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America’s democracy is eroding under a second Trump term – and the implications for Australia are shocking and undeniable. Where to from here?

Just three days out from the 2025 AFL Grand Final, join an all-star panel of experts to reflect on the year and preview the big game as Melbourne comes alive with footy fever. 

The former judge of MasterChef Australia discusses her searing new memoir of food, fame and the dark side of the hospitality industry.

Leading expert on fascism Jason Stanley examines how authoritarian regimes manipulate history and civil liberties – revealing the global tactics threatening democracy today.

American author Eric Puchner lifts the curtain on his latest novel, Dream State, a sprawling exploration of how actions have consequences that ripple across generations.  

The former leader of the Greens shares stories of courage, conviction and the power of community from a life on the environmental frontlines.   

Rockstar global economist David McWilliams unpacks the power, promise and peril of money – and our complex relationship with it – in this revealing, thought-provoking session. 

The queen of outback noir returns with a gripping new novel about loss, secrets and what remains after a disappearance.