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Five minutes with Mary Safe

Five minutes with Mary Safe

After her daughter, Amy Gillett, died while cycling with the Olympic team in Germany, Mary Safe got together with her husband and her daughter’s husband to start the Amy Gillett Foundation. After success with minimum passing distance laws around the country, Mary has turned her attention to the Dutch Reach.

Representation matters

Representation matters

Tony Briffa made the record books as the world’s first openly intersex public officeholder when elected to the Hobsons Bay City Council in 2008, and as Mayor in 2011. Newly re-elected as Mayor in 2022, she shares with us the challenges she’s faced and overcome as a long-time campaigner for the rights of people with intersex variations, and a passionate local representative.

The Talented Mr Calma

The Talented Mr Calma

Meet 2023 Senior Australian of the Year, Professor Tom Calma AO, who has had a lifetime of expertise and influence over many of the nation’s bigger issues.

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Leading the charge
  • Winter 2022
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Leading the charge

A lifetime on stage
  • Winter 2022
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A lifetime on stage

Women at work
  • Autumn 2022
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Women at work

5 minutes with John Austin
  • Autumn 2022
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5 minutes with John Austin

For the love of dance
  • Autumn 2022
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For the love of dance

Refire, not retire: The Kokoda Track’s oldest hiker
  • Summer 2021
  • Member story
  • Read Time: 4 mins

Refire, not retire: The Kokoda Track’s oldest hiker

Honouring a fallen mate
  • Summer 2021
  • Member story
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Honouring a fallen mate

5 minutes with Jan Saunders
  • Summer 2021
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5 minutes with Jan Saunders