The Wheeler Centre

In this episode, we pay tribute to Mark Colvin, who died this morning. Colvin was one of the most trusted and revered figures in Australian journalism today. In this Fifth Estate discussion with Sally Warhaft, recorded on 29 November 2016, he reflected on the release of his memoir, Light and Shadow, discussing the unlikely convergence of family and foreign affairs in his personal and professional lives, as well as four decades at the forefront of news reporting.

As part of the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, some of the brightest stars of Indian comedy, including Daniel Fernandes, Neeti Palta and Sapan Verma, performed in Australia. In this panel discussion, the three talk stand-up, censorship and how comedy might change the world with Bhakthi Puvanenthiran.

Hear from computing and information systems researcher Vanessa Teague (University of Melbourne), tech security strategist Rachael Falk (auDA) and employment and industrial relations lawyer Josh Bornstein (Maurice Blackburn). They’ll talk about open data, de-identification, cryptography, social media – and how to defend our rights to both privacy and free speech in our personal and professional lives. Hosted by Damien Carrick. #modernconfidential

In conversation with Tony Martin, Armando Iannucci (Veep, The Thick of It) discusses the predicaments and possibilities of political satire today.

In conversation with Annabel Crabb, Armando Iannucci (Veep, The Thick of It) discusses the predicaments and possibilities of political satire today.

The environmental movement and Indigenous Australia have enjoyed a sometimes tense, often constructive and always evolving relationship. Join Unstable Relations co-editor and anthropologist Eve Vincent, Indigenous organiser and strategist Karrina Nolan and contributor Jon Altman in conversation with host Tony Birch – part of the inaugural Yirramboi First Nations Arts Festival.

Laila El-Haddad is the author of two books, including a Palestinian cookbook and Gaza Mom: Palestine, Politics, Parenting and Everything in Between, a compilation of blog posts and published journalism. She discusses the inescapable connections between personal and political in today’s Palestine with host Jordy Silverstein.

Sports reporter Karen Lyon hosts this conversation with fellow journalist and author Angela Pippos, former Western Bulldogs VP (and longtime champion of women’s footy) Susan Alberti and former AFL commissioner and AFL life membership recipient Sam Mostyn. Alongside Carlton co-vice captain Bri Davey and marquee player Darcy Vescio, they share their insights on the transformations taking place in Australian sport; about the so-called ‘grass ceiling’, and about how the media plays a part in the way women’s sport is played, seen and funded.

During his distinguished career, eminent British philosopher A.C. Grayling has celebrated ideals of human rationality and progress, arguing for humanism as a powerful, practical alternative to religion. Part lecture, part discussion (with Krystal Evans) – spend an hour with this exceptional philosopher for an invigorating perspective on what it means to be human, and humanist.

Abdul Aziz Muhamat – originally from Sudan, now a refugee detained on Manus – has been using a smuggled phone to give Australians a first-hand account of life in detention. Since March 2016, Aziz has been corresponding with Melbourne journalist Michael Green, using WhatsApp to relay voice messages. Hear directly from Aziz himself (appearing via Skype) at this discussion of life on Manus and the making of the podcast. He’s joined by Behind the Wire’s Michael Green, psychologist and former Manus Island health worker John Zammit and Guardian correspondent Ben Doherty. Hosted by ABC 7.30 reporter (and Wheeler Centre Question Time anchor) Madeleine Morris.