@FestOfDanger

Australia’s original disruptive ideas Festival, presented by @ethics_centre. Catch up with ideas on demand now🔥 Presented by @ethics_centre

 Sydney, New South Wales
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10 days. 13 iconic Sydney venues. 115 sessions, including talks, arts, films and excursions that took over the city with the most ambitious program we've ever staged. Find out more now: bit.ly/4xXPeyf 🔥
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Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist @mariaressa has spent her career on the frontlines of disinformation warfare. WEAPONS OF MASS DISTRACTION // MARIA RESSA, CHAIRED BY HAMISH MACDONALD // WATCH ON DEMAND bit.ly/445FIM7
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@badiucaoAug 22
Great to come to Sydney with @melissakchan for @FestOfDanger and talk about our graphic novel You Must Take Part In Revolution. The book is publishing Australia September 1 Learn more about it badiucao.com/australia
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Broadsheet Sydney@Broadsheet_SydAug 19
The Festival of Dangerous Ideas returns to Sydney this month – and nothing’s off the table. bit.ly/4hDlCkl

From Pussy Riot to Salman Rushdie: Must-See Festival of Dangerous Ideas Events 2026

The Festival of Dangerous Ideas returns to Sydney this month – and nothing’s off the table.

broadsheet.com.au
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CAMERONWILSON@cameronwilsonAug 21
Next week I'll be running a workshop at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas teaching how to file a FOI request! I think there's still a few tix left festivalofdangerousideas.com…
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Alexandre Lefebvre@alex_usydAug 14
Politics is returning to one of its oldest questions: what makes a life worth living? Read my piece in The Guardian, in advance of @FestOfDanger next week, with @melissakchan, @UssamaMakdisi, and Peter Hartcher: theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Across the world authoritarians want to tell us what a ‘good life’ looks like. Here’s how liberals...

From Maga to Hungary’s Fidesz and Australia’s One Nation, politics is returning to its oldest question: what makes a life worth living? And liberalism needs a credible answer

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Australia's education system was built to prepare people for the future. Is it still doing that? BAD EDUCATION / @KMooreGilbert, PASI SAHLBERG, GEORGE WILLIAMS, CHAIRED BY ANN MOSSOP / SAT 22 AUGUST 5PM / Carriageworks, SYDNEY Tickets on sale🔥 bit.ly/4bviinu
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Politics shouldn't be neutral about what makes a good life. THE GOOD LIFE STATE / @melissakchan, @alex_usydE, Ussama Makdisi of @MakdisiStreet, chaired @PeterHartcherAO / SAT 22 AUGUST 10:30 AM / CARRIAGEWORKS, SYDNEY Tickets on sale now 🔥 bit.ly/4pVH31V
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Is truly dangerous art still possible? KILLING CULTURE / MARIA ALYOKHINA, BROOK ANDREW, @timminchin & JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL, CHAIRED BY SISONKE MSIMANG / SAT 22 AUGUST 6PM //CARRIAGEWORKS, SYDNEY Tickets on sale now: bit.ly/4wjhme1 🔥
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Journalist @melissakchan and activist artist @badiucao dive into a dystopian graphic novel about technology, authoritarianism and freedom. YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION / CHAIRED BY DAN ILIC / SAT 22 AUG 4PM / Carriageworks, SYD Tickets on sale now🔥 bit.ly/4wQTOwY
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JUST ANNOUNCED 🔥 When Sir Salman Rushdie had to withdraw from the Festival, we needed someone who could carry the mantle without missing a beat. @timminchin: COWARD / OPENING NIGHT EVENT / FRI 21 AUGUST 7PM / CARRIAGEWORKS, SYD Tickets on sale now bit.ly/4wdFlLM
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At Sydney's Festival of Dangerous Ideas, hear why there's a flattening of complexity that comes with the pursuit of moral purity. AGAINST GOODNESS / JESSE BERING, JOANNA BOURKE, @hanno_sauer, CHAIRED BY SISONKE MSIMANG / SAT 22 AUGUST / Carriageworks bit.ly/4ftxaDU
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Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist @mariaressa has spent her career on the frontlines of disinformation warfare. WEAPONS OF MASS DISTRACTION / MARIA RESSA, CHAIRED BY HAMISH MACDONALD / SUN 23 AUGUST 4PM / CARRIAGEWORKS, SYDNEY Ticket on sale now 🔥 bit.ly/445FIM7
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Don't miss journalist @PeterBeinart live in person at Sydney's Festival of Dangerous Ideas, as he explores the crisis reshaping Jewish identity. FACING MORAL WRECKAGE / PETER BEINART / SUN 23 AUGUST 2PM / CARRIAGEWORKS, SYDNEY Tickets on sale now 🔥 bit.ly/4gPfbKE
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Festival of Dangerous Ideas is back – and single tickets are on sale now! 🔥 10 days. 13 iconic Sydney venues. 19 international guests. 115 sessions. The world's most compelling thinkers, artists and provocateurs for talks, films, art and excursions. bit.ly/4bH8iaD
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Festival of Dangerous Ideas is back - and bigger than ever. 10 days. 13 iconic Sydney venues. 19 international guests. 115 sessions of talks, films, art and excursions in August. The program is live. Dig deeper and save with a Festival multipack 🔥 bit.ly/4bH8iaD
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The Wheeler Centre and Festival of Dangerous Ideas today confirmed that Sir Salman Rushdie has withdrawn from his scheduled Australian tour for health reasons. We wish Sir Salman a full and speedy recovery.
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Ticketholders will be contacted via email. The full Festival program continues as planned from 20-30 August, at 13 venues across Sydney, featuring over 115 sessions and 19 international speakers.
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Philosopher @hanno_sauer challenges one of the foundational assumptions of politics: that a truly classless society is possible. AFTER EQUALITY / HANNO SAUER, CHAIRED BY MATT BEARD / SUN 23 AUGUST 12PM / CARRIAGEWORKS, SYD Tickets on sale now 🔥 bit.ly/4wzb7T8
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See @MakdisiStreet's Ussama Makdisi at Sydney's Festival of Dangerous Ideas to challenge misunderstandings about coexistence in the Middle East. THE MYTH OF ANCIENT HATREDS / USSAMA MAKDISI / SAT 22 AUGUST 2PM / @Carriageworks, SYD Buy tickets now🔥 bit.ly/4fqTgIo
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