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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 One, 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

    Gina Chick with Virginia Trioli

    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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