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Canberra Writers Festival: Democracy on a Precipice

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Event

Canberra Writers Festival: Democracy on a Precipice


Time & date

11:30am - 12:30pm, 25th October 2024


Location

Members Dining Room, MOAD View map

18 King George Terrace, Parkes, ACT 2600


Tickets

Bookings Essential

Tickets $32 adult, $28 concession.

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About

In July, the US Supreme Court ruled that Donald J. Trump - convicted felon and Republican presidential nominee - is entitled to broad immunity from criminal prosecution for efforts to undo his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden. The Biden administration labelled the decision “a dangerous precedent” and the implications for US democracy are chilling. But in an age of disinformation and civic decline, there are signs of democratic fragility all over the globe, and Australia is no exception. Barrie Cassidy leads an expert panel of thinkers – Bruce Wolpe, Nick Bryant and Emma Shortis – to discuss our perilous geo-politics

Book

The Forever War
The Forever War tells the story of how America’s political polarisation is 250 years in the making, and argues that the roots of its modern-day malaise are to be found in its troubled past.
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