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Abdi Aden

Abdi Aden

Abdi Aden grew up in Mogadishu until the outbreak of Somalia’s devastating civil war […]
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Adam Elliot

Adam Elliot

Adam Elliot is not only the Academy Award winning animator of Harvie Krumpet, but […]
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Akuch Kuol Anyieth

Akuch Kuol Anyieth

Akuch Kuol Anyieth is an award-winning author, writer and academic researcher in crime, justice […]
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Astrid Edwards

Astrid Edwards

Astrid Edwards is a writer, teacher, podcaster and director. She is one half of Bad […]
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Ben Cryan

Ben Cryan

Ben Cryan achieved the unachievable. In January 2011, Ben Cryan was what many of […]
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Bri Lee Speaking Out

Bri Lee

Bri Lee is a Sydney-based author, academic, and activist. Her first book, a memoir […]
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Carly Findlay

Carly Findlay

Carly Findlay OAM is an award-winning writer, speaker and appearance activist. Her first book, […]
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Celeste Liddle

Celeste Liddle is an Arrernte woman, an opinion writer, a trade unionist and public […]
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Daniel Witthaus

Daniel Witthaus

Daniel has spent a quarter of a century challenging homophobia and working on LGBTIQ […]
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David Nyuol Vincent

David Nyuol Vincent

David Nyuol Vincent is one of the Lost Boys of Sudan. He was trained […]
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David Roland

David Roland

Dr David Roland is a writer, speaker and psychologist. He worked as a clinical […]
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Donna Campisi

Donna Campisi

Donna Campisi is an adventurer at heart. After creating her own campaign ‘Run Donna […]
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Dr Anika Molesworth

Dr Anika Molesworth

Dr Anika Molesworth is a thought-leader of food systems resilience, climate change, a researcher […]
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Dr Jodi Richardson

Dr Jodi Richardson

Dr Jodi Richardson knows that at the heart of professional success and personal fulfilment […]
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KYLIE-MOORE-GILBERT

Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert

Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert is the author of the remarkable memoir The Uncaged Sky, which […]
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Ed Le Brocq

Ed Le Brocq is a musical adventurer, teacher, writer, broadcaster and transgender man. He […]
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Esther Mackay

Esther McKay

Esther Mckay is a retired forensic investigator, bestselling author and social justice campaigner. She […]
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Fadi Chalouhy

Fadi Chalouhy

When no country in the world recognises you as a citizen…life is an obstacle! […]
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Fiona Wright

Fiona Wright

Fiona Wright is a writer, editor and critic. Her book of essays Small Acts […]
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Jacinta Parsons

Jacinta Parsons

Jacinta Parsons is a broadcaster, radio maker, writer and public speaker who currently co-hosts […]
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Jess Hill

Jess Hill

Jess Hill is a Walkley award-winning journalist who specialises in reporting on coercive control […]
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Jesse Fink

Jesse Fink

Jesse Fink has worked in journalism and publishing for over 25 years in various […]
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Justin Heazelwood

Justin Heazlewood

Justin Heazlewood is an award-winning triple-threat of writer, musician & comedian. As The Bedroom […]
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Karen Iles

Karen Iles

Karen Iles is a lawyer, accredited mediator, consultant, board director, sexual assault survivor and […]
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Khadija Gbla

Differences in culture and background are simply that – differences. Not better or worse, […]
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Lucy Thomas

Lucy Thomas

Growing up, Lucy Thomas always figured that “someone should really do something about bullying.” […]
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Luke S Kennedy

Luke S. Kennedy

Luke S. Kennedy is one of Australia’s most sought after Speaker for Primary Schools, […]
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Mariam Issa

Mariam Issa

Speaker, author, storyteller, community builder. At age 30, Mariam Issa moved to a suburb […]
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Matthew Evans

Matthew Evans

Matthew Evans is a food writer, farmer, television broadcaster and chef. Based in Southern […]
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Mike Rolls

Mike Rolls

For Mike Rolls, adversity is a part of life, it’s not a question of […]
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Nazeem Hussain

Nazeem Hussain has fast become one of the biggest stars of Australian comedy, and […]
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Nicole Lee

Nicole Lee

Nicole Lee is a family violence survivor and passionate advocator. After suffering a decade […]
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Ros Ben-Moshe

Ros Ben-Moshe

Ros Ben-Moshe is a Laughter, Wellbeing and Positivity author, academic and practitioner. She is […]
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Ruth Clare

Ruth Clare

Ruth Clare is a Melbourne-based author and speaker. Her memoir Enemy: A Daughter’s Story […]
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Sami Shah

Sami Shah

Sami Shah is a multi-award winning writer, comedian and former co-host of Breakfast on […]
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Sian Prior

Sian Prior

Sian Prior is probably best known as an ABC radio presenter, a columnist and […]
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Tammy Van Wisse

Tammy van Wisse

Tammy van Wisse is sheer inspiration. She has swum one-and-a-half times around the planet, […]
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Tarang Chawla

Tarang Chawla

Tarang Chawla is a recovering lawyer, storyteller, campaigner and activist. Tarang is the co-founder […]
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