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An Industry Off-Key

Yallamundi Rooms

9 Mar 2025

  • Talks and Ideas

The music industry is still reeling in the wake of #MeToo, and artists are being left to pick up the pieces. Sharing their stories of racism, sexism and survival, these whistleblowers are standing up for those who can’t.

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Feeling the Heat

Concert Hall

9 Mar 2025

  • Talks and Ideas

Shame, stigma and marketability are the three key features of anything to do with women’s health, and perimenopause is no exception... Join our panel as they bring expertise - and a bit of humour - to the latest “hot” topic exploding the algorithm.

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Skin Deep

Drama Theatre

9 Mar 2025

  • Talks and Ideas

The pursuit of flawless skin has always been linked to idolising youth. But in the age of 12-step routines and ‘get ready with me’ reels, the demographic of those consuming the latest skincare trends is skewing younger and younger.

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Memorial Days

Studio

9 Mar 2025

  • Talks and Ideas

Geraldine Brooks, Sydney born and globally recognised as both a fearless foreign correspondent and Pulitzer Prize winning literary star, found herself thrown into sudden bereavement in a world that gives little space for it. Join her on her discovery of rituals old and new, leading to a unique path forward.

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Your Body, Whose Choice?

Drama Theatre

9 Mar 2025

  • Talks and Ideas

The overturning of Roe v Wade by the US Supreme Court sent shock waves around the world. With abortion access back in the political firing line here, this panel explores if the horrifying restrictions imposed in the US could ever happen in Australia.

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The Tracy Westerman Effect

Drama Theatre

9 Mar 2025

  • Talks and Ideas

Leading a movement and training a generation of lived experience experts, Tracy Westerman is transforming Indigenous mental health practice.

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Matrescence

Studio

9 Mar 2025

  • Talks and Ideas

The transition into motherhood causes some of the most dramatic physiological and psychological changes in a person, rivalled only by adolescence. A process that has historically been sorely neglected and under-reported, Lucy Jones shares her professional and deeply personal experience to shed light on this altering metamorphosis

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They Still Take the Children Away

Yallamundi Rooms

9 Mar 2025

  • Talks and Ideas

Hear the call to action from one of Australia’s most powerful voices advocating for human rights as Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts exposes the injustice inside systems that claim to protect First Nations children.

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State of Emergency

Concert Hall

9 Mar 2025

  • Talks and Ideas

With rates of domestic and family violence rising exponentially and with increasingly deadly consequences, this expert panel examines the crisis that governments acknowledge but seem powerless to prevent.

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Game Changers

Utzon Room

9 Mar 2025

  • Talks and Ideas

Energy for women’s sport in Australia is reaching a fever pitch, with larger crowds, increased sponsorship, and even higher pay in some cases. But has it gone far enough? Join our expert panellists to examine the real state of play for women with skin in the game.

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