India’s great chronicler of memory, family, identity and belonging sits down to discuss her luminous, genre-defying books and extraordinary literary career.

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Fire Moves Faster: What a City Can Overcome [Bendigo]

Fri, 14 Aug

Renowned poet Maxine Beneba Clarke and contemporary musician Amaya Laucirica take the stage in Bendigo for a powerful collaborative performance.

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Consuming Culture [2026]

Sat, 15 Aug

Join visiting international critics Miriam Bale and Maya S. Cade along with Sweet Milk Lake’s Harvey Zielinski and host Michael Sun for a lively chat through the what and the why of pop culture right now.

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An Evening with Sir Salman Rushdie

Mon, 17 Aug

This event has been cancelled and will no longer proceed due to the cancellation of the author’s Australian tour. The event was to feature Salman Rushdie in conversation with host Sisonke Msimang about literature, artistic freedom and the role of the writer in today’s world.

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Wrapped or Warped? The State of Music Criticism

Wed, 19 Aug

Three music journalists explore how criticism, authority and taste are being reshaped in an era where anyone can speak, and nothing stays still for long.

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Hanno Sauer: A World History of Morality

Thu, 20 Aug

Philosopher Hanno Sauer offers profound insights into the history of morality in this examination on the concepts of good and evil.

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Cinema from the Margins

Sat, 22 Aug

What does it mean to tell stories that have long been excluded from the historical record?

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Cory Doctorow: Enshittification

Tue, 25 Aug

This is not a glitch. This is the creeping decay of the platforms we rely on and what it might take to reclaim our digital future.

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A SEXUAL HISTORY OF THE INTERNET

Tue, 25 Aug

A communal ritual with the internet’s sexual historian.

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Melbourne Conversations: The God We Made

Thu, 27 Aug

Author and musician Anna Goldsworthy discusses the implications of artificial intelligence on what makes us human, and why AI may be our most persuasive God yet.

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The Wheeler Centre is a Melbourne hub for books, writing and ideas, hosting talks, debates, performances and literary events. It also shares stories and discussions through its watch, listen and read programs, with initiatives supporting writers, children and education.

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