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Existence as Resistance
17 March 2020
The Wheeler Centre
Gerii Pleitez, Fadak Alfayadh, Rona Glynn-...
The Problem of Consciousness
19 March 2020
The Wheeler Centre
Hilary Harper, Jakob Hohwy, and Olivia Carter
What do we mean when we talk about consciousness?
Australiana Edition
23 March 2020
The Wheeler Centre
Stella Charls, Sean O'Beirne, Wayne Marshall...
Australian icons, landscapes, myths and monsters haunt the works of our March Next Big Thing writers.
Tom Porteous on Strategy and Stalemate in Yemen
24 March 2020
The Wheeler Centre
Tom Porteous and Sally Warhaft
Tom Porteous is a former journalist for the Guardian and the BBC, and an expert on global...
Everyday Climate Action
25 March 2020
The Wheeler Centre
Kira Dawson, Prue Bentley, Peter J Reid, Vanessa...
With progress on climate action sluggish at the global and national levels, many concerned Australians are...
Alice Bishop
27 March 2020
The Wheeler Centre
Alice Bishop and Elizabeth McCarthy
As Australia reels from the trauma of devastating, unprecedented bushfires, many of us have been left...
Jeez Louise: Transplaining
30 March 2020
The Wheeler Centre
Anna Piper Scott, Krishna Istha, Cassie Workman,...
Trans, non-binary and gender-diverse comedians and performers are standing up and stepping out.
The Outer Sanctum
31 March 2020
The Wheeler Centre
Rana Hussain, Lucy Race, Nicole Hayes, and Alicia...
The Outer Sanctum was started in 2016 by a group of female AFL fans, as a space to share their...
Jon Ronson: The Butterfly Effect
1 April 2020
The Wheeler Centre
Jon Ronson
Jon Ronson is a documentary maker, journalist and comic storyteller beloved by many.