The Wheeler Centre

Virtual reality, Snapchat, Facebook Live and the humble little podcast that could. A rapidly expanding digital toolbox is changing the way we report stories. But are they game changers or simply gimmicks? As audience habits of news consumption change, how can these tools be mobilised to enrich journalism and increase engagement?

Offshore detention presents legal, ethical, jurisdictional and humanitarian challenges. Australian journalists seeking to report on Nauru confront grey areas around access and control that are increasingly contradictory and divisive. Our panellists share their own differing experiences of reporting on detention there.

Presenting a keynote address at New News 2016, hear from new ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie about digital disruption and the role of the ABC in Australian democracy. What vision does she put forward for the national broadcaster?

From our New News conference, this panel discusses the civic impact of new media enabled First Nations news outlets, how they work, what can be improved and what to expect next.

The Asia-Pacific region plays host to a range of complex and pressing environmental, development and humanitarian concerns. Are Australians well informed about the issues playing out so near them? And how do changes in journalism impact the way Asia-Pacific news is covered? This panel explores the challenges and potential opportunities for journalism in our part of the globe.

How did violence against women progress from its position on the fringes of newsworthiness … and move to prominence on front pages and news bulletins? Our team of researchers and journalists shed some light.

How do you make your start – and your mark – in today's media industry? The people who hire and the people who watch them talk about traditional, radical and surprising ways to break into the journalism industry.

You can write. But can you pitch? Hear from some of Australia's leading editors on the pitching process. Ideally suited to emerging writers and freelancers. Learn how to get your stories heard.

Join Sam Cooney, Sam van Zweden, Tammi Jonas and Richard Cornish as they discuss the cultural, environmental and health implications of our dietary choices. Should we eat less meat? Why and how could we do it? What would a more mindful approach to eating meat look like and how might it alter our social lives and our identities?

Canadian theatre great Robert Lepage meets Richard Watts for an in-depth conversation about autobiography, his theatrical practice and his view on the wider world.