Michelle Obama to visit Sydney and Melbourne in May 2026 – but who will interview her?
Call it West Wing Syndrome, the Trump coup, or a reaction to our own boring Canberra bubble, but interest in US politics has never been higher.
This feverish excitement has made Australia an increasingly regular stop for US figures making post-political speeches. There have been visits from the former president in recent years. Barack Obama, former vep and presidential hopeful Kamala Harris (twice), plus Hillary Clinton (and a hologram Julia Gillardno joke).
next Michelle ObamaHe’ll be in Australia next May for events at the ICC theater in Sydney (recently rebranded as the TikTok Entertainment Center) and the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, CBD can reveal.
It is said to be Obama’s first speech in Australia and that she will talk about her experiences as a wife, mother, first lady and best-selling author as part of the tour organized by Growth Faculty, the corporate speaking company that is organizing her husband’s trip in 2023. We expect another great win and two full houses.
As for who will talk to Obama, the MC has a shot at getting the gig. But we’re sure there will be plenty of interest from ABC favorites. Leigh Sales, Annabel Crabb, sarah ferguson And Julia Baird. A long list of hopefuls.
Since the Trump era began, misty-eyed liberals who must have slept through the 2016 election have been speculating about another Obama in the White House. Michelle has repeatedly poured cold water on these fantasies, telling an interviewer last week that the United States is not ready for a female president.
Anyway, being a former president’s wife sounds a lot more fun. Obama made headlines two years ago when it was reported that he took home $750,000 for a one-hour speech. On diversity. in Germany. No word from Australian organizers on how much they paid for the privilege of having his insights, but we reckon Obama won’t come cheap either.
Why is Caviar Kellie vetoing Vaucluse?
Change has finally come to the NSW Liberals.
After years of grumbling about the party’s anemic performance, the good guy Mark Speakman finally out, replaced by “caviar” Kellie Sloane After a protracted but ultimately bloodless coup.
