From capital "P" Politics to lower-case "r" for random, writers and artists have always tried to change the world. Here we focus on sharing skills and tactics, try to get beyond the can't-talk-too-busy-saving-the-world rhetoric and ask: what do you set out to do, and why?
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Anna Samson, Henry Reynolds, Martin Robertson, Tom Keily, Zanny Begg

Who's publishing what, and what does it mean for your writing? Expect a fierce and fascinating debate about the shape of books today. ("They're round!" "No, hexagonal!") Focusing on the status of contemporary Australian fiction, the rise of small press and the influence of the mass-market.
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George Dunford, James Phelan, Jeff Sparrow, Michael Webster, Ronnie Scott, Rose Michael

Take the trip! Whether itâ??s offering guided tours of Brunswick, taking over Hobartâ??s advertising space to tell local tales via giant billboards, or mapping and blogging the secret life of Perth, these projects all use writing and art to explore the communities and spaces they call home.
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Amy Spiers, James Newitt, Justy Phillips, Nick Keys, Rebecca Giggs

What do you get when you mix global trade talks, hordes of journalists, armies of riot police and thousands of people out to publicly speak their minds? Depends on which newspaper you read. We plumb the murky depths of media practice to shine some light on political expression, policing and the media.
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Andrew Lowenthal, Mark Pendleton, Martin Robertson, Mutiny Collective, ORGASN, Rochelle Jackson

Not Quite Art is a 3 part TV series written and presented by TINA founder, and former Noise and Next Wave Director Marcus Westbury. The series takes us from Newcastle to Melbourne, Sydney and Glasgow and looks at where art and culture actually come from rather than where they end up. It's a series about the real world and not the art world. NQA premieres on ABC TV at 10pm Tuesday 09 October but... >> read more
Marcus Westbury

Writing is a powerful expression of resistance. Presented by Sydney PEN, this discussion features authors who have experienced direct censorship. It looks at the current state of press freedom both internationally and closer to home, and what happens to dissenting voices in Australia.
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Abdul Hekmat, Hugo Bowne-Anderson, Mohsen Soltany Zand, Sarah Maddison, Zanny Begg

White trash is the new black. From cashed-up bogans to Howardâ??s battlers, everyone wants a bit of bogue up â??em. Join some of Australia's most articulate white-trash they discuss stubbies, alcoholism, sluts, unions and other finer points of bogan culture. >> read more
Callum Scott, Chayni Henry, Kelly-lee Hickey, Mitch Harris, Rachel Matthews, Ryan Paine

Culture needs violence like a punch in the head. So why are we so drawn to it? From kitty cartoons about paedophelia to brutal drowning soundscapes, artists discuss what happens when violence is put on show.
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Andrew Hutchinson, Bryce Wolfgang Joiner, Jo Waite

The "F" word is used lightly or not at all these days, and a new multicultural voice is taking on Western feminism. In a depoliticised cultural environment, what place do boob jobs and Paris Hilton have, and as artists how do we critique this?
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Danielle Wood, Kate Barwell, Krissy Kneen, Samia Hossain, Sarah Nicholson

We make our own work, in our own communities, on our own terms. Why prostitute yourself to The Man when you can keep it DIY? Staying non-pro can be an art in itself for artists who want to hang on to their integrity; their zines, their NWYF, their small press ... and their Centrelink payments.
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Ianto Ware, Lou Smith, Louise Thatcher, Maddy Phelan, Nick Keys, Patrick Pittman, Zoe Thompson-Moore

What happens when you write the unspeakable? From buried histories of Australia and Eastern Europe to childhood depression and criminal minds, some of Australiaâ??s leading writers discuss the ethics, challenges and repercussions of telling the worldâ??s untold stories.
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Anna Funder, Anna Krien, Henry Reynolds, Rochelle Jackson, Shaun Tan

Mum wonâ??t publish anything written by anyone under the age of 60. Dad just got OzCo funding to stage "Hair III: Regaine-omics". Australiaâ??s cultural production is still dominated by wrinkled baby-boomers. The good news? They are all going to die! A discussion on culture and generationalism.
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Alice Gage, Gabrielle Carey, Kate Crawford, Marcus Westbury, Michael Webster, Mutiny Collective, Simon Cox