2026 Festival
Speaker Profile
Emma Shortis
Dr Emma Shortis is director of The Australia Institute’s International and Security Affairs Program. She is a historian and writer, focused on the history and politics of the US and its role in the world.
Special Event
The American Breakfast: Where to for this crumbling empire?
Friday April 24
The Ballroom, The Continental
8.00am
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60 mins
Emma Shortis, Bruce Wolpe and Don Watson with Heather Ewart
China And America At Sea: What’s next for us and the Pacific?
Friday April 24
The Ballroom, The Continental
1.30pm
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60 mins
Clinton Fernandes, Michael Pembroke and Emma Shortis with Zoe Daniel