AV & Team Bung Yarnda, Celebrated at NAIDOC

Tonight at the 2018 NAIDOC Ball, I was honoured to be representing Ambulance Victoria as a Board Director, to present the partnership between our organisation and the Victorian Aboriginal community in Emergency care. I acknowledged the historical and structural racism...

Winter Drumming

Tonight’s #TheDrum featured: Host, Julia Baird Deborah Snow (SMH), Adam Creighton, Tasneem Chopra and Mara Bun. We discussed the Turnbull Government’s GST overhaul; the future of driverless cars in Australia; whether ‘sexting’ should be included in the school...

Charting Cultural Conversations

Today I presented a keynote for Multicultural Queensland’s Charter Conversations. I spoke about inclusive leadership, diversity and unconscious bias. I shared personal and professional observations including evidenced based research that supports why diversity in...

Iftar at the Museum

Tonight, the Immigration Museum hosted a ‘Spirit Of Ramadan’ Iftar, in partnership with Benevolence Australia and the Moroccan Soup Bar.  Benevolence founder, Saara Sabbagh, delivered a purposeful talk to the objectives of fasting, extolling the need to nourish...

Ramadan Gotta Go Fast, ABC Radio

A podcast on Ramadan in Australia for ABC’s God Forbid program. I panelled with Sydney’s Sheikh Ahmed Abdo, and host Noel Debien, covering the practical, spiritual and sartorial http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/godforbid/ramadan-gotta-go-fast/9820646...

Iftaring In Istanbul,  Melbourne Style

Tonight’s Sareera Street Iftar at the Meadow Heights Mosque was a huge success. A Ramadan staple, the Iftar attracted hundreds of locals and outliers into its and inviting courtyard, strewn with lanterns, the aroma of Turkish coffee and tables of sweets. As well as...