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Upcoming events

19 March 2026

Michael Wesley: Australia and Asia

Join us as foreign policy analyst and commentator Professor Michael Wesley discusses his Quarterly Essay with Misha Ketchell, Editor of The Conversation.

Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre

Michael Wesley
20 January 2026

Journeys Beyond

Join the Andy Thomas Space Foundation and Adelaide University for an inspiring one‑hour discussion and Q&A with NASA Astronaut Dr Shannon Walker and Australian Astronaut Katherine Bennell‑Pegg.

Hosted by Seven News presenter Mike Smithson, you’ll hear about their remarkable journeys in the space sector and their unique experiences of living and working beyond Earth, as well as their hopes for the future of human spaceflight.

This event is free to attend, but registrations are encouraged. 

Journeys beyond
13 January - 20 November 2026

BEGINNINGS

Discover BEGINNINGS. Embark on a journey to better understand how and why we are here, where we belong in the world, and how we can act in the present to shape the future.

FREE ENTRY.

Exhibition by MOD. North Terrace, Kaurna Yarta, Adelaide.

MOD. Beginnings creative
9 February - 27 March 2026

Sanaa Exhibition

Sanaa returns to the Kerry Packer Civic Gallery with its latest exhibition, Let Creativity Shine. Featuring the work of twelve artists from Australia and around the world, each brings their own bold stories, styles, and energy to Adelaide.

Sanaa Exhibition is sponsored by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre and co-presented with Sanaa: A Better World Through Creativity, as part of Adelaide Fringe.

Sanaa exhibition artwork
5 March 2026

Planet Talks

Dan Hikuroa & Joy McCann
In-Conversation with
Tim Jarvis AM

Join Māori earth-systems scientist Associate Professor Dan Hikuroa and Australian environmental historian Dr Joy McCann in conversation with adventurer and environmental scientist Tim Jarvis AM, as they explore how Indigenous knowledge, history and science can help us reimagine our relationship with the natural world.

Register for this FREE event Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre in partnership with WOMADelaide Planet Talks.

Planet Talks

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