What lay the groundwork for Morrison’s ascent to power? Where will Dutton lead the coalition? Find out what goes on behind the scenes in the lives of Australia’s most public figures.
What goes on behind the scenes of Australia’s most public figures?
Under the spotlight of public scrutiny, the names and faces of Australian politics have fallen in and out of favour in recent years. Who are the people behind the politics? How did they get to be where they
Join key political commentators Lech Blaine, Margot Saville and Niki Savva as they examine the rise and fall of the Coalition, and dare to ask the question – what comes next?
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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
LECH BLAINE
Lech Blaine is the author of Car Crash and two Quarterly Essay's: Top Blokes and Bad Cop. Car Crash was shortlisted for the 2022 National Biography Award. Lech is the current Charles Perkins Centre writer-in-residence at the University of Sydney. His work has been published in outlets such as Good Weekend, The Griffith Review, The Guardian and The Monthly.
NIKI SAVVA
Niki Savva is an author and columnist for the The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. She is a regular panellist on ABC's Insiders. She has written four books, beginning with So Greek. Her other three books, chronicling the coups and chaos which beset the Liberal Government – The Road to Ruin, which was awarded Non-fiction Book of the Year by the Australian Book Industry Awards, Plots and Prayers and Bulldozed – have all been best sellers.
MARGOT SAVILLE
Margot Saville practised as a lawyer for one year before becoming a journalist in the late 1980s. She is a freelance writer who has worked at The Australian, ABC Television, the Nine Television Network and is currently published in The Sydney Morning Herald and Crikey.
ABOUT THE VENUE:
ASHFIELD TOWN HALL is accessible from the street and ground levels. Access to the venue is available via the Liverpool Road and Ashfield Mall entrances.
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