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Nick McKenzie was in conversation with Karen Middleton on Nick's new book Crossing the Line, revealing the explosive inside story behind the Ben Roberts-Smith headlines and a testament to the power of investigative journalism.
Comedian and armchair historian Mikey Robins was in conversation with Alex Sloan on Mikey's new book, Idiots, Follies and Misadventures, which reveals that human stupidity has always been our constant companion.
The word ‘governance’ can take on different meanings and be used in many contexts -corporate, organisational or cultural. Our guests Wayne Barker, Doyen Radcliffe, Sharon Babyack and David Lilley discuss First Nations perspectives of cultural governance and how this supports collaboration.
What does a new moon have to do with conservation, community, co-creativity and music? We answer this interesting and exciting question in this special episode of Collaboratory Conversations featuring Broome-based musician and collaborative artist, Jaime Jackett.
Reflecting on the values, mindsets and attitudes that we bring to our work is critical for fostering co-creativity. Our guests Dimitrios Papalexis and Aruna Venkatachalam share insights about what guides their work and how they have put these values into practice.
Bruce Wolpe was in conversation with Mark Kenny on Bruce's new book Trump's Australia. How Trumpism changed Australia and the shocking consequences for us of a second term.
Sally Young was in conversation with Mark Kenny on her new book Media Monsters The Transformation of Australia's Newspaper Empire, which uncovers the key players, their political connections and campaigns and the corporate failures and triumphs of the companies that still influence Australia today.
Former chief scientist Alan Finkel was in conversation with Ken Baldwin on his new book Powering Up: Unleashing the Clean Energy Supply Chain, in which he shares his compelling insights and expertise and makes the case for Australia leading the way in the global transition to clean energy.
Christine Helliwell and Mark Willacy were in conversation with Karen Middleton on Writing War, an event to launch the second edition of Christine's book Semut and Mark's Rogue Forces, which won the 2022 Prime Minister's Literary Awards for Australian History and Non-fiction respectively.
Gideon Haigh was in conversation with Tim Gavel on Gideon's new book On the Ashes, covering the greatest sporting contest of all.
Marcia Langton and Aaron Corn were in conversation with Anthony Connolly on Marcia and Aaron's book, Law: The Way of the Ancestors.
Stan Grant was in conversation with Mark Kenny on Stan's new book The Queen is Dead, a searing, viscerally powerful, emotionally unstoppable, pull-no-punches book on the bitter legacy of colonialism for indigenous people. The Queen is Dead is an extraordinary and powerful call to action.
Why is there anything at all? This is the Riddle of Existence. Human beings have been puzzling over this question for millennia. In this interview, various explanations for existence are discussed including that provided by physical science. Interview of Dr Peter Riggs, Dept. of Quantum Science an
Listen to Clare Birgin and John Blaxland who was in conversation with Sue Williams on their new book, Revealing Secrets. An unofficial history of Australian Signals intelligence & the advent of cyber.
Listen to Robyn Cadwallader who was in conversation with Nigel Featherstone on Robyn's new novel, The Fire and the Rose, a vibrant, richly imagined and deeply moving novel set in the turbulent world of thirteenth-century England.
Listen to Tracey Spicer taking about her new book Man-Made: How the bias of the past is being built into the future, in which the Walkley Award-winning journalist exposes the next frontier of feminism. Man-Made enlightens readers on societal transformation and empowers them to drive positive change.
Listen to Guillaume Pitron on his new book The Dark Cloud which is about how the digital world is costing the earth, translated by Bianca Jacobsohn, a gripping new investigation into the underbelly of digital technology, which addresses the pressing question of the carbon footprint it leaves behind.
Listen to Jennifer Robinson in conversation with Kim Rubenstein on Jennifer's book, How Many More Women? Exposing how the law silences women.
Listen to Michelle Arrow moderate a conversation with three of the book’s contributors: Marie Coleman, Elizabeth Reid and Marian Sawer. They discuss how the Whitlam government transformed Australia and why the scope and scale of the reforms for Australian women are often overlooked.
Listen to Pip Williams in conversation with Karen Viggers on Pip's new novel, The Bookbinder of Jericho, set in the same world as her international bestseller The Dictionary of Lost Words.