The Wheeler Centre: Books, Writing, Ideas: Videos

Essayist David Marr assesses Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's inspirations, methods and political temperament.

Tim Ferguson laments the conservatism of Gen X, the death of feminism and Sex And The City 2.

Doctors Chris Merry, Rodney Hicks and Jayashri Kulkarni join Ramona Koval to discuss books that have made their mark on their minds and careers.

Writer Shane Maloney discusses his love of libraries and how public silence is under threat.

Join panellists David Blood, James Cameron, Ian Gibson and John Daley as they address the complex relationship between climate and commerce.

A panel of Malcolm Turnbull, Mark Dreyfus, Nick McKim and Baroness Valerie Amos discuss how politics can create action on climate change.

David Owen talks about how living closer together and using our cars less is the best thing we can do to fight climate change.

David Owen, Melinda Dodson, Sue Holliday, Rob Adams and Bruce Taper explore ways in which we can make our cities more energy efficient.

Peter Singer, Kartikeya Sarabhai and Tim Soutphommasane discuss the distance between ethics, ideas and action in the green narrative.

Kartikeya Sarabhai discusses how our individual choices can help sustainable development.

Ethicist Peter Singer tells how we can balance our daily choices between convenience and climate change.

Tim Soutphommasane lectures on the ethics of climate change.

A panel Kartikeya Sarabhai, Prasad Menon, Jon Barnett and Ian de Cruz ask how we can adapt globally to the challenges of climate change.

Tim Costello explores Australia's unique regional responsibilities in the climate debate and the impact of development models in creating a sustainable global society.

James Cameron considers the question of compatibility between climate change and economic growth in this Deakins 2010 keynote lecture.