Paul has worked for 15 years in the development sector – with World Vision, UNDP, UNAIDS, the Burnet Institute, RMIT and various community based organizations across Australia, Europe and Asia. He is currently Advocacy Officer with CBM Australia which celebrated its centenary in 2008 and works on disability in 113 countries. At CBM Paul specializes in advocacy, lobbying and awareness-raising to Government, the development sector and broader Australian community. He is Co-Chair of ACFID Advocacy and Public Policy Committee and Coordinator of the Australian Disability and Development Consortium. His has worked as a tertiary lecturer on health issues, qualitative research, international development and drug issues; and as a researcher, manager and social worker, focusing on health, youth and social justice issues. To say that Paul is passionate about social justice, public health, child protection and poverty issues is an understatement – he is one of Australia’s leading lights advocating a better deal for people with a disability.