Truth, Format & Reach: The Future of Storytelling in Australia

What does it take to create long-form stories that cut through the noise—and stay with people? This session brings together bold Australian storytellers reshaping the landscape. Go behind the scenes of How To Poison A Planet, the new Stan documentary featuring Mark Ruffalo and directed by first-timer Katrina McGowan. Hear from Prison Chronicles podcaster Sid Punts, whose gripping true crime series tells the raw, rarely-heard stories of ex-prison officers dealing with daily violence and survival inside maximum-security prisons. With Curious Media’s Poppy Reid and B&T's Arvind Hickman, the session will also unpack views around content quotas, funding and the fight to keep local storytelling alive.