Having published The Twilight of Exceptionalism - the third volume of a trilogy on modern Australian politics - Paul Kelly spoke about his book at The Sydney Institute on Monday 17 August 2026. The book charts a turbulent era of Liberal and conservative politics tracing the crisis besetting the Coalition and how Tony Abbott, Malcolm [...]
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Speaker: Paul Kelly - Editor-at-Large of The Australian and author, most recently of The Twilight of Exceptionalism - The Liberal Conservative Era Date: Monday 17 August 2026 Time: 5pm for 5.30pm start Venue: The Sydney Institute, 47 Phillip St (bet Bent & Bridge Sts) Sydney LIGHT REFRESHMENTS OPEN TO ASSOCIATE MEMBERS & GUEST ONLY
In 2025, the Robert Menzies Institute published the third volume in its Menzies series – titled The Menzies Ascendency - Fortune, Stability, Progress 1954–1961. The Sydney launch took place at The Sydney Institute on Monday 3 February. The book was launched by former High Court judge The Hon Michael Kirby and The Australian’s Paul Kelly. [...]
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The issue of the referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament consumed discussion across Australia for ten months and more leading to the referendum on Saturday 14 October 2023 at which the Yes case was lost overwhelmingly - going down 39 per cent to 61 per cent No. There was a week of mourning for [...]
Speaker: Paul Kelly - Editor-at-large The Australian Date: Wednesday 27 July 2022 - 6pm Topic: The Albanese Government: Early Signals and Coming Challenges Venue: The Sydney Institute, 47 Phillip Street, Sydney Members & 1 Guest Only The Zoom link will be sent out on the day of the event PLEASE NOTE: THIS MEETING IS FOR [...]
Speaker: Paul Kelly - Editor-at-large The Australian Date: Wednesday 27 July 2022 - 5.30 for 6pm Topic: The Albanese Government: Early Signals and Coming Challenges Venue: The Sydney Institute, 47 Phillip Street, Sydney Members & 1 Guest Only LIGHT REFRESHMENTS PLEASE NOTE: THIS MEETING IS FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF THE SYDNEY INSTITUTE ONLY & 1 [...]
