Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland was appointed United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in 1997, responsible for the human rights activities of the Organisation, including the tasks of streamlining the human rights machinery throughout the United Nations system and supervising the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva. ...
Max Walsh is one of Australia's top economic and political commentators. His career has encompassed positions with two of Australia's largest publishing companies and three television networks. From 1983 to 1998 Walsh was a highly respected economic and political correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. ...
Mikhail Gorbachev has been one of the twentieth century's most pivotal leaders. As President of the Soviet Union, he ended the fifty years of nuclear brinkmanship named the Cold War. In its place, he taught his country and the world two new ideas: glasnost and perestroika. These revolutionary concepts led to the blossoming of freedom in Eastern Europe and the introduction of democracy to Russia. ...
Naomi is most well-known in Australia for her role as presenter/anchor of Today Tonight. Naomi left Australian TV screens and has since been hard at work on her new internet venture, The Naomi Show - LoveLife which feature panels of men and women discussing the dos and don'ts of dating. Naomi also devotes time to assisting a number of charities. ...
Natalia Cooper is a weather presenter, news reader and journalist for Channel Seven Perth. She writes daily news updates and continues to work as a journalist, producing special reports for the station. Natalia is also an ambassador for Days of Change - a climate change initiative, has hosted a number of charity events in Perth and enjoys guest lecturing at universities. ...
Noam Chomsky has written and lectured widely on linguistics, philosophy, intellectual history, international affairs and U.S. foreign policy. Most recently, with Ilan Papp, he has completed Gaza in Crisis (Haymarket Books). Other examples of his prolific work include: The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory; Aspects of the Theory of Syntax; Language and Mind; American Power and the New Mandarin ...
There simply is no one else in australia who has been across Health more than Dr. Norman Swan. Norman was one of the first medically qualified journalists in the country. Best known for his wide broadcasting experience including the award-winning Health Report for ABC Radio National, Dr Norman Swan also hosted Life Matters for Radio National and more recently Health Dimensions on ABC Television. ...
Pat Farmer has transformed his interest of ultra-marathon running into a professional career - setting and breaking world records at events globally, while simultaneously raising funds for charities and medical research programs. A high profile leader, acknowledged for an enviable media following, positive 'brand' awareness, and the influence to unite and inspire action for a vision or solution. P ...
Journalist, documentary maker and author of 'The Spirit of Kokoda ... Then & Now'. Patrick Lindsay has had leading roles on nine of the top rating shows screened on the Nine Network, including Today, Sunday, Wide World of Sports, Money and A Current Affair, Summer Edition. Patrick sets any audience at ease with wit, charm and a commanding use of language. A consummate professional, Patrick is at ...
Paul Barry is an award-winning journalist and a best-selling author with a formidable reputation for uncovering scandal, investigating crime, exposing corporate cheats and revealing failures in government departments. Paul's latest book, Rich Kids, published in 2005, charts the rise and fall of One.Tel, in which the Packers and Murdochs lost almost $1 billion. ...
