Ink Against Empire

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2025 Annual Oration & AGMInk Against Empire: From Courtroom to Newsroom, Why Human Rights Can’t Survive Without a Free Press
Coinciding with the Annual General Meeting, Conversation at the Crossroads will be hosting its third Annual Oration, to be delivered by Antoinette Lattouf, a multi-award-winning journalist, broadcaster, author and mental health advocate who brings clarity, courage and wit to the hardest conversations.
This promises to be a remarkable event that promises intellectual stimulation, lively discussion, and the opportunity to connect with kindred spirits.
Date
Friday 14 November 2025 5:45 PM - 9:15 PM (UTC+11)Location
The Treacy Centre Melbourne
126 The Avenue, Parkville VIC 3052

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Co-sponsored by Pearls and Irritations, an independent news and commentary publication that comes from a progressive, liberal perspective. It has taken a principled position on the war in Palestine and the censorship of factual commentary. It specialises in highly informed commentary on politics, public policy, foreign policy and world affairs, defence and security, the economy, media, the arts and religion.