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A Funny Thing Happened...with Robbie Swan and Fiona Patten
25 Jun 2026 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

After decades spent on the fringes of politics, publishing and Australia’s sex industry, Robbie Swan and Fiona Patten finally tell the stories they could never quite leave behind. Join them for the launch of the new book, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sex Party.

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Theatre
Author talk
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Author talk: Marie & Marie
02 Jul 2026 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Join poet Adrienne Eberhard and novelist Catherine de Saint Phalle for a special In Conversation event about their serendipitous collaboration on the French translation of Marie & Marie.

Ferguson Room
Books and authors
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