Transforming Perceptions

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In Conversation with Ben Fioramonte, General Manager, Children, Families and Disability Support at Settlement Services International (SSI), and Chair of NCDRC.

10 আগস্ট, 2026

Áine chats with Ben Fioramonte about the recently released report ‘No Child Left Out – Designing Thriving Kids for a Diverse Australia’ and the role of SSI in partnership with the National Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Reform Committee (NCDRC) in the research. Ben shared that the “NCDRC was…

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In Conversation with Dr Piers Gooding, Director, Mental Health & Disability Law Centre La Trobe University – “People with psychosis face abuse, discrimination and early death, despite global reforms”.

27 জুলাই, 2026

Áine chats with Dr Piers Gooding, newly appointed Director of the La Trobe Mental Health and Disability Law Centre about his recently published international review. The co-authored paper published in The Lancet, reviewed “350 research papers across 35 years, finding a persistent gap between global…

00:31:58

In Conversation with Juliana Nkrumah AM – The Rise Project - Addressing Gender Inequity for Culturally and Racially Marginalised (CARM) Women in the Workforce.

13 জুলাই, 2026

Áine chats with Juliana Nkrumah AM to discuss the early findings from the RISE Project, how the project came about and some of the key outcomes for Settlement Services International (SSI), its partner organisations and the women who participated. RISE stands for Realise, Inspire, Support, Energise…

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In Conversation with Moya Simpson OAM, and John Shortis OAM – Music, Singing, Humour and Well-being.

25 জুন, 2026

Áine chats with well-known Canberra musicians and performers, Moya Simpson and John Shortis about their long performance history, music projects and how singing, creativity and humour can improve well-being. John and Moya have been honing their storytelling and particular political satire and cab…

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Professor Ludmila Stern, School of Humanities and Language, University of NSW (UNSW) - "Lost in Translation" – Is Human Expertise Still Critical in Language Translation in the Age of AI –

25 মে, 2026

Áine speaks with Professor Ludmila Stern founder of the Master of Interpreting and Translation in Interpreting and Translation Studies at UNSW - a professional program endorsed by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI). Professor Sternhas played a key role in…

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In Conversation with Rosemary Dupont, Local Canberra Volunteer and Businesswoman - National Volunteer Week 18 - 24 May 2026 - 'Your Year to Volunteer'

25 মে, 2026

Áine chats with local Canberra volunteer and businesswoman, Rosemary Dupont, about the theme for National Volunteering Week 2026 – “Your Year to Volunteer.” Rosemary shares her personal experience of volunteering and why formal and informal volunteering is so important to our communities and well-…

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In Conversation with Dr Georgia Van Toorn, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales (UNSW) – Algorithms, Governance, Ethics, AI and the NDIS Reforms.

11 মে, 2026

In light of the recent announcements about cuts to the NDIS and the use of algorithmic assessment tools, Áine chats with Dr Georgia Van Toorn to unpack and explain in plain language what algorithms are; how they are created; and how they are being used in health and disability assessments. What …

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In Conversation with Jarrod Sandell-Hay, Vice-President, People with Disability Australia (PWDA) – Serious concerns as the government takes for granted the needs of people with disabilities.

5 মে, 2026

Áine speaks with Jarrod Sandell-Hay from PWDA following on from the Australian Federal Minister Mark Butler’s announcement on Wednesday 22nd April 2026 of the government’s plans to make huge cuts to NDIS spending and exit 160,000 participants from the program. How will these huge changes affect pe…

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