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All About Women

8 – 9 March 2025

All About Women is the Sydney Opera House’s centerpiece talks festival about gender, justice, and equality, held annually in the week of International Women’s Day. For over a decade, the celebrated event has filled our venues with inspiring moments and buzzy, agenda-setting conversations. 

Feeling the Heat

Susan Davis, Grace Molloy, Em Rusciano, moderated by Gabrielle Jackson

State of Emergency

with Zahra Al Hilaly, Rosie Batty, Kyllie Cripps, Jess Hill, Julie Inman Grant, moderated by Jamila Rizvi

The Baby Boycott

with Liz Allen, Laura Henshaw, Gina Rushton, moderated by Avani Dias

Feminist Roast

Michelle Brasier, Lucinda ‘Froomes’ Price, Nakkiah Lui, Grace Tame, moderated by Steph Tisdell

A collage on a bright blue background. A hand holds a sign with exclamation marks on it. Behind this is a Greek statue of a woman wearing sunglasses.

Kara Swisher’s X Files

with Kara Swisher

Skin Deep

with Jessica Defino, Lucinda ‘Froomes’ Price, Dr Michelle Wong, moderated by Yumi Stynes

Memorial Days

with Geraldine Brooks, hosted by Jennifer Byrne

The Tradwives Club

with Megan Agnew, Jessie Tu, Rosie Waterland, moderated by Nakkiah Lui

A bright coloured collage. The head of a woman smiling sits on top of a cake surrounded by money and a smart phone.

The Lasting Harm

with Lucia Osbourne-Crowley, moderated by Grace Tame

A bright collage featuring a judges gavel shining a spotlight on a lone woman.

Game Changers

with Ann Odong, Lydia Williams, moderated by Tracey Holmes

Your Body, Whose Choice?

with Jane Caro, Summer May Findlay, Charlotte Mortlock, moderated by Gina Rushton

The Tracy Westerman Effect

with Tracy Westerman

Ladies, We Need to Talk

with Alyx Gorman, Georgia Grace, moderated by Yumi Stynes

Wild at Heart

with Gina Chick

A woman with a bird perched beside her head, set against a vibrant green background.

An Industry Off-Key

with BARKAA, Jaguar Jonze, moderated by Narelda Jacobs

Rachel Kushner

hosted by Steph Harmon

A collage of a women hiding behind a newspaper holding a cigarette.

They Still Take the Children Away

with Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts

Matrescence

with Lucy Jones, hosted by Michelle Law

Rachel House

hosted by Narelda Jacobs

Marry Your Friends

with Marieke Hardy & Emilie Zoey Baker

Punkaliyarra

with Big hART

The Lipstick Effect

Art activation by Agender

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