The Future of Democracy: Trump’s America with Jon Sopel
Saturday 23 May 2026 at 12:00PM
Cheltenham
Event Description
The Future of Democracy series, hosted by Nick Bryant and Rosalind Dixon, is a collaboration between Sydney Writers’ Festival and the Resilient Democracy Lab at UNSW Sydney.
In this discussion, journalist and writer Jon Sopel (UnPresidented: Politics, Pandemics and the Race that Trumped All Others) joins co-hosts Nick Bryant (The Forever War) and Rosalind Dixon (The People's Guide to the Australian Constitution) to consider how to withstand the forces eroding democracies worldwide, from the rule of tech broligarchs to the autocratic superpowers.
Join Jon in conversation with Nick and Rosalind.
Presented in collaboration with the UNSW Resilient Democracy Lab.
Sydney Writers’ Festival is Australia’s largest celebration of books and ideas, bringing the world’s finest authors and esteemed thinkers together for insightful and exhilarating conversations and discussions.
This event is livestreamed direct from Sydney Wrtiers Festival.
When
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Saturday 23 May 2026
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Cheltenham
12 Stanley Avenue
Cheltenham VIC
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