In August 2018, the Westminster system of government took its toll, yet again, of an Australian prime minister. And, after three weeks of parliamentary power play, former PM Malcolm Turnbull resigned his seat of Wentworth bringing on a much-contested by-election. Amid accusations of a “women problem”, the pre-selection for the Liberal candidate in Wentworth instead [...]
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Speaker(s): Sharri Markson (National Political editor, The Daily Telegraph) & Aaron Patrick (Senior writer, The Australian Financial Review) Date: 17th Sept 2018 Topic: Australian Federal Politics on the Eve of The Wentworth By-Election Venue: The Sydney Institute, Level 40, Governor Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney Time: 5.30 for 6pm Book from: 3 September 2018 [...]
Sharri Markson is National Political Editor for The Daily Telegraph. Prior to this, Markson became media editor of The Australian in February 2014 where she was noted for her “aggressive pursuit of stories involving the ABC and Fairfax Media". With a growing background of electoral backlash against wealth and the gap between haves and have-nots, [...]
Speaker(s): MARK DI STEFANO (Political Editor at BuzzFeed) and SHARRI MARKSON (National Political Editor for The Daily Telegraph) Date: 2017-05-22 Venue: The Sydney Institute, Level 40, Governor Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney NSW 2000 Time: 5.30 for 6pm
