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  • Nick Mould on sport preventing HIV/AIDS
    Nick Mould Director, United Through Sport, South Africa Play
  • Kevin Rudd on the government's promise to increase ODA
    Kevin Rudd Minister for Foreign Affairs Play
  • Joel Negin on the MDGs
    Joel Negin Senior Lecturer in International Public Health, University of Sydney Play
  • Matthew Clarke on gender and faith based orgs
    Matthew Clarke Head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University and Author of Development and Religion: Theory and Practice Play
  • Duncan Maclaren on Good and Bad religion in international development
    Duncan MacLaren Former Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis, Coordinator of ACU's Refugee Program on the Thai-Burma border and Lecturer Play
  • Colin Carter on football teams alleviating poverty
    Colin Carter President, Geelong Football Club and World Vision Australia Board Member Play
  • Melika on being a refugee
    Dr Melika Yassin Sheik-Eldin Manager, Settlement Partnerships, AMES Play
  • Peter Singer what Australians owe the global poor
    Peter Singer World-renowned ethicist and author of the Life you can Save Play
  • Steve Knapp creation of fairtrade
    Steve Knapp Executive Director, Fairtrade Australia & New Zealand Play
  • Susu Thatun our understanding of trafficking
    Dr Susu Thatun Child Protection Specialist, Trafficking and Migration, UNICEF Headquarters Play
  • Sok Panha on violence against women
    Sok Panha Executive Director of Banteay Srei ('Citadel of Women') Play
  • Michael Kaufman on engaging men in gender violence issues
    Michael Kaufman Ph.D Co Founder, White Ribbon Campaign Play
  • Tim Costello on trading with the bottom billion
    Tim Costello Chief Executive, World Vision Australia Play
  • Michael Chaney on CSR
    Michael Chaney Chairman, National Australia Bank Limited, Woodside Petroleum Limited and Gresham Partners Holdings Limited Play
  • Shirley Bowen on providing opportunities for children
    Dr Shirley Bowen Acting Executive Director, Fremantle Hospital & Health Service Play
  • Princess Kasune Zulu on being HIV Positive
    Princess Kasune Zulu Global HIV and AIDS advocate and activist Play
  • Satish Chand on corruption- the zero sum game
    Satish Chand Professor, School of Business, University of NSW at The Australian Defence Force Academy Play
  • Matt Wade on democracy and corruption
    Matt Wade Senior Writer, Sydney Morning Herald Play
  • Joanna Hayter on gender and corruption
    Joanna Hayter Executive Director, International Women's Development Agency (IWDA) Play
  • Hetifah Sjaifudian on civil society's role in corrupt countries
    Hetifah Sjaifudian Indonesian Member of Parliament Play
  • Bob McMullan Building Blocks Aus Aid
    Hon Bob McMullan MP Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance Play
  • Noni Hazlehurst Power of the Individual
    Noni Hazlehurst Acclaimed actor, writer, presenter and children's advocate Play
  • Catherine Hamlin on the importance of educating women
    Dr Catherine Hamlin AO Co-Founder, Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital Play
  • Lucy Morgan on global refugee trends
    Lucy Morgan Information and Policy Officer, Refugee Council of Australia Play

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23 Feb
6:30 pm

Not Everyone Gets To Eat Like We Do:

Over one billion people – 50 times the population of Australia – go hungry every day. Why is this? What can Australians can do to address the situation that sees half the world as malnourished and the other half as obese?

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Bunbury WA Rsvp
24 Feb
6:00 pm

Not Everyone Gets To Eat Like We Do:

Over one billion people – 50 times the population of Australia – go hungry every day. Why is this? What can Australians can do to address the situation that sees half the world as malnourished and the other half as obese?

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Perth WA Rsvp
9 Mar
6:30 pm

Closing the Poverty Gap: Creating a Fair Share for All

Two thirds of the world's population is poor; one third lives on less than $2.50 per day, while a sixth live on less than $1.25 per day. So how do we close the gap between rich and poor? And what are the responsibilities of Australians?
 

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Newcastle NSW Rsvp
22 Mar
6:30 pm

Traditions, Customs and International Development: Can They Work Together?

Is a foreign notion of aid and development assistance a realistic approach when working with people in poverty? How do we best support and respect the role of culture while also supporting groups seeking positive change?

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Adelaide SA Rsvp

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