Join us online or in-person for Afternoon Light Live with The Hon Tony Abbott AC and Georgina Downer. Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott AC will discuss his new book, Australia: A History.

We invite you to join us online OR attend in person (if you are in Melbourne) at the Robert Menzies Institute.

Event Details

Date: Tuesday 20th January
Time: 3 – 4pm (AEDT)
Venue: Live Online over Zoom / Robert Menzies Institute, Old Quad, East Wing, University of Melbourne, Parkville (for live audience)
Tickets: FREE registration to join online available HERE / To attend in person, register HERE (limited seating)

This is a non-catered event.

Georgina and Tony will talk for the first 30 min, and the next 30 min will be audience Q&A.

Tony Abbott’s new book highlights the achievements of Australia and reasons for national pride, while still acknowledging mistakes. It traces major arcs of Australian history — from Indigenous cultures and colonial settlement, through migration and nation-building, to modern democracy — helping us connect events over time in a single book written in an easy, engaging and immensely readable way.

Join Georgina in testing if we are allowed to be proud of Australia’s history. Does the good outweigh the bad? Or is weighing the good vs bad simply the wrong lens from which to examine our history.

Copies of Australia: A History are available for purchase via BookTopia. Follow THIS LINK to buy your copy. Tony Abbott will be available to sign books for attendees who bring a copy with them.