2025 events

2025 events

Melbourne Press Club Trivia Night 2025

13 November 2025

We're back, with the third annual Melbourne Press Club Trivia Night. No topic will be off limits, no question will go unanswered.  

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The Edit: How to get a start in journalism

05 November 2025

This Edit event will explore navigating internships, the experiences emerging journalists do and don’t need on their resume, building contacts, navigating your first few career moves and more.

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Sizzling summer of cricket

28 October 2025

There’s no better time to hear from Cricket Austalia’s CEO Todd Greenberg, writer Bharat Sundaresan and batsman Brad Hodge on the future of our game.

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The Big Steal, with News Corp Executive Chairman Michael Miller

08 October 2025

Hear Michael Miller’s urgent warning on the threat to Australia’s sovereignty—and what must be done to safeguard and strengthen Australia’s essential content creators.

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The Edit: Covering sport

16 September 2025

The best sports journalism gives us a front row seat at the heroics and heartache of competition and contests. How do sports journalists capture the drama and deliver under the unique pressure of covering games so many of us love?

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Footy: the Finals Frontier

26 August 2025

What do three of footy’s most candid observers have to say about the season that was and the race to September’s big dance? Hear from Caroline Wilson, Jarryd Roughead and Kane Cornes in our special pre-finals lunch.

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Inside the Mushroom Murders Trial

05 August 2025

For almost three months, we followed every moment of Erin Patterson’s trial. Now hear from journalists who were there.

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Photos: Freedom from or freedom of? How to win the FoI battle

27 May 2025

Two of Melbourne’s top investigative reporters, Michael Bachelard and Ben Butler, discussed new tactics journalists can use to overcome refusals under the Freedom of Information Act at this MPC Masterclass event.

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Photos: A pivotal moment: the nation's only truth telling commission nears its end

13 May 2025

Ahead of the release of the Yoorrook Justice Commission’s landmark final report, the MPC heard from chair Professor Eleanor Bourke AM about the Commission’s work and the path ahead.

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Photos and video: State Budget Lunch with Jaclyn Symes MP

21 May 2025

Fresh from delivering her first Budget, Victoria's new Treasurer Jaclyn Symes was special guest at this year's State Budget Lunch, proudly presented by the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in partnership with the Melbourne Press Club.

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Freedom from or freedom of? How to win the FoI battle

27 May 2025

Hear two of Melbourne’s top investigative reporters on new tactics journalists can use to overcome refusals under the Freedom of Information Act.

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The Edit: How to start your own podcast

04 June 2025

Ever dreamt of starting your own hit podcast? Here is your chance to meet two women who have made that dream a reality.

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State Budget Lunch with Jaclyn Symes MP

21 May 2025

Join us for one of Victoria’s most anticipated business events – the State Budget Lunch – proudly presented by the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in partnership with the Melbourne Press Club.

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Kim Williams – A Year at the ABC

03 April 2025

In March 2024, Kim Williams became Chair of the ABC. Twelve months later, he spoke on the broadcaster at the MPC.

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The Edit: News made mobile

05 March 2025

Are you a budding journalist eager to dive into the world of mobile-first journalism and vertical video?

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Under the microscope: trust and advocacy in health journalism

25 February 2025

The Melbourne Press Club partnered with Burnet Institute to present a panel discussion on the challenging crossover between health journalism and advocacy.

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30th Quill Awards Dinner

21 March 2025

Join us for Victorian media's biggest night of the year.

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