We're Stuffed! It's too late to avoid civilisational collapse.

Is the end of the world nigh, or at least the end of humanity? Have our multi-crises of climate change, over-consumption, over-reliance on vulnerable technologies, and [insert your favourite impending disaster here] finally brought us to the brink? Or is there still time to change course and rescue our modern civilisation from going the way of coal power? Oh wait, bad example.

Join host Natasha Mitchell and two teams of science and culture heavy hitters for this battle of brains and bravado. The Debate will be recorded for broadcast on ABC Radio National's Big Ideas show.

Debaters to be announced soon.

This session is part of the Beaker Street Main Stage at Hobart City Hall. Your House Band for the evening will be the dangerously well-rehearsed Stevie and the Bunsen Burners. Enter through Market Place, where you'll find drinks, food, fires, and friendly strangers. Come early, stay late to enjoy all the action

What's on:

Events and points of interest around Hobart.

3 Jun 2025 - 5 Jul 2025
2025 Classical Choral Workshop: Verdi’s Requiem
Festival of Voices is Australia's annual festival of choirs held annually in Tasmania, primarily in Hobart.
5 Jun 2025 - 21 Jun 2025
Dark Mofo 2025
Dark Mofo, Mona’s midwinter festival in Tasmania, delves into centuries-old winter solstice rituals.
5 Jun 2025 - 15 Jun 2025
Dark Mofo Winter Feast
Dark Mofo, Mona’s midwinter festival in Tasmania, delves into centuries-old winter solstice rituals.
5 Apr 2025 - 29 Jun 2025
Inside Pompeii: Origins of a European Way of Life
Inside Pompeii: Origins of a European Way of Life is a breathtaking exhibition showcasing the evocative photography of Luigi Spina.
23 May 2025 - 16 Jun 2025
Max Mueller | Emerging Artist | Solo Exhibition
Handmark invites you to experience emerging artist Max Mueller's inaugural solo exhibition at Handmark.
23 May 2025 - 12 Oct 2025
Oliffe Richmond
An exhibition of works by Oliffe Richmond (1919–1977) who was a Tasmanian-born sculptor who built a distinguished career in Britain.
17 Mar 2025 - 21 Sep 2025
On Island
On Island is an exhibition of artworks that respond to Tasmania/Lutruwita from a wide range of perspectives. All of the artworks are from the Tasmanian
1 Jun 2025 - 21 Jun 2025
Paint The Town Red 2025
As the winter chill descends, nipaluna / Hobart and southern Tasmania will once again come alive in a blaze of red for Paint The Town
20 Mar 2025 - 27 Jul 2025
The World of Beetles
The World of Beetles exhibition celebrates the incredible diversity, beauty, and scientific importance of beetles. At the heart of the exhibition is the work of
5 Jun 2025 - 15 Jun 2025
Dark Dip 90º/6º – Hobart Off Season Edition
Join a transformative 1-hour floating wood-fired sauna experience, combining the primal forces of 90º fire and a 6º ice bath, at Hobart's waterfront precinct. As
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