The Foley Effect

It’s rare these days to be genuinely challenged in new ways about the historic extent of this country’s racist culpability. But tonight , Prof. Gary Foley, Historian & renown Aboriginal activist, did precisely this at the Second Annual Mandela Lecture,...

The Seasons are a Gogh

Delighted to attend the largest exhibition of Van Gogh masterpieces ever to travel to Australia at the National Gallery of Victoria. ‘Van Gogh and the Seasons’- featured works lent by leading international museums, including the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam...

Combatting the Ummm Factor, Like a Pro

The Mumtaza Network today held the   first of its Masterclass Series: Public Speaking Like a Pro. This was a day-long workshop hosted by co-Founder and CEO of the Mumtaza Network, Yassmin Abdel-Magied.The    session aimed to equip participants...

Occupational Violence Kills our Life Savers 

The Australian Medical fraternity is deeply saddened by the death of heart surgeon, Mr Patrick Pritzwald-Stegmann who was fatally attacked with a one-hit punch while on duty last month, in a random act of violence perpetrated by a visitor at the hospital. My deepest...

Islamophobia… please explain?

Today I participated in a frank conversation with fellow activist Sakdiyah Ma’ruf from Jakarta, on the topic “Islamophobia… please explain?” for a student conference at the University of Melbourne.  Sakdiyah and I talked through our experiences...