2026 Festival
Speaker Profile
Monica Attard
Professor Monica Attard OAM spent 30 years at the ABC, working across radio and television. Monica holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Law, Order of Australia for services to journalism and is the winner of five Walkley Awards for excellence in journalism (including gold).
Podcasting Mania: Has it reshaped the media landscape?
Friday April 24
Ellen Grant Hall
3.00pm
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60 mins
Monica Attard, Mark Kenny and Clare Stephens with Libbi Gorr
Democracy’s Frontline: Tales from investigative journalists who hold power to account
Saturday April 25
Sorrento Bowls Club
2.30pm
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60 mins
Monica Attard, Charlote Grieve and Kate Wild with Mark Kenny
Over their outstanding journalism careers, our three guests have exposed wrongdoings and bad behaviour - often at great personal cost. Join academic Mark Kenny as he explores the reporting journey of shining light in dark corners.
Fault Lines: Journalism’s role in a fractured world
Sunday April 26
The Ballroom, The Continental
1.30pm
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60 mins
Monica Attard, Jon Faine and Louise Milligan with Ranald Macdonald
Modern media is suffering a crisis of public trust and an increasingly diverse and fragmented market. Meanwhile, star journalists and commentators too often focus on the brand rather than the story. Yet good journalism still has immense capacity to scrutinise, reveal and hold institutions and individuals to account.