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Portrait of The Next Big Thing host, Pranati Narayan Visweswaran.

The Next Big Thing: Love, Lies and Liminal Lives

Discover the voices poised to make their mark at the midwinter edition of The Next Big Thing.

View of Melbourne from across the Yarra River

Getting Murdoched

A talk on how Murdoch’s media wields power and punishment.

Regency textile design with pineapple and bugs.

How Europe Fell for the Natural World with Dr Belinda Scerri

A talk on the transformation of nature in European art and interior decoration.

An audience seated in a lecture theatre for a panel discussion; five panellists on stage in front of a black stage curtain.

Ambition and the Aftermath

Join a panel of experts for this riveting conversation about ambition in Shakespeare’s plays.

Glass of red wine lying broken on parched ground.

Is This the End of Wine As We Know It?

Join Max Allen and guests for a glass of wine and industry insights that go beyond the headlines.

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Thought Experiment

Dive into meaningful 'what ifs' with curious, creative minds at this social meet-up.

Journalist Amy Remeikis wearing glasses and sitting with a neutral expression in a black room.

Amy Remeikis in Conversation with Hannah Ferguson

Amy Remeikis discusses her new book Screw Nice: How the Politics of Civility Shuts Us Up.

Regency portrait of a man wearing a cravat, in pencil and watercolour.

Melbourne’s Georgian Gentlemen with Dr Liz Rushen AM

A lecture on landholders in early Melbourne.

Black and white sketch of animal jewellery depicting leopards, panthers and cats.

Talks Club: Animal Jewels and Animals in Art

Explore the fascinating world of animals in jewellery and art.

Author Jessica Irwin, smiling with shoulder-length brown hair.

HCV Book+Author: Contaminated Country

Jessica Urwin explores environmental concerns and her wider work as a historian.

A beautiful woman modelling a luxurious pale blue silk Dior gown and shawl, in an opulent Paris apartment.

The House of Dior: Eighteenth-century References

Join Paola Di Trocchio for a double lecture and afternoon tea about the House of Dior.

Presenter Paola Di Trocchio, with long dark hair, large hoop earrings and cerise patterned top.

History of Alexander McQueen with Dr Paola Di Trocchio

A lecture on historical clothing references in Alexander McQueen's couture.

Man speaking into a loud hailer while people wave placards against a setting sun.

The Decline of Democracy and the Far Right

A conversation on the far right in democracies with Mario Peucker and Lenore Taylor.

Social scene of four people gathered around a bar talking and interacting; there is large yellow circle superimposed over the orange coloured image.

Q-Lit Festival: Researching Our Culture

A talk on queer life through the lens of academics.

The book cover of the book, The Especially Awesome Odyssey, with a cartoon pig in a gladiator costume pointing her sword overlaid on the image.

The Epically Awesome Odyssey with R. A. Spratt

Join author R. A. Spratt for an afternoon of myths, jokes and mayhem as she reads from her new book.

View of Melbourne from across the Yarra River

Plain English Speaking Award: Victorian State Final

A line-up of enthusiastic student speechmakers take to the stage to share their words and wisdom.

Author Alice Pung, with a slight smile, her straight dark hair is pulled back off her face.

E. W. Cole Lecture: Alice Pung on Keeping Calm & Carrying On

Award-winning author Alice Pung offers reasons for optimism in this year’s E.W. Cole Lecture.

A brightly lit stage with a curtain as a backdrop, with three people in a panel discussion seated facing an audience; there is large yellow circle superimposed over the orange coloured image.

Q-Lit Festival: Panel Queer Media

Explore how queer media uplifts, warns, and unites the queer community

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A Morning in East Melbourne House and Garden Tour

Spend a morning in East Melbourne and visit the exhibition at Fairhall and gardens of Bishopscourt.

Journalist and academic Waleed Aly, a man with short dark hair and a cropped beard, posed outdoors against a green leafy background.

Waleed Aly: On Speech, Equality and Politics

Journalist and academic Waleed Aly discusses the forces transforming politics.