AWW23: History's Rough Draft - Sumeyya Ilanbey, Margot Saville & Chris Wallace

Published: March 23, 2023, 3:49 a.m.

Chair: Steve Bracks

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It is a truism that political memoirs are an invaluable first draft of history. Are political biographies equally unreliable and imprecise? Are living subjects more problematic than dead ones? Former Victorian Premier Steve Bracks explores the genre with some of Australia\u2019s leading journalists \u2013 Sumeyya Ilanbey (biographer of Daniel Andrews), Chris Wallace and Margot Saville.

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Event details: Sat 04 Mar, 1:15pm on the East Stage\n\n