Ubud Writers and Readers Festival
Thursday 30 October 2025, 10am - 11am
Saturday 1 November 2025, 2pm - 3pm
Sunday 2 November 2025, 12.45 - 1.45pm
Ubud Writers' & Readers Festival
Indonesia
30 October - 02 November 2025
Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre
The Hawke Centre is delighted to continue our partnership with the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, featuring acclaimed Australian journalist and media freedom advocate Professor Peter Greste.
Peter has spent over 25 years as a foreign correspondent with the BBC and Al Jazeera. His experiences, including a wrongful imprisonment in Egypt, have shaped his strong commitment to press freedom and journalist safety.
Peter Greste will present three sessions across the Festival. Visit the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival for full details of the three sessions below.
Thursday 30 October, 10am - 11am, Indus Restaurant
Writers Behind Bars – exploring the challenges faced by writers under oppressive regimes.
Saturday 1 November, 2pm-3pm, Indus Restaurant
Peter Greste: The Correspondent – sharing his journey from global conflict zones to advocating for media freedom.
Sunday 2 November, 12.45-1.45pm, Alang Alang Stage
The Politics of Reporting – examining the intersection of journalism and politics and the ethical dilemmas faced by reporters today.
Should you be attending the festival, we encourage you to join Peter’s sessions for his invaluable insights into journalism and press freedom. If you are unable to attend, stay tuned for links to recordings so you can watch the sessions online post-event.
For more information about the festival, visit the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival website.
The Hawke Centre has presented events at the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival in 2019 with Richard Fidler, 2018 with Jane Caro, 2017 with Nurat Durrani.
While the views presented by speakers within The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre public program are their own and are not necessarily those of either the University of South Australia, or The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, they are presented in the interest of open debate and discussion in the community and reflect our themes of: Strengthening our Democracy - Valuing our Diversity - Building our Future. The Hawke Centre reserves the right to change their program at any time without notice.