In Conversation | Indira Naidoo

Sunday 9th June

1.30pm – 2.30pm

Memorial Hall

Indira Naidoo is one of Australia’s most popular broadcasters and authors.

During her 35 year award-winning journalistic career, she has hosted and reported for some of the country’s most distinguished news and current affair programs, including ABC’s Late Edition and SBS TV’s World News. Indira is currently the host of Compass on ABC TV.

Indira’s latest book, The Space Between the Stars is a moving journey of how the natural world can help us through even the most profound grief.

Join Tracey Spicer in conversation with Indira Naidoo for this uplifting tribute to life, death and healing.  

In Conversation | Toby Walsh

Saturday 8th June

3.00pm – 4.00pm

The Studio

Toby Walsh is a Fellow of the Australia Academy of Science and was named on the international “Who’s Who in AI” list of influencers.

He is a strong advocate for limits to ensure AI is used to improve our lives, having spoken at the UN and to heads of state, parliamentary bodies, company boards and many others on this topic.

Toby has written four celebrated books on the subject, including his most recent, Faking It, which examines how the line between the real and the simulated is becoming increasingly blurred.

Join Max Barry in conversation with Toby Walsh to explore the strange and startling history of artificial intelligence

In Conversation | Jackie Huggins

Sunday 9th June

3.00pm – 4.00pm

The Studio

In popular demand as a speaker on Aboriginal issues, Jackie Huggins is a well-known historian and author, with articles published widely in Australia and internationally. She is currently leading the work for Treaty/Treaties in Queensland.

Author of the acclaimed biography of her mother, Auntie Rita, Sister Girl and her biography of her father, Jack of Hearts: QX11594 recently published and republished in the last two years. 

A writer of memoir, life story and nonfiction she is too busy writing the truth in what is now the era of truth telling in our country.

Join Seth Jordan in conversation with Jackie Huggins, whose life’s work is dedicated to a reconciled Australia that embraces all people.

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