Mar 29, 2018
Nivelo started Equally Wed in the faith that one day, Australia would enact marriage equality. A wedding directory catering for gay, lesbian, queer and transgendered couples, Equally Wed reflects Niv's belief in equality and civil rights.
"The reason why I really started this business was so that everybody had the same...
Mar 22, 2018
A child with a disability taught retired teacher, Elizabeth Appleyard, an important lesson on mental health and wellbeing.
In a class exercise, when other children were wishing for material items, this child wished for a new hand.
At the same time, this child appeared to be an essentially happy soul. He had friends, he...
Mar 12, 2018
Dei Phillips is a Bundjalung woman.
Fierce and compassionate, she is relentless as an activist and advocate for Aboriginal people in Australia. In trying to arrange this interview, we kept having to postpone. Dei is always busy, whether it be marching on Invasion/Survival Day or seeking legal representation for young...
Mar 5, 2018
Teresa Benetos was a nurse in Baghdad when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. She’s writing a memoir about her time as a hostage in Iraq.
Growing up in a traditional Irish Catholic household, it has taken many years for Teresa to realise that, as a woman, her story is of interest. After thirty years, she says, it is...