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Waleed Aly: On Speech, Equality and Politics

The Wheeler Centre

Event Date: 10 September 2026 06:30 PM to 10 September 2026 07:30 PM
Author / Presenters: Waleed Aly, Sally Warhaft
Event Venue: The Wheeler Centre
Event Organiser: The Wheeler Centre
Ticket Price: $25.50

Veteran journalist, broadcaster and academic Waleed Aly discusses his agenda-setting new Quarterly Essay on the forces transforming modern politics.

Are we in the midst of the most important political shift of our time, the end of liberalism? In his new Quarterly EssayOn Speech, Equality and Politics, Waleed Aly analyses what is happening in political spheres both at home and overseas, tracking the forces at play that have led to this moment.  

Join Aly as he sits down to discuss political polarisation, the limits of liberalism and the rise of illiberal democracy. Tackling freedom of speech, cancel culture and the new battles of identity, he points to the cracks that have emerged and what the shift away from liberalism means for Australia today. 

Drawing on his vast experience across journalism, academia, law and ethics, Aly brings insight and perspective to this compelling conversation about the forces transforming our politics. With host Sally Warhaft. 

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