2026 Festival
Speaker Profile
Paul Strangio
Paul Strangio is an emeritus professor in politics at Monash University. A political historian who specialises on political leadership, he is the author and editor of more than a dozen books on Australian politics. These include an acclaimed biography of Jim Cairns and award-winning titles on the Victorian Labor Party and the history of the Australian prime ministership. For many years, Paul has been a leading commentator in the media on Australian and Victorian politics.
How Biographers Work
Saturday April 25
Ellen Grant Hall
4.00pm
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60 mins
Patrick Mullins, Paul Strangio and Lisa Wilkinson with Peter Wilmoth
What is it about someone else’s life that inspires a writer? How do you decide their story is one worth telling, and where do you begin with your research?
To Mark Carney, You Had Me At Hello: What does good leadership look like?
Sunday April 26
The Ballroom, The Continental
9.00am
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60 mins
Troy Bramston, Annabel Crabb and Paul Strangio with Natasha Mitchell
This session is supported by Thomson Geer