Australia votes— are our political parties on the nose?
This election has been described as a boring campaign, but with some fascinating contests. So just what is going on in the minds of voters as Australia heads to the polls this weekend? This event was recorded at the Sorrento Writers Festival on 27 May 2025. Speakers Frank Bongiorno Professor of History, Australian National University President, Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, and the Australian Historical Association Author, Dreamers and Schemers: A Political History of Australia, The Sex lives of Australians: a history Paul Kelly Editor-at-Large, The Australian Author, Triumph and Demise: The Broken Promise of a Labor Generation and The March of Patriots: The Struggle for Modern Australia Kim Carr Longest serving Victoria Labor Senator (1993 — 2022) Vice Chancellor's Professorial Fellow at Monash University Director of the Made in Australia Campaign Limited Author, A Long March Jo Dyer (host) Writer, literary curator and producer of theatre and film Former director, Adelaide Writers Week, former CEO, Sydney Writers Festival Independent candidate for Boothby at the 2022 federal election Author, Burning Down the House: Reconstructing Modern Politics
May 1, 2025
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May 1, 2025
Australia votes— are our political parties on the nose?
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Australia votes— are our political parties on the nose?
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<p>This election has been described as a boring campaign, but with some fascinating contests. So just what is going on in the minds of voters as Australia heads to the polls this weekend?</p><p><a href="https://sorrentowritersfestival.com.au/artfuel/program/426/show/our-political-parties-where-to-from-here">This event was recorded at the Sorrento Writers Festival </a>on 27 May 2025.</p><p>Speakers</p><p><a href="https://history.cass.anu.edu.au/people/professor-frank-bongiorno">Frank Bongiorno</a>Professor of History, Australian National UniversityPresident, Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, and the Australian Historical AssociationAuthor, Dreamers and Schemers: A Political History of Australia, The Sex lives of Australians: a history</p><p><a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/paul-kelly">Paul Kelly</a>Editor-at-Large, The AustralianAuthor, Triumph and Demise: The Broken Promise of a Labor Generation and The March of Patriots: The Struggle for Modern Australia</p><p><a href="https://publishing.monash.edu/authors/kim-carr/">Kim Carr</a>Longest serving Victoria Labor Senator (1993 — 2022)Vice Chancellor's Professorial Fellow at Monash UniversityDirector of the Made in Australia Campaign LimitedAuthor, A Long March</p><p><a href="https://publishing.monash.edu/authors/jo-dyer/">Jo Dyer </a>(host)Writer, literary curator and producer of theatre and filmFormer director, Adelaide Writers Week, former CEO, Sydney Writers FestivalIndependent candidate for Boothby at the 2022 federal electionAuthor, Burning Down the House: Reconstructing Modern Politics</p>