Award-winning author Christos Tsiolkas delivered the 2025 Ray Mathew Lecture, exploring the idea of 'Fence-sitting', and its place in the modern world.

Clare Hallifax presented a teacher professional development workshop along with educators and curators from the Library.

We held for the Great Debate and the Great Student Debate during Social Sciences Week 2025.

Susannah Fullerton OAM, President of the Jane Austen Society of Australia delivered a public lecture marking the 250th Anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth.

We joined Prof John Morrissey for a discussion about his recent Fellowship research focused on the environmental writing of renowned Australian poet and author Judith Wright.

We learnt about the features, habitat and behaviours of some truly peculiar Australian animals in this interactive online learning session.

We stepped into the private libraries of one of history’s most infamous royal couples and discovered how ink, margins, and manuscript flourishes reveal more than meets the eye.

Kutcha Edwards delivered the inaugural Bringing Them Home Oration.

We held the 2025 Kenneth Myer Lecture in Melbourne, presented by Professor Brett Sutton AO.

Authors Trish FitzSimons and Madelyn Shaw, in conversation with Annabelle Quince, discussed their new book, Fleeced: Unraveling the History of Wool and War.

We joined author Edmund Goldrick for a book signing event marking the release of his new book, Anzac Guerrillas.

We held the 2025 Kenneth Myer Lecture, presented by Professor Brett Sutton AO.