Writers @ Stanton

Dec 19 2024 89 ep. 47 mins

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Every month Stanton Library hosts some of the world’s most exciting writers and thinkers to discuss their latest books. Catch up with our audio recordings and relive the discussion.

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David Dufty

Dec 19 2024 46 mins

Drawing on original letters and journals, historian David Dufty uncovers the extraordinary story of the greatest feat of engineering in nineteenth-century Australia, and the workers who brought this ambitious project to life.

Lech Blaine

Dec 19 2024 50 mins

Learn the gripping true yet stranger-than-fiction tale of Lech Blaine and his family in his newest book, Australian Gospel, and discover the tangled fates of two couples and the foster children trapped between them.

Peter FitzSimons

Dec 12 2024 40 mins

Discover the epic story of Albert Jacka, the first Australian soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross in WWI. His tale of bravery and sacrifice will take you from the shores of Gallipoli to the battlefields of France.

Rick Morton

Nov 21 2024 53 mins

Join journalist Rick Morton for the powerful story of Robodebt, involving a moral vacuum and a multibillion-dollar government shake down. This is a gripping tale of how, over four and a half years, our government turned on its most vulnerable citizens.

Robbie Arnott

Nov 21 2024 46 mins

From the acclaimed author of Limberlost comes this new epic quest in a through-the-looking-glass Van Deiman’s Land, undertaken by the outcast children of notorious convicts, to find and kill a man-eating big cat named Dusk.

Amanda Laugesen

Nov 21 2024 45 mins

Discover the linguistic history of Australian English with Amanda Laugesen as she reveals some of the ideas, events and values that have shaped Australia’s history by providing fascinating insight into the evolution of the Australian vocabulary.

Clare Wright in conversation with Paul Daley

Nov 14 2024 45 mins

Discover the story of a founding document in Australian democracy and the First Nations trailblazers who made it. Author Clare Wright joins journalist Paul Daley in-conversation to discuss this momentous piece of Australian history.

Alan Kohler

Nov 14 2024 53 mins

In this updated edition of the bestselling Quarterly Essay, Alan Kohler tells the story of how we got into the Australian housing mess, with added material on homelessness, what is now an affordable house price, and lessons from overseas.

Christian White in conversation with Amanda Hampson

Oct 01 2024 53 mins

Join Australian author Christian White in conversation with fellow crime writer Amanda Hampson to discuss this new thriller that explores toxic masculinity, domestic abuse and the strange inner dynamics of male friendship groups.

Don Watson

Oct 01 2024 55 mins

Discover this historically informed yet mordant account from America that catches the madness and the politics of an election like no other and its candidates. This is an essential essay about a crucial moment of choice from author Don Watson.