Ideas

Your job is what you do. Your side quest is what makes you you.

Sit in a chair in a beautiful park and argue with the ratbags, or get onto a ladder and be one

In conversation with Peter Doherty: From rural veterinary officer to Nobel laureate and Australian of the Year.

Dr Rajagopalan, Resident Senior Fellow, ASPI, presents a lecture on Global Nuclear Security and India's Nuclear Program

Acclaimed photojournalists Lorrie Graham and Mike Bowers come together to reflect on Lorrie’s trailblazing career.

Celebrating ten years of profound, pressing and provocative ideas.

Hear British writer Louise Perry speak live in Chatswood on the rotten state of relationships between men and women.

Join some of Australia's favourite thinkers and storytellers for an unmissable evening of conversation and reflection

A series of public conversations about some of architecture’s key questions.

Simple ways to bring meditation and the compassionate Buddhist view into our daily life to help ease stress and worry

Sydney Peace Award Ceremony and Lecture to honour our 2026 recipient, Jennifer Robinson

Join us for the Sydney Peace Prize Gala Dinner to honour our 2026 recipient, Jennifer Robinson.

A safe place for you to discuss your meditation experience

Become a confident, engaging and persuasive speaker through practical exercises, coaching and public speaking practice.

timeless Buddhist wisdom for working with your mind to reclaim your mental focus and find contentment every day

Join the three members of the Library's prestigious research program to hear about their work writing biographies.

A series of public conversations about some of architecture’s key questions.

Dr Stuart Rollo – C for ISS Centre for International Security Studies, presents the lecture "2026 The Year in Review"

Advice on how by setting aside worry we all can find strength to face the ups and downs of modern living.

An inspiring and inclusive evening of meditation, contemplation and free-flowing discussion