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Meshel Laurie is a comedian and radio and television personality. She is a regular panellist on The Project, and has also appeared on Spicks and Specks, Good News Week and Rove. She is the author of The Fence-Painting Fortnight of Destiny, Buddhism for Break-ups and Buddhism for the Unbelievably Busy, and produces and hosts two of Australia's most downloaded podcasts, Australian True Crime and The Nitty Gritty Committee.

Julia Zemiro is one of Australia’s most recognisable television faces. As the host of the iconic music quiz show, RocKwiz (SBS, 2005 – 2016) she made her name as a charismatic ringmaster of live television. She took those skills into her co-hosting role of (Australia’s coverage of) the Eurovision Song Contest (2008 – 2016) where her agile presence made those original broadcasts some of the most memorable and gently irreverent in Australian television history. In 2024, she will be touring Australia hosting Never Mind the Buzzers, here’s RocKwiz Live! Tour. 

From 2013 – 2022, Zemiro co-produced and hosted nine seasons of the hugely successful, Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (ABC) proving she could also handle more serious, long-form interviews with ease. The series’ longevity firmly cemented her as one of Australia’s most likeable television talents. She is currently Executive Producer and Host of Great Australian Walks (SBS), now in its second series. 

A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts, Zemiro returned to her thespian roots in 2020 when she starred in the Logie-award-winning ABC sitcom, Fisk. Over three high-rating seasons, Zemiro proved she is also a virtuoso comedic actress. 

In 2019 and 2020 she brought her big vision producing skills to the Adelaide Cabaret Festival as Artistic Director, curating a diverse and dynamic program of international and local artists. 

With a work ethic to match her talent, she has also been the captain’s pick for many high-profile international interviews and specials including, Louis Theroux, Bill Bryson, Stephen Fry, Michael Mosley, Peter Capaldi (Dr Who press tour) and Brian Cox (Stargazing Live). 

Rebecca Huntley is Director of Research at 89 Degrees East and a fellow of the Research Society of Australia. She has authored several books, including How to Talk about Climate Change in a Way that Makes a Difference and, most recently, her memoir Sassafras. 

Rick Morton has been a journalist and writer for over 15 years. He is the winner of the 2013 Kennedy Award for Young Journalist of the Year and the 2017 Kennedy Award for Outstanding Columnist. Rick regularly appears on panels across both the ABC and commercial networks discussing politics, the media, writing and social policy. His latest book is Mean Streak, on the Robodebt scandal. 

Richard Fidler presents Conversations with Richard Fidler, an in-depth, up close and personal interview program broadcast across Australia on ABC Radio. He is also the author of the bestselling Ghost Empire, a history of the lost civilisation of Byzantium, and co-author of Saga Land, the story of the great sagas of Iceland. Richard’s most recent book is The Golden Maze: A Biography of Prague.

Sarah Kanowski studied English at the University of Oxford, where she wrote a thesis on the Mosley family. In Hobart she edited the literary magazine Island, until sun and grandparents beckoned her back to Brisbane. She has presented Books and Arts on Radio National and currently presents Conversations twice-weekly.