Yes, she was asked those questions in some form at some point during the evening - a bit by Ms Beyer, some through heckling, and through questions from the audience at the end.

But it was unsettling that her answers didn't fit with what I - and others - wanted.

She couldn't talk about the documents even though they were released because they were still classified.

Okay.

There was no 'moment' where she thought she should leak information, it was more of a gut feeling that built up over time. People would understand more if they knew what it was like working 12-14 hour days, seven days a week, for three months in a war zone.

There was a change from doing statistical modelling in the US where it was all about numbers, to doing them in Iraq when those numbers were people. They had hopes and dreams, families and flaws, she said.

Okay.

But when Ms Manning refused to talk about her arrest because she was saving it for her book - not okay.

People paid up to $129 to attend, and I doubt the price of her book would come anywhere near that. Why did I come again?

She didn't really want to talk too much about her time in solitary confinement and she was noticeably uncomfortable.

She discussed gender identity issues with some fiery back-and-forth with Georgina until they were interrupted by an audience member: "Five Eyes!" they prompted.

Georgina half got the message and moved on to ask Chelsea what she did for fun... cue generic answer from anyone anywhere.

A few people started getting up, perhaps to go to the toilet - I'm not sure - but when the house lights came on for the Q&A there were quite a few empty seats.