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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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Alexandra Collier

Alexandra Collier is an award-winning Melbourne writer who has written for theatre, screen and […]
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Alice Pung

Alice Pung OAM

Alice Pung OAM is an award-winning author, journalist, lawyer and educator from Melbourne. Her […]
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Amani Haydar

Amani Haydar is an award-winning writer, visual artist, lawyer and advocate for women’s health […]
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Andrew Rule

Andrew Rule

Crime and catastrophe and racing is his beat. Writing and speaking is his craft. […]
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Angela Pippos

Angela Pippos is an award-winning journalist, presenter, documentary-maker, author and political adviser. For three […]
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Arabella Forge

Arabella Forge

Arabella Forge is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD), television presenter and food writer. She […]
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Benjamin Law

Benjamin Law

Benjamin Law is an Australian writer and broadcaster. He’s the author of The Family Law (2010), Gaysia (2013), […]
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Beverley Wang

Beverley Wang is a popular MC, speaker and moderator who has interviewed cultural heavyweights […]
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Bic Walker

Bic Walker

Bic Walker, a native of Vietnam, fled her war-torn homeland in 1979 at the […]
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Bri Lee

Bri Lee

Bri Lee is a Sydney-based author, academic, and activist. As an author, Bri published […]
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Brook McCarthy

Brook McCarthy is an international speaker, facilitator and coach who is obsessed by the […]
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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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Claire Madden

Claire Madden is a leading voice internationally on Generation Z. As an author, social […]
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Clare Bowditch

Clare Bowditch is a best-selling ARIA Award winning musician (Best Female), Logie Nominated actor […]
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Clare Wright

Clare Wright

Professor Clare Wright OAM is an award-winning historian, author, broadcaster and public commentator who […]
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Craig Foster

Craig Foster AM

Craig Foster AM is a well-known former athlete, broadcaster and social justice campaigner. With […]
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Daniel Witthaus

Daniel Witthaus

Daniel Witthaus believes you can change the world one cuppa at a time.  He has […]
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Danny Blay

Danny Blay

Danny Blay is a policy advisor and trainer preventing family violence and violence against […]
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David Leser

David Leser

David Leser is a multi-award winning journalist who has worked in Australia, North America, […]
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Diana Sayed

Diana Sayed

Diana is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for […]
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Dr Akuch Kuol Anyieth

Dr Akuch Kuol Anyieth is an anti-violence, crime, justice, and legal scholar and consultant. […]
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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 is the go-to speaker for schools and workplaces looking to empower […]
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Dr Joëlle Gergis

Dr Joëlle Gergis is an award-winning climate scientist and writer. She is an internationally […]
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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert

Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert is the author of the remarkable memoir The Uncaged Sky, which […]
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Dr Leslie Cannold

Dr Leslie Cannold

Dr Leslie Cannold is an author, teacher, ethicist and commentator. Her book What, No […]
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Dr Mark Williams

Dr Mark is an internationally renowned neuroscientist who has presented to audiences world-wide. He […]
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Niraj Lal

Dr Niraj Lal

Dr Niraj Lal has won awards for renewable energy research, broadcasting, and human rights […]
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Dr Paul Callaghan

Paul Callaghan is an Aboriginal man belonging to the land of the Worimi people, […]
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Phoebe Hart

Dr Phoebe Hart

Dr Phoebe Hart has a passion for social justice, education and the environment, and […]
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Susan Carland

Dr Susan Carland

Dr Susan Carland is an academic, author, and social commentator. She has a PhD […]
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Kate Raynes-Goldie

Dr. Kate Raynes-Goldie

In the age of AI, it won’t be the tech skills that matter the […]
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Randa Abdel-Fattah

Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah

Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah is a prominent Australian author, academic, human rights advocate, former lawyer […]
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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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Eliza Hull

Eliza regularly runs workshops in Disability Awareness Training and has written training for major […]
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Elizabeth Kulas

Elizabeth Kulas is a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster, journalist and podcast host. Her particular passion […]
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Eric Campbell

Eric Campbell

Eric Campbell is one of Australia’s best-known and most experienced foreign correspondents. Since 1996 […]
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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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George Megalogenis

George Megalogenis is one of Australia’s leading political and economic thinkers. He is an […]
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Georgie Stone

Georgie Stone OAM is an actor, speaker, writer and transgender rights activist. Georgie is […]
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Mary Delahunty

Hon Mary Delahunty GAICD

Mary Delahunty has a strong and respected voice in public affairs, media and the […]
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Isabelle Oderberg

Isabelle Oderberg was born in Melbourne but moved to Hong Kong soon after, spending […]
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Jacinta Parsons

Jacinta Parsons

Jacinta Parsons is a broadcaster, writer and public speaker who currently cohosts the Friday […]
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Jake Gablonksi

Jake Gablonski

Jake Gablonski is a Wiradjuri storyteller, media presenter, keynote speaker and author whose work […]
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Jane Clifton

Jane Clifton is the genuine show-business all-rounder. Actress, singer, writer and registered civil celebrant. […]
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Jane Gilmore

Jane Gilmore

Jane Gilmore is a writer, feminist and PhD candidate from Melbourne. She has been […]
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Jason Ball

Jason Ball

Jason Ball is the 2017 Young Australian of the Year for Victoria, best known […]
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Jennifer Wong

Jennifer Wong

Jennifer Wong is a writer, comedian, and curator. She is the co-author of Chopsticks or […]
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Jess Hill

Jess Hill

Jess Hill is a Walkley-award winning investigative journalist, author and educator, and one of […]
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Jill Stark

Jill Stark

With a passion for equality, social justice and mental health, Jill Stark is fascinated […]
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Joel McKerrow

Joel Mckerrow

Joel Mckerrow is the go-to speaker for Creativity Driven Transformation. He has spent the last […]
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Judy Horacek

Judy Horacek

Judy Horacek is an award winning Australian cartoonist, children’s book illustrator and writer, known […]
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Karen Iles

Karen Iles

Karen Iles is an Aboriginal lawyer and survivor advocate inspiring inclusion through courage and […]
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Katrina Marson

Katrina Marson is a criminal lawyer, author and advocate. She is an expert in […]
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Khadija Gbla

Khadija Gbla

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

Kirli Saunders OAM

Kirli Saunders (OAM) is a proud Gunai Woman and award-winning multidisciplinary artist and consultant. […]
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Lauren Burns

Lauren Burns

Dr Lauren Burns is an aeronautical engineer, advocate and writer. She is a published […]
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Linda Javin

Linda Jaivin

Linda Jaivin is an internationally published Australian author, translator, essayist, cultural commentator, novelist and […]
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Lucy Thomas

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

Luke Kennedy

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

Writer and social researcher Maggie Hamilton gives frequent talks and lectures; is a regular […]
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Marcia Langton

Marcia Langton AO

Professor Marcia Langton is one of Australia’s most important voices for Indigenous Australia. She […]
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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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Mariam Veiszadeh

Mariam Veiszadeh is an award-winning human rights advocate, lawyer, diversity and inclusion practitioner, contributing […]
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Mark Isaacs

Mark Isaacs

Mark is an author, a writer, a mentor, a teacher, a researcher, a photographer […]
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Matt Wicking environmentalist

Matt Wicking

A creative and inspiring speaker, Matt  Wicking is a long-time advocate for environmental and […]
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Megan Flamer

Megan Flamer

Megan Flamer works at the intersection of personal development and innovation, bringing mindful deep […]
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Michael Robotham

Michael Robotham

Michael Robotham is an internationally celebrated crime writer whose books have been translated into […]
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Michelle Gallaher

Michelle Gallaher

Michelle Gallaher is a Melbourne-based award winning entrepreneur, author and advocate for the Australian […]
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Michelle Law

Michelle Law

Michelle Law is a writer and actor based on Gadigal Land (Sydney, Australia). She […]
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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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Nakkiah Lui

Nakkiah Lui

Nakkiah Lui is a writer/actor/director and Gamillaroi/Torres Strait Islander woman. She began her playwriting […]
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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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Nikki Gemmell

Nikki Gemmell

Nikki Gemmell is the beloved, best selling author of some 22 books, as well […]
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Noel Pearson

Recognised as one of the greatest orators in Australian history—celebrated for his historic 2014 […]
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Norliza Pavlakos

Norliza Pavlakos is an award-winning international keynote speaker who turns lived adversity into practical […]
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Nyadol Nyuon

Nyadol Nyuon is a lawyer, community advocate, writer, and accomplished public speaker. Nyadol Nyuon […]
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Phil Barker

Phil Barker

Phil Barker is the author of The Revolution of Man, a manifesto for a […]
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Rabia Siddique

Rabia Siddique

Rabia Siddique – International Speaker, Humanitarian Lawyer, Leadership Consultant, and Change Maker Rabia Siddique […]
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Rick Morton

Rick Morton

Rick Morton is an award-winning journalist and author. His debut memoir One Hundred Years […]
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Ron Murray

Ron Murray

Uncle Ron Murray is a senior Elder of the Wamba Wamba people, based on […]
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Rosie Thomas

Rosie Thomas

Rosie Thomas has dedicated the last 14 years to growing Australia’s youth-driven movement against […]
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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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Sally Goldner

Sally Goldner AM

Sally Goldner AM is a pioneer in Victoria’s queer communities. Her breadth, depth and […]
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Sally Morris

Sally Morris

Sally Morris is on a mission to prevent suicide and improve the mental health […]
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Sally Rugg

Sally Rugg

Sally Rugg is National Director at Australians for a Murdoch Royal Commission and was […]
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Sally Warhaft

Sally Warhaft

Sally Warhaft is a Melbourne broadcaster, anthropologist and writer and the host of the […]
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Sam Drummond

Sam Drummond

Sam Drummond is a powerful speaker who gets to the heart of some of […]
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Sam Lane

Sam Lane

Sam Lane is a pioneering broadcast journalist and author. Her award-winning work spans print, […]
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Samantha Floreani

Samantha Floreani is one of Australia’s most prominent digital rights activists. She is currently […]
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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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Santilla Chingaipe

Santilla Chingaipe

Santilla Chingaipe is a Zambian-born filmmaker, historian and author whose work excavates the stories […]
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Sarah Firth

Sarah Firth

Sarah Firth (she/her) is based on Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne, Australia. She is a neurodivergent […]
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Sarah Hayden

Sarah Hayden is a social worker, psychotherapist. Her writing, advocacy, and speaking focuses on […]
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Sarah Malik

Sarah Malik is a Walkley Award–winning journalist, author and broadcaster. She has written for […]
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