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

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

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

Bri Lee is a Sydney-based author, freelance writer, and speaker. After graduating from the […]

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

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

Chris Turney is an Australian and British professor of Earth science and author of […]

Daniel Witthaus has spent the past two decades challenging homophobia one cuppa at a […]

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

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

Deng Adut is an internationally renowned criminal lawyer, a community leader, refugee, author and […]

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

Eddie Ayres is a musical adventurer, teacher, writer, broadcaster and transgender man. He was […]

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

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

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

Jess Hill is an investigative journalist who has written and researched domestic abuse since […]

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

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

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

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

Luke Ryan is a Melbourne-based writer, comedian and two-time cancer survivor. His first book, […]

Luke S. Kennedy was formerly an obese alcoholic and drug addict. He was leader […]

Maria Katsonis is a Public Policy Fellow at the University of Melbourne where she […]

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

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

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

Nick Bracks is a mental health advocate who speaks candidly on his struggle with […]

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

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

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

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

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

With his youthful exuberance, charming storytelling and wickedly sharp turn-of-phrase, Tommy Dassalo has fast […]