? Leading thinkers and activists from all corners

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Bendigo Writers Festival: On the Money: The Fifth Estate

Presented in partnership with La Trobe University and The Wheeler Centre
Trades Hall

As Donald Trump’s presidency reshapes the global economy, expert commentators Richard Denniss and Satyajit Das offer new perspectives on Australia’s place in the new world order. In this special Bendigo Writers Festival edition of The Fifth Estate, host Sally Warhaft welcomes Richard Denniss, Executive Director of The Australia Institute, and Satyajit Das, economic expert, former

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