2026 Festival
Australian History’s Great Divide: How writers view our past
Date
Thursday April 23
Venue
Sorrento Community Centre
Time / Duration
9.00am / 60 mins
Price
Speakers and Guests
Tony Abbott and Mark McKenna with Sally Warhaft
Books about Australia’s past continue to engage readers and dominate non-fiction bestseller lists. Tony Abbott, Rhodes Scholar, history buff, former parliamentarian and Australia’s 28th Prime Minister, and Emeritus Professor Mark McKenna, of the University of Sydney, will discuss their new books with anthropologist and broadcaster Sally Warhaft.