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    Saturday April 26
    8.00am

    45 mins

    The Ballroom, The Continental

    Breakfast With Jane Austen - On Her 250th Birthday

    THIS IS A SPECIAL EVENT

    Moderators: Jonty Claypole Sophie Gee Speaker: Clara Tuite
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    Saturday April 26
    8.00am

    45 mins

    Halcyon Hall, The Continental

    The Morning Feed

    THIS IS A FREE EVENT - However, you still need to book a ticket

    This session is supported by Pitcher Partners

    Moderator: Tom Wright Speakers: John Lyons, Julianne Schultz
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    Saturday April 26
    9.00am

    60 mins

    Halcyon Hall, The Continental

    In Conversation
    Joe Aston

    Moderator: Brendan Donohoe Speaker: Joe Aston
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    Saturday April 26
    9.00am

    60 mins

    Sorrento Community Centre

    1975
    The Dismissal: The moment Australian politics changed forever

    Moderator: Barrie Cassidy Speakers: Jenny Hocking, Barry Jones, Kerry O'Brien, Paul Kelly
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    Saturday April 26
    9.00am

    60 mins

    Room One, Sorrento Masonic Centre

    From Laptop To International Bestseller

    Moderator: Liz Porter Speakers: Sally Hepworth, Dervla McTiernan, Natasha Lester
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    Saturday April 26
    9.00am

    60 mins

    The Ballroom, The Continental

    I’m Still Here
    Getting to 90 – and knowing you're 90

    This session is supported by Village Glen

    Moderator: Stephen Lunn Speakers: Karen Inge, Norman Swan, Sean Wilson
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    Saturday April 26
    9.00am

    60 mins

    Ellen Grant Hall

    In Conversation
    Grantlee Kieza

    Moderator: Jaclyn Crupi Speaker: Grantlee Kieza
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    Saturday April 26
    9.00am

    60 mins

    Room Two, Sorrento Masonic Centre

    Imagination On Steroids
    Speculative fiction, magic realism, fantasy and imaginary worlds in fiction.

    Moderator: Seth Robinson Speakers: Isobelle Carmody, Marion Taffe, Finegan Kruckemeyer
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    Saturday April 26
    9.00am

    60 mins

    Sorrento Museum

    Healing Power of Nature

    Moderator: Jonathan Green Speakers: Inga Simpson, Paulette Whitney, Joelle Gergis, Caroline Parker
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    Saturday April 26
    9.00am

    60 mins

    Sorrento Bowls Club

    Writing About Me
    How hard was that, anyway?

    Moderator: Hannie Rayson Speakers: Lech Blaine, Ailsa Piper, Kim Carr
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    Saturday April 26
    10.30am

    60 mins

    Ellen Grant Hall

    When and Why Did Climate Fall Off The Election Agenda?

    Moderator: Jonathan Green Speakers: Simon Holmes a Court, Joelle Gergis, George Megalogenis
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    Saturday April 26
    10.30am

    60 mins

    Sorrento Bowls Club

    Island of My Mind
    The role of Flinders Island in my writing

    Moderator: Corrie Perkin Speakers: Jock Serong, Geraldine Brooks
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    Saturday April 26
    10.30am

    60 mins

    Room Two, Sorrento Masonic Centre

    Ta Da! Introducing, Our New Books

    Moderator: Peter Wilmoth Speakers: Kylie Ladd, Hilde Hinton, Robert Lukins
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    Saturday April 26
    10.30am

    60 mins

    Room One, Sorrento Masonic Centre

    What’s Your Agenda, Mark Zuckerberg?
    Masculine energy, manarchy culture, and aggression in the workplace

    Moderator: Natasha Mitchell Speakers: Josh Bornstein, Catherine Fox
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    Saturday April 26
    10.30am

    60 mins

    Sorrento Community Centre

    In Conversation
    Helen Garner

    This session is supported by Coote Family Lawyers

    Moderator: David Leser Speaker: Helen Garner
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    Saturday April 26
    10.30am

    60 mins

    The Ballroom, The Continental

    From Mashed Peas to Smashed Peas
    How Australian family food has evolved in 50 years

    Moderator: Jaclyn Crupi Speakers: Julia Busuttil-Nishimura, Sarah Pound, Lauren Samuelsson
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    Saturday April 26
    10.30am

    60 mins

    Halcyon Hall, The Continental

    Between Us
    Stan Grant and Marcia Langton

    Moderator: Inala Cooper Speakers: Stan Grant, Marcia Langton
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    Saturday April 26
    12.00pm

    60 mins

    The Ballroom, The Continental

    In Conversation
    Kate Grenville

    Moderator: Rosemarie Milsom Speaker: Kate Grenville
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    Saturday April 26
    12.00pm

    60 mins

    Room One, Sorrento Masonic Centre

    Writers On Writing

    THIS IS A FREE EVENT - However, you still need to book a ticket

    Moderator: Michael Shmith Speakers: Inga Simpson, Anita Heiss, Nina Kenwood
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    Saturday April 26
    12.00pm

    60 mins

    Ellen Grant Hall

    From Lamingtons to Legacy
    AWW’s Culinary Influence

    Moderator: Celia Hirsh Speakers: Nadine Ingram, Deborah Thomas, Lauren Samuelsson
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    Saturday April 26
    12.00pm

    60 mins

    Sorrento Bowls Club

    Nothing Personal
    How to imagine characters who are not like you (or your mum, or your boss, or your best friend)

    Moderator: Jason Steger Speakers: Jumaana Abdu, Michael Brissenden, Sean Wilson
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    Saturday April 26
    12.00pm

    60 mins

    Room Two, Sorrento Masonic Centre

    World War Fiction
    For novelists, It’s an ongoing rich and dramatic landscape

    Moderator: Michael Veitch Speakers: Natasha Lester, Belinda Alexandra
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    Saturday April 26
    12.00pm

    60 mins

    Halcyon Hall, The Continental

    In Conversation
    Josh Frydenberg

    Josh Frydenberg with Cameron Stewart (M) 

    Moderator: Cameron Stewart Speaker: Josh Frydenberg
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    Saturday April 26
    12.00pm

    60 mins

    Sorrento Community Centre

    If Rupert Dies, What Next? The Future of News Ltd and the great dynasty crisis

    This session is in partnership with Human Cogs Podcast

    Moderator: Madeleine Grummet Speakers: Eric Beecher, Erik Jensen, Paddy Manning
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    Saturday April 26
    1.30pm

    60 mins

    Ellen Grant Hall

    Dear Prime Minister, What Are You Scared Of?
    How social media and other technologies are undermining democracies

    Moderator: Barrie Cassidy Speakers: Sean Kelly, Don Watson
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    Saturday April 26
    1.30pm

    60 mins

    Halcyon Hall, The Continental

    2025
    The Year The World Goes Nuts: What does our global landscape look like in 2025?

    Moderator: Natasha Mitchell Speakers: John Lyons, Greg Sheridan, Emma Shortis
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    Saturday April 26
    1.30pm

    60 mins

    Sorrento Community Centre

    Inside The Boardroom
    Who is running our corporate world and are they up to the job?

    This session is supported by Thomson Geer

    Moderator: Tim L'Estrange Speakers: Joe Aston, Rick Morton, Adele Ferguson
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    Saturday April 26
    1.30pm

    60 mins

    The Ballroom, The Continental

    Telling Australian Stories Via The Big and Little Screen

    Moderator: Laura Macdonald Speakers: Shaun Grant, Andrew Knight, Hannie Rayson
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    Saturday April 26
    1.30pm

    60 mins

    Sorrento Bowls Club

    Are Aussie Men Okay With Women?

    Moderator: Jo Dyer Speakers: Simon Holmes a Court, David Leser, Kate Fitz-Gibbon
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    Saturday April 26
    1.30pm

    60 mins

    Room Two, Sorrento Masonic Centre

    The History Of Music In 256 Pages

    Moderator: Michael Shmith Speaker: Andrew Ford
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    Saturday April 26
    1.30pm

    60 mins

    Room One, Sorrento Masonic Centre

    In Conversation
    Dervla McTiernan

    In Conversation and Book Launch

    Moderator: Tim Byrne Speaker: Dervla McTiernan
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    Saturday April 26
    1.30pm

    60 mins

    Sorrento Museum

    Writers On Writing

    THIS IS A FREE EVENT - However, you still need to book a ticket

    Moderator: Seth Robinson Speakers: Jumaana Abdu, Christian White, Sally Hepworth
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    Saturday April 26
    3.00pm

    60 mins

    Sorrento Community Centre

    Shining Light In Dark Corners
    Is investigative journalism an endangered species?

    Presented in partnership with The Wheeler Centre

    Moderator: Sally Warhaft Speakers: John Silvester, Rick Morton, Adele Ferguson
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    Saturday April 26
    3.00pm

    60 mins

    Halcyon Hall, The Continental

    The First 100 Days
    Donald Trump’s second presidency

    Moderator: Corrie Perkin Speakers: Bruce Wolpe, Nick Bryant, Don Watson, Emma Shortis
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    Saturday April 26
    3.00pm

    60 mins

    Sorrento Bowls Club

    1975 Then, Now and Beyond 50 Years of Feminism in Australia

    Moderator: Amanda Smith Speakers: Catherine Fox, Anne Summers
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    Saturday April 26
    3.00pm

    60 mins

    Ellen Grant Hall

    Lust, Love and the Whole Courtship Thing
    Publishing’s gift that keeps on giving

    Moderator: Sophie Gee Speakers: Annie Lawson, Belinda Alexandra, Nina Kenwood
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    Saturday April 26
    3.00pm

    60 mins

    The Ballroom, The Continental

    Between Us
    Thomas Mayo and Kerry O’Brien

    Moderator: Rosemarie Milsom Speakers: Thomas Mayo, Kerry O'Brien
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    Saturday April 26
    3.00pm

    60 mins

    Room One, Sorrento Masonic Centre

    I Grow, I Cook, I Eat
    In praise of the veggie patch

    Fiona Brockhoff, Jaclyn Crupi (M) and Paulette Whitney discuss 

    Moderator: Jaclyn Crupi Speakers: Fiona Brockhoff, Paulette Whitney
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    Saturday April 26
    3.30pm

    60 mins

    Sorrento Museum

    Origins - Mornington Peninsula - In Photographs
    A look back at our region’s early days

    Moderator: Clive Smith
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    Saturday April 26
    4.30pm

    60 mins

    Sorrento Community Centre

    In Conversation
    David Marr

    Moderator: Ramona Koval Speaker: David Marr
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    Saturday April 26
    4.30pm

    60 mins

    Sorrento Bowls Club

    Writers On Writing

    THIS IS A FREE EVENT - However, you still need to book a ticket

    Moderator: Ailsa Piper Speakers: Hilde Hinton, Michael Brissenden, Jessica Stanley
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    Saturday April 26
    4.30pm

    90 mins

    Halcyon Hall, The Continental

    Drinks With The Sportswriters

    This session is supported by Kay & Burton

    Moderator: Steve Perkin Speakers: Titus O'Reily, Gideon Haigh, Andrew Rule
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    Saturday April 26
    4.30pm

    60 mins

    Ellen Grant Hall

    Outside The Box
    Why our writers like to experiment and play with form

    Moderator: Fiona Gruber Speakers: Dennis Glover, Michelle de Kretser, Jock Serong
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    Saturday April 26
    4.30pm

    60 mins

    Room One, Sorrento Masonic Centre

    The Unlikely Hero
    From the flawed to the failed to the fluke, these characters give thrillers their spark

    Moderator: Liz Porter Speakers: JP Pomare, Tim Ayliffe, Dervla McTiernan
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    Saturday April 26
    4.45pm

    75 mins

    The Ballroom, The Continental

    The Greer Effect
    A read-through of Vanessa O’Neill’s play-in-progress

    Moderator: Hannie Rayson Speakers: Vanessa O'Neill, Louise Siversen, Caroline Lee, Izabella Yena
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    Saturday April 26
    5.00pm

    60 mins

    Sorrento Museum

    The Great Land Grab, George Coppin, Father Of Sorrento - Or Was He?

    Moderator: Clive Smith
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    Saturday April 26
    6.00pm

    60 mins

    The Ballroom, The Continental

    Let’s Talk Love
    Diving into the heart of fiction

    Moderator: Jonty Claypole Speakers: Annie Lawson, Jessica Stanley, Richard Piper
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    Saturday April 26
    6.00pm

    60 mins

    Halcyon Hall, The Continental

    From Podcast To Platform
    Exploring new ways to tell stories today

    This session is supported by ArtFuel

    Moderator: Libbi Gorr Speakers: Shaun Grant, Christian White, Julia Baird, Paddy Manning
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    Saturday April 26
    6.30pm

    120 mins

    Sorrento Portsea RSL

    Words & Music Act 2
    Countdown, 50 Years

    And, The Screamin’ Eagles playing the hits of 1975.

    THIS IS A SPECIAL EVENT

    This session is supported by Kay & Burton

    Moderator: Michael Veitch Speakers: Andrew Ford, Peter Wilmoth, Rebecca Barnard, Red Symons
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    Sunday April 27
    8.00am

    60 mins

    Sorrento Bowls Club

    Breakfast With The Bard
    The Political Plays, and what would Shakespeare think about Albo, Dutton and The Donald?

    Moderators: Jonty Claypole Sophie Gee Speakers: Jane Montgomery Griffiths, Richard Piper
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    Sunday April 27
    8.00am

    60 mins

    Halcyon Hall, The Continental

    In Conversation
    Richard Scolyer

    Moderator: Norman Swan Speaker: Richard Scolyer
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    Sunday April 27
    8.00am

    45 mins

    The Ballroom, The Continental

    The Morning Feed

    THIS IS A FREE EVENT

    This session is supported by Pitcher Partners

    Moderator: Tom Wright Speaker: Emma Shortis
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    Sunday April 27
    9.00am

    60 mins

    Sorrento Portsea RSL

    Smooth Runs The Water
    The impact of swimming, surfing, waves and coastlines on my writing

    Moderator: Jane Hone Speakers: Jock Serong, Julia Baird, Gina Chick, Rusty Miller
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    Sunday April 27
    9.00am

    60 mins

    Ellen Grant Hall

    Is Australia a Racist Country?

    Moderator: Rana Hussain Speakers: Thomas Mayo, Aarti Betigeri, Erik Jensen, Julianne Schultz
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    Sunday April 27
    9.00am

    60 mins

    Halcyon Hall, The Continental

    Our Political Parties
    Where to from here?

    Moderator: Jo Dyer Speakers: Frank Bongiorno, Kim Carr, Paul Kelly
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    Sunday April 27
    9.00am

    60 mins

    Room Two, Sorrento Masonic Centre

    From Newsroom To Bookshelf

    Moderator: Peter Wilmoth Speakers: Tim Ayliffe, Michael Brissenden, Marion Taffe
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    Sunday April 27
    9.00am

    60 mins

    Sorrento Community Centre

    In Conversation
    Geraldine Brooks

    Moderator: Santilla Chingaipe Speaker: Geraldine Brooks
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    Sunday April 27
    9.00am

    60 mins

    Sorrento Bowls Club

    Yeah, Nah, Just Joking, Mate
    Are Australians as eloquent and hilarious as we think?

    Moderator: Libbi Gorr Speakers: Andrew Knight, Don Watson
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    Sunday April 27
    9.15am

    60 mins

    The Ballroom, The Continental

    The Art Of The Cookbook

    Moderator: Celia Hirsh Speakers: Guy Mirabella, Nadine Ingram, Alice Zaslavsky
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    Sunday April 27
    10.30am

    60 mins

    Sorrento Community Centre

    In Conversation
    John Lyons

    Moderator: Heather Ewart Speaker: John Lyons
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    Sunday April 27
    10.30am

    60 mins

    The Ballroom, The Continental

    Reimagining Australia
    How to make this next quarter of the 21st Century really matter

    This session is supported by the Sorrento Chamber of Commerce

    Moderator: Tom Wright Speakers: Joelle Gergis, Inala Cooper, Sean Kelly
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    Sunday April 27
    10.30am

    60 mins

    Room Two, Sorrento Masonic Centre

    My New Book 2
    Writers discuss their latest novels, and the journey from idea to bookstore

    Moderator: Laura Macdonald Speakers: Tim Ayliffe, Marion Taffe, Jessica Stanley
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    Sunday April 27
    10.30am

    60 mins

    Ellen Grant Hall

    In Conversation
    Robert Dessaix

    Moderator: David Leser Speaker: Robert Dessaix
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    Sunday April 27
    10.30am

    60 mins

    Halcyon Hall, The Continental

    Stop Hurting Women
    Enough is enough

    Moderator: Stephen Lunn Speakers: John Silvester, Anne Summers, Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Tarang Chawla
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    Sunday April 27
    10.30am

    60 mins

    Room One, Sorrento Masonic Centre

    The DEI Dilemma
    How corporate Australia might handle the backlash

    This session is presented in partnership with Human Cogs Podcast

    Moderator: Madeleine Grummet Speakers: Mim Bartlett, Catherine Fox, Alan Kohler
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    Sunday April 27
    10.30am

    60 mins

    Sorrento Bowls Club

    The Art of Planting Beautifully

    Teena Crawford and Lisa Ellis of Plantology with Jane Hone

    Moderator: Jane Hone
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    Sunday April 27
    10.30am

    60 mins

    Sorrento Portsea RSL

    Who’s Better
    Bach or Mozart - and other ridiculous musical provocations

    Moderator: Michael Cathcart Speakers: Andrew Ford, Barry Jones
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    Sunday April 27
    12.00pm

    60 mins

    Room One, Sorrento Masonic Centre

    All In The Family
    Some of fiction’s best plots happen under the one roof

    Moderator: Peter Wilmoth Speakers: Kylie Ladd, Sally Hepworth, Robert Lukins
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    Sunday April 27
    12.00pm

    60 mins

    Ellen Grant Hall

    Writing Memoir
    The art of the autobiography

    Moderator: Jason Steger Speakers: Gideon Haigh, Kate Grenville
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    Sunday April 27
    12.00pm

    60 mins

    Sorrento Portsea RSL

    The Great Australian Nightmare
    Housing in crisis

    Moderator: Libbi Gorr Speakers: Russel Howcroft, Alan Kohler, Kevin Bell
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    Sunday April 27
    12.00pm

    60 mins

    The Ballroom, The Continental

    Between Us
    Andrew Knight and Steve Vizard

    Moderator: Jonathan Green Speakers: Steve Vizard, Andrew Knight
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    Sunday April 27
    12.00pm

    60 mins

    Sorrento Community Centre

    Where To, America? (Or, How Gaga is MAGA?)

    Moderator: Nick Bryant Speakers: Bruce Wolpe, Geraldine Brooks
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    Sunday April 27
    12.00pm

    60 mins

    Room Two, Sorrento Masonic Centre

    Where Is All The Big-Picture Thinking? Talking political leadership, visionary policy and new ideas

    Moderator: Sally Warhaft Speakers: Simon Holmes a Court, Dennis Glover, Frank Bongiorno, Kim Carr
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    Sunday April 27
    12.00pm

    60 mins

    Halcyon Hall, The Continental

    Elon, AI, No Boundaries, No Truth. Where To For The Media?

    This session is supported by ArtFuel

    Eric Beecher, Paddy Manning, Josh Taylor with Amanda Smith

    Moderator: Amanda Smith Speakers: Eric Beecher, Paddy Manning
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    Sunday April 27
    12.00pm

    60 mins

    Sorrento Bowls Club

    Telling the Truth About Australia’s History

    Moderator: Inala Cooper Speakers: Thomas Mayo, Santilla Chingaipe, Don Watson
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    Sunday April 27
    1.30pm

    60 mins

    Sorrento Bowls Club

    Writers On Non-Fiction Writing

    THIS IS A FREE EVENT - However, you still need to book a ticket

    Moderator: Katrina Strickland Speakers: Rick Morton, Santilla Chingaipe, Erik Jensen
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    Sunday April 27
    1.30pm

    60 mins

    Sorrento Community Centre

    My Life and India
    A conversation about the nation, its people and its great diaspora

    Moderator: Sally Warhaft Speakers: Gideon Haigh, Aarti Betigeri
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    Sunday April 27
    1.30pm

    60 mins

    The Ballroom, The Continental

    The Craft of Murder

    Moderator: Tim Byrne Speakers: JP Pomare, Dervla McTiernan, Michael Brissenden
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    Sunday April 27
    1.30pm

    60 mins

    Halcyon Hall, The Continental

    Simmer Down
    The role of civilised conversations in a healthy democracy

    This session is supported by Thomson Geer

    Moderator: Peter Inge Speakers: David Marr, Ranald Macdonald, Rana Hussain
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    Sunday April 27
    1.30pm

    60 mins

    Ellen Grant Hall

    Mother Nature – and Why She Needs Our Help

    This session is in partnership with Human Cogs Podcast

    Moderator: Madeleine Grummet Speakers: Simon Holmes a Court, Joelle Gergis
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    Sunday April 27
    3.00pm

    60 mins

    Ellen Grant Hall

    Australian Writing, From Where I Sit

    Two authors discuss family legacies and future hopes

    Kate Grenville and David Marr with Jason Steger

    Moderator: Jason Steger Speakers: David Marr, Kate Grenville
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    Sunday April 27
    3.00pm

    60 mins

    The Ballroom, The Continental

    Between Us
    Andrew Rule and John Silvester

    Moderator: Peter Wilmoth Speakers: John Silvester, Andrew Rule
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    Sunday April 27
    3.00pm

    60 mins

    Sorrento Community Centre

    In Conversation
    Gina Chick

    Moderator: Virginia Trioli Speaker: Gina Chick
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    Sunday April 27
    3.00pm

    60 mins

    Halcyon Hall, The Continental

    Enter The Strongman
    How and why has authoritarianism become popular again?

    Moderator: Brendan Donohoe Speakers: Nick Bryant, Dennis Glover, Barry Jones, Julianne Schultz
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