Join award-winning Guardian journalist, author, BBC broadcaster and podcaster Jonathan Freedland in discussing global politics, Israel and the Jewish world. Hosted by the New Israel Fund Australia and The Jewish Independent, don't miss the chance to hear his penetrating insights and nuanced discussions on the world today.

Jonathan Freedland is a weekly columnist for the Guardian, presenter of BBC Radio 4's contemporary history series The Long View and of two podcasts: the Guardian's Politics Weekly America and Unholy: Two Jews on the News, alongside the Israeli journalist Yonit Levi.

He is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Save the World and, most recently, The Traitors Circle: The Rebels Against the Nazis and the Spy Who Betrayed Them. He is also the author of several thrillers under the pseudonym Sam Bourne and is a past winner of the Orwell Prize for Journalism.

Tickets are limited, so we encourage you to book early!

Melbourne: Tuesday 3 March 2026, 7pm 
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Sydney: Wednesday 4 March 2026, 7pm 
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