Melbourne Writers Festival – Black Lives, Refugee Lives

An estimated one in ten Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths is from suicide. An estimated 50 percent of refugees to Australia are further traumatised by immigration processes. Riyadh Al-Hakimi, Gerry Georgatos and Megan Krakouer on learning, empathy, hope and ways forward.

Check out some of the other highlights of the Melbourne Writers Festival at Fed Square:

Melbourne Writers Festival – Duets Series

Magda Szubanski (Second Last Rites: Magda’s Funeral)

Neko Case: This Tornado Loves You

The Eye of the Storm: The Power of Patrick White

Kitty Flanagan (Kitty Flanagan’s School for Relationship Break-ups)

Chris Fleming: Live