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17 Jan 2026

Pieta Farrell: Midsumma Festival’s 2026 Program

Arts, Comedy, Food, Health, Kids & Family, LGBTIQA+ Community, Literature, Music, Performing Arts, Places & Travel, Popular Culture, Relationships, Sexuality, Society & Culture, Visual Arts

The Midsumma Festival’s 2026 program spans hundreds of events across Melbourne and beyond. Pieta Farrell explains how the 2026 festival balances scale, accessibility and the diversity of contemporary queer culture.

Guest: Pieta Farrell, Head of Programming, Midsumma Festival

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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17 Jan 2026

Katrina Sedgwick: Federation Square’s Open Air Program

Arts, Food, Kids & Family, Music, Performing Arts, Popular Culture, Society & Culture, Visual Arts

Federation Square’s Open Air program brings a month of free music, cinema and culture to Melbourne’s CBD. Katrina Sedgwick talks ...

17 Jan 2026

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Why Rose Byrne’s Golden Globes Speech Sparked Backlash

News & Politics, Popular Culture, Society & Culture, TV & Film

A joke during an awards speech quickly became a judgment on a woman’s private life. Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne unpacks ...

17 Jan 2026

James Gray: Long-acting HIV Prevention

Health, LGBTIQA+ Community, Medicine, Politics

Australia has registered a long-acting injectable form of HIV PrEP, but access remains limited. James Gray explains why a PBS ...