

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Discovering the real Gough Whitlam: Troy Bramston on writing a life
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am – Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 09:30 am
- **Event Description**: Join the Friends of the Library and Troy Bramston, senior writer with The Australian and author of the most recent biography of Gough Whitlam, to discuss the process and craft of writing a biography.

Troy Bramston discusses his biography of Gough Whitlam, a definitive work that provides an unvarnished analysis of Whitlam’s achievements and failures. This lecture will focus on the process of writing the book, undertaking research and his approach to unlocking the secrets of a public life. 

Find out more and book here: https://www.library.gov.au/whats-on/events/discovering-real-gough-whitlam-troy-bramston-writing-life
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/discovering-the-real-gough-whitlam-troy-bramston-on-writing-a-life/200029558020957
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 17

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.library.gov.au/whats-on/events/discovering-real-gough-whitlam-troy-bramston-writing-life?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=canberra-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Canberra
- **state**: CT
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2600
- **lat**: -35.29873
- **long**: 149.13168
- **full address**: Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2600

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- **organizer**: National Library of Australia (https://allevents.in/org/national-library-of-australia/9218395)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2600
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** National Library of Australia
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Discovering the real Gough Whitlam: Troy Bramston on writing a life ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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