Lucia Osborne-Crowley: The Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell
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Lucia Osborne-Crowley: The Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell
Presented as part of The Wheeler Centre's Spring Fling
Union Theatre , Arts and Cultural Building
When
7pm - 8pm
Where
Union Theatre
Arts and Cultural Building
The University of Melbourne
159 Monash Road, Parkville VIC 3010
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This event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Lucia Osborne-Crowley is unable to travel at present due to health concerns and UMAC and The Wheeler Centre wish her all the best for a swift recovery. We are currently exploring opportunities to present a version of the event in the future. All ticket holders will be contacted this week and will be issued a full refund. For any further enquiries, please contact [email protected].
Step behind the scenes with journalist and legal reporter Lucia Osborne-Crowley for a rare insight into the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell and the future of reparative justice.
Lucia Osborne-Crowley was one of only four court reporters admitted into the criminal trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, where she bore daily witness to the onslaught of evidence brought against Maxwell for sex-trafficking minors and abetting Jeffrey Epstein’s abuses.
Maxwell’s trial and ultimate conviction is carefully detailed and powerfully reported in Osborne-Crowley’s new book The Lasting Harm – an investigative expose that amplifies the voices of Maxwell’s victims and interrogates a hamstrung criminal justice system.
In this urgent conversation with human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson, Osborne-Crowley brings this incendiary trial to life, questions our age-old appetite for crime and punishment, and offers a new blueprint for meaningful reparative justice.
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Full + Book
64
Concession/Under 30 + Book
55
Full
29
Concession/Under 30
20
Running Time
60 minutes
Content Warnings
Recommended for audiences aged 18 and older. Please note, this event may include references to sexual abuse and assault. If you need support relating to these topics, you can learn more and seek advice via the below resources.
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Presented in partnership with The Wheeler Centre and the Victorian Women’s Trust
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Cast & Creatives
Lucia Osborne-Crowley
Lucia Osborne-Crowley is an Australian-trained lawyer, legal reporter, journalist, essayist and author of I Choose Elena (2020), the Somerset Maugham Award–winning My Body Keeps Your Secrets (2021) and The Lasting Harm (2024). Her news reporting has appeared in ABC News, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Wall Street Journal, GQ Australia, Saturday Paper and Women's Agenda. Her long-form writing has appeared in The Lifted Brow and Meanjin.
Photo by Robin Christian
Jennifer Robinson
Jennifer Robinson is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers in London. Jen has acted in key human rights and media freedom cases in both domestic and international courts. Her work often involves UN engagement and advising governments, individuals, and organisations on international law and human rights issues.
Jen is a trustee of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and sits on the boards of the Grata Fund, the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights, and the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at Oxford University.
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This event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Lucia Osborne-Crowley is unable to travel at present due to health concerns and UMAC and The Wheeler Centre wish her all the best for a swift recovery. We are currently exploring opportunities to present a version of the event in the future. All ticket holders will be contacted this week and will be issued a full refund. For any further enquiries, please contact [email protected].
Step behind the scenes with journalist and legal reporter Lucia Osborne-Crowley for a rare insight into the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell and the future of reparative justice.
Lucia Osborne-Crowley was one of only four court reporters admitted into the criminal trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, where she bore daily witness to the onslaught of evidence brought against Maxwell for sex-trafficking minors and abetting Jeffrey Epstein’s abuses.
Maxwell’s trial and ultimate conviction is carefully detailed and powerfully reported in Osborne-Crowley’s new book The Lasting Harm – an investigative expose that amplifies the voices of Maxwell’s victims and interrogates a hamstrung criminal justice system.
In this urgent conversation with human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson, Osborne-Crowley brings this incendiary trial to life, questions our age-old appetite for crime and punishment, and offers a new blueprint for meaningful reparative justice.
Cast & Creatives
Lucia Osborne-Crowley
Lucia Osborne-Crowley is an Australian-trained lawyer, legal reporter, journalist, essayist and author of I Choose Elena (2020), the Somerset Maugham Award–winning My Body Keeps Your Secrets (2021) and The Lasting Harm (2024). Her news reporting has appeared in ABC News, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Wall Street Journal, GQ Australia, Saturday Paper and Women's Agenda. Her long-form writing has appeared in The Lifted Brow and Meanjin.
Photo by Robin Christian
Jennifer Robinson
Jennifer Robinson is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers in London. Jen has acted in key human rights and media freedom cases in both domestic and international courts. Her work often involves UN engagement and advising governments, individuals, and organisations on international law and human rights issues.
Jen is a trustee of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and sits on the boards of the Grata Fund, the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights, and the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at Oxford University.
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Book Club with Tim Winton
Join Australian literary icon Tim Winton for a special book club event exploring his propulsive new novel, Juice with host Michael Williams.
See all upcoming events