Hear Robert Drewe, Australian author of the prize-winning memoirs The Shark Net and Montebello, as he presents a lecture exploring the complexity of writing a memoir. Hear about the literary, personal and public issues involved in writing this increasingly popular and often misunderstood art form.

Senator Nova Peris in discussion with photographer Mark Lang and John Paul Janke about her great-uncle, Big Bill Neidje, a Gagudju elder.

Senator Nova Peris in discussion with photographer Mark Lang and John Paul Janke about her great-uncle, Big Bill Neidje, a Gagudju elder.

Journalist Jon Ronson joined us to discuss how to spot a psychopath and making Twitter more compassionate. Along the way he introduces us to corporate psychopath 'Chainsaw Al', the acceptable level of madness for daytime TV and shaming of Justine Sacco for a badly told joke. Honest and funny, Ronson explores how we can become a mob and he struggles between being funny and betraying his interviewees.

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The Friends of the National Library of Australia and the Friends of Ireland, in association with the Embassy of Ireland, presented an afternoon of poetry and music celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Irish poet William Butler Yeats. Hosted by Professor Ronan McDonald, Professor of Modern Literature at the University of New South Wales, the event features performances by Dr Jeff Brownrigg, John Collard, Jenny Gall, Genevieve Jacobs, Margaret Naylor, Richard O’Brien, and Dr Richard Reid.

Acclaimed artist John Olsen AO, OBE, joins the Friends of the National Library of Australia for the launch of his new book, My Salute to Five Bells. In conversation with Dr Deborah Hart, senior curator at the National Gallery of Australia, John Olsen discusses his journals which formed the basis for this book, his inspiration for the Five Bells mural and his long, illustrious career.

The Friends of the National Library of Australia and the Friends of Ireland, in association with the Embassy of Ireland, presented an afternoon of poetry and music celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Irish poet William Butler Yeats. Hosted by Professor Ronan McDonald, Professor of Modern Literature at the University of New South Wales, the event features performances by Dr Jeff Brownrigg, John Collard, Jenny Gall, Genevieve Jacobs, Margaret Naylor, Richard O’Brien, and Dr Richard Reid.

Hear Professor Mick Dodson AM as he delivers the 2015 Kenneth Myer lecture on a topic close to his heart. Drawing on his years of community and government engagement, he offers his thoughts on creating social change and solidarity for our country.

Hear Professor Julianne Schultz AM, founding editor of Griffith Review, and three outstanding young writers as they provide fresh perspectives on life in the world’s most populous region.

Buk bilong Pikinini, meaning ‘books for children’, is an independent not-for-profi t organisation based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, which aims to establish children’s libraries and foster a love of reading and learning. Join Anne-Sophie Hermann, founder of Buk bilong Pikinini, to learn more about this brilliant initiative.