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Portrait of Ailsa Piper

Ailsa Piper

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Ailsa Piper has worked throughout Australia as a playwright, theatre director, actor, teacher, speaker and pate-wrapper.
Portrait of Alex Papps

Alex Papps

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Alex Papps is a Greek Australian actor and television host. He has been a presenter on Play School since 2005.
Portrait of Alice Pung

Alice Pung

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Alice Pung is an award-winning Australian writer whose books include the bestselling memoirs Unpolished Gem (2006) and Her Father's Daughter (2011), and the novel Laurinda (2014). She is the editor…
Portrait of Alison Parkes

Alison Parkes

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Dr Alison Parkes has over 30 years experience in financial management and is an internationally recognised consultant, author, educator and researcher based at the University of Melbourne. She lives with…
Portrait of Allison Pearson

Allison Pearson

Alison Pearson is an award-winning journalist, she was named Newcomer of the Year at the British Book Awards for her first novel, I Don’t Know How She Does It.
Portrait of Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer

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Amanda Palmer is a performer, director, composer, musician and author who came to prominence as frontwoman and keyboardist for the punk cabaret band The Dresden Dolls.
Portrait of Amra Pajalic

Amra Pajalic

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Amra Pajalic is an award winning author, an editor and teacher. Her debut novel The Good Daughter (Text Publishing) won the 2009 Melbourne Prize for Literature's Civic Choice Award, and was…
Portrait of Anastasia Powell

Anastasia Powell

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Anastasia Powell is a Senior Research Fellow in Justice & Legal Studies, at RMIT University. Anastasia is co-convenor of GeVARA, the Gendered Violence and Abuse Research Alliance, and member of…
Portrait of Andrew Penn

Andrew Penn

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He has been Group Chief Executive Officer at AXA Asia Pacific Holdings since 2006 with a long association with AXA.
Portrait of Andrew Pogson

Andrew Pogson

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Andrew Pogson has been working in the music industry for over 20 years, ten of those with orchestras - it has only made him stronger. At present he works for…
Portrait of Andy Packer

Andy Packer

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Andy is an Adelaide-based director of theatre, musical theatre and opera productions. He has worked as a creative producer of multidisciplinary arts programs, producer of large-scale outdoor events, and festival…
Portrait of Angela Pippos

Angela Pippos

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Angela is an award-winning journalist, presenter, documentary-maker, author and MC Her most recent documentary, The Record, follows Australia’s dramatic Women’s T20 World Cup campaign and the audacious bid to…
Portrait of Anna Pignataro

Anna Pignataro

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Winner of the Crichton Award for Illustration in 1998, Anna Pignataro has created over forty books for children.
Portrait of Anna Piper Scott

Anna Piper Scott

Anna Piper Scott is a Perth-born, Melbourne-based stand-up comedian with over 10 years of experience across Australia. She’s a trans woman of remarkable wit and social insight, a skilled writer…
Portrait of Anne Phelan

Anne Phelan

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Anne Phelan has been an actor since 1968. She’s appeared in shows from Prisoner to Neighbours and almost everything in between, including four years as Kate in Bellbird.
Portrait of Annie Proulx

Annie Proulx

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Annie Proulx is one of the best-selling American novelists of our time.
Portrait of A.S. Patrić

A.S. Patrić

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A. S. Patric is an award-winning author and creative writing teacher at the University of Melbourne. His story collection, Las Vegas for Vegans, was shortlisted in the 2013 Queensland Literary…
Portrait of Ashlee Page

Ashlee Page

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Ashlee Page is a multi-award winning writer and director. Her short film The Kiss has received several prestigious awards including two AFI Awards, the Sydney Film Festival Dendy Award for…
Portrait of Ben Packer

Ben Packer

Ben Packer was the Wheeler Centre's Marketing Assistant.
Portrait of Ben Pobjie

Ben Pobjie

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Ben Pobjie is a writer, comedian and poet with no journalistic qualifications whatsoever. He has a weekly column at Australian news commentary site newmatilda.com, and his writing has appeared in…
Portrait of Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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Bhakthi Puvanenthiran is Managing Editor of Crikey, writing mainly on politics and the media. Previously Bhakthi was a journalist and editor at the Age and Sydney Morning Herald covering arts, entertainment and…
Portrait of Bram Presser

Bram Presser

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Bram Presser was born in Melbourne in 1976. His stories have appeared in Best Australian Stories, Award Winning Australian Writing, The Sleepers Almanac and Higher Arc.
Portrait of Brian Pickles

Brian Pickles

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Brian is Scottish, but doesn’t particularly sound like it. He thought he'd grow up to be a fighter pilot or an astrophysicist, but got dengue fever and became an ecologist…
Portrait of Bruce Pascoe

Bruce Pascoe

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Bruce Pascoe is a Yuin, Bunurong and Tasmanian man born in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond. He’s the author of the best-selling Dark Emu, Young Dark Emu: A Truer History,…
Portrait of Campbell Paul

Campbell Paul

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Associate Professor Campbell Paul is a consultant infant, child and adolescent psychiatrist at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, and Honorary Principal Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at the University…
Portrait of Cat Poljski

Cat Poljski

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Cat Poljski is a printmaker who works from her studio on Lygon Street and has just returned from New York City where she continues to “Trace Space”.

Celia Pacquola

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Since 2006 comedian Celia Pacquola has been entertaining fans with her spot on observational stand up, winning awards and gaining international recognition.
Portrait of Chad Parkhill

Chad Parkhill

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Chad Parkhill is a Melbourne-based cultural critic who writes about sex, booze, music, history, and books – but not necessarily in that order.
Portrait of Charis Palmer

Charis Palmer

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Charis Palmer is deputy editor and head of digital strategy with the Conversation Australia After undertaking a Bachelor of International Business, Charis started her career in marketing and product management…
Portrait of Charlie Pickering

Charlie Pickering

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Charlie Pickering spent ten years travelling the world as an award-winning stand-up comedian, before settling into the closest thing he had to a day job since he left his legal studies…
Portrait of Christopher Paolini

Christopher Paolini

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Christopher Paolini was educated at home by his parents. His abiding love of fantasy and science fiction inspired him to write his debut novel, Eragon, when he graduated from…
Portrait of Christopher Pyne

Christopher Pyne

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Christopher Pyne is the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science and Leader of the House of Representatives in the Turnbull Government. Under Tony Abbott's leadership, he served as Minister for…
Portrait of Clare Press

Clare Press

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Clare Press is Marie Claire’s fashion editor-at-large. She is the author of Wardrobe Crisis: How We Went From Sunday Best to Fast Fashion, presents the podcast Wardrobe Crisis and…
Portrait of Corrie Perkin

Corrie Perkin

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Corrie Perkin is a books advocate, editor, award-winning journalist, podcaster, interviewer, events host and communications advisor. For 12 years she owned a bookshop in Melbourne and continues her mission of…
Portrait of C.S. Pacat

C.S. Pacat

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C.S. Pacat is the best-selling author of the Captive Prince trilogy, and the comic Fence. Born in Australia and educated at the University of Melbourne, she has since lived…
Portrait of Darrell Pitt

Darrell Pitt

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Darrell Pitt began his lifelong appreciation of Victorian literature when he read the Sherlock Holmes stories as a child, quickly moving on to H.G. Wells and Jules Verne.
Portrait of Deborah Pearson

Deborah Pearson

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Deborah Pearson is a live artist and playwright.  Her work has toured to four continents and fifteen countries, and has been translated into five languages.  She recently published The Future…
Portrait of Eddie Perfect

Eddie Perfect

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Eddie Perfect is one of Australia’s most diverse, respected and prolific writer/composer/performers. At the age of 37, he has already made his mark in the fields of comedy, music theatre…
Portrait of Edwina Preston

Edwina Preston

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Edwina Preston is a Melbourne writer and performer. The Inheritance of Ivorie Hammer is her first novel, but her second book. Her first book was a biography of Howard Arkley, …
Portrait of Elaine Pearson

Elaine Pearson

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Elaine Pearson is the Australia Director at Human Rights Watch. Based in Sydney, she works to influence Australian foreign and domestic policies in order to give them a human rights dimension. Pearson…
Portrait of Elaine Prior

Elaine Prior

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Panel Member: Elaine Prior is a Director and Senior Analyst at Citi Investment Research & Analysis in Sydney, responsible for industry thematics and ESG/sustainability research.
Portrait of Elizabeth Pearce

Elizabeth Pearce

Elizabeth Pearce is a writer and researcher for Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art (Mona).
Portrait of Elliot Perlman

Elliot Perlman

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Elliot Perlman is an award-winning writer of one short story collection and three novels. He lives in Melbourne, where he also works as a barrister.
Portrait of Elly Patira

Elly Patira

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Elly Patira is an indigenous woman with links to Gunai and Ngapuhi country. She is a lawyer and policy advisor with broad experience across constitutional, indigenous and minority rights law…
Portrait of Elyce Phillips

Elyce Phillips

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Elyce Phillips makes comics, comedy and general nonsense. She teaches and performs regularly at The Improv Conspiracy, and her writing has appeared in McSweeney’s and Funny Ha Ha.
Portrait of Emily Perkins

Emily Perkins

Emily Perkins is the author of four novels, including Novel About My Wife, and a collection of short stories, Not Her Real Name. Her short stories have appeared in various…
Portrait of Emily Prince

Emily Prince

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Emily Prince enjoys wordplay, procrastination and reading for pure comfort, in that order.
Portrait of Favel Parrett

Favel Parrett

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In 2011, Favel Parrett's career was launched with her critically acclaimed debut Past the Shallows. A heart-breaking novel, it was sold internationally, shortlisted in the prestigious Miles Franklin Award…
Portrait of Fiona Parker

Fiona Parker

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Before becoming Mornings presenter, Fiona Parker hosted Breakfast for five years at 594 ABC Western Victoria.
Portrait of Fiona Patten

Fiona Patten

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In November 2014, Fiona was elected a Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Northern Metropolitan region. She is one of a number of cross-benchers who hold the balance…
Portrait of Gabrielle Procter

Gabrielle Procter

Gabrielle Procter was previously the Wheeler Centre's Online Manager.
Portrait of Gareth Pugh

Gareth Pugh

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Fashion designer Gareth Pugh has received global recognition and wide critical acclaim for his outlandish clubwear and novel approach to redefining modern luxury. He challenges set attitudes towards clothing and…
Portrait of Gary Presland

Gary Presland

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Dr Gary Presland is an archaeologist, historian and author. His principal interests are in the landscapes and Aboriginal culture of pre-European Melbourne.
Portrait of George Packer

George Packer

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George Packer has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2003, covering the Iraq war, American foreign policy, domestic politics, and books. He is the author, most recently…
Portrait of Georgia Rose Phillips

Georgia Rose Phillips

Georgia Rose Phillips is a Sydney-based writer of fiction and non-fiction. She's also an editor and PhD candidate on a full RTP scholarship in UNSW’s Creative Writing program. In 2018…
Portrait of Gerii Pleitez

Gerii Pleitez

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Gerii Pleitez is a fearless new literary voice. Her debut book On The Sunday, She Created God is a transgressive coming of age story that is both brutal and beautiful…
Portrait of Gill Palmer

Gill Palmer

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Professor Gill Palmer is currently the interim vice-chancellor and president of RMIT. She previously held the positions of deputy vice-chancellor (academic) and vice-president at RMIT, pro vice-chancellor and vice-president of…
Portrait of Gregory Phillips

Gregory Phillips

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Gregory Phillips is from the Waanyi and Jaru peoples, and comes from Cloncurry and Mount Isa. He is a medical anthropologist, with thirty years’ experience in leading change in cultural safety, healing…
Portrait of Ian Pidd

Ian Pidd

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Ian Pidd is a Melbourne-based freelance director of theatre and festivals. His theatre credits include his artistic directorship of Back To Back, including the Green Room award-nominated Minds Eye,…
Portrait of Intan Paramaditha

Intan Paramaditha

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‘Identifying myself as a feminist writer is still important and still a political stance, but I need to be constantly aware of the implications, power relations, and more importantly, the…
Portrait of Jacinta Parsons

Jacinta Parsons

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Jacinta Parsons is a broadcaster, writer, speaker and author of memoir Unseen: The secret life of chronic illness. She is an ambassador for the Crohn’s and Colitis Association of Australia…
Portrait of Jack Pascoe

Jack Pascoe

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Jack Pascoe is a Yuin man living in Gadabanut country with a background in ecological research and conservation land management, and is currently the Conservation and Research Manager at the…
Portrait of James Patterson

James Patterson

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Author James Patterson has consistently ranked as the world’s number one selling author on Nielsen’s BookScan, and continued to thrill readers with his crime and romance series. But there has…
Portrait of Jason Potts

Jason Potts

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Jason Potts is a Professor of Economics at RMIT University. He specialises in the economics of new social network technologies and the institutions that facilitate them. He has a cat…
Portrait of Jenny Phang

Jenny Phang

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Jenny Phang was born in Ipoh, Malaysia, and is the mother of five children, including writer (and her Law School co-author) Benjamin Law. She lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.
Portrait of Jess Parker

Jess Parker

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Jess Kitty Parker is a member of Squishface Comic Studio. She is a comic book maker and illustrator and has contributed to the Ledger award winning anthology Squishzine Brunstown, worked…
Portrait of Jess Perkins

Jess Perkins

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Before comedy, Jess Perkins was a high school Drama Captain destined for a career in call centres. But then she discovered Tripod, frequently sent them fan-mail, and they responded.
Portrait of Jesse Paris-Jourdan

Jesse Paris-Jourdan

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Jesse Paris-Jourdan is a writer from Toowoomba, Queensland. He is the editor of Farrago, the student publication at the University of Melbourne.
Portrait of Jessica Perrin

Jessica Perrin

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Jessica Perrin is a co-founder of Not My Style, an app that rates fashion brands on how transparent they are about the women and men who make our clothes She…
Portrait of Jessie Perrin

Jessie Perrin

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Jessie Perrin is a University of Melbourne Arts graduate who has studied literature and taught English in Austin, Buenos Aires and Melbourne. She currently writes for Asylum Insight and works…
Portrait of Jez Pez

Jez Pez

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Jez Pez is a queer trans man. Professionally he works as a youth worker, educator and project manager in the field of trans and gender diversity. Jez is the creator…
Portrait of Joan Price

Joan Price

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Joan Price calls herself an advocate for ageless sexuality. She has been called other things by the media: ‘senior sexpert’, ‘the beautiful face of senior sex’ and – her favourite –…
Portrait of Jodi Picoult

Jodi Picoult

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Jodi Picoult is the author of 18 bestselling and widely acclaimed novels, most recently Between the Lines, a novel for younger readers, written in partnership with her teenage daughter,…
Portrait of John Purcell

John Purcell

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John Purcell (aka Natasha Walker) is the author of The Secret Lives of Emma trilogy published by Random House Australia.
Portrait of Jordan Prosser

Jordan Prosser

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Jordan Prosser is a writer, performer and filmmaker from Melbourne. Short film Hungry Man saw Jordan participate in the 2013 MIFF Accelerator Program, while 2016’s Tanglewood received completion funding through…
Portrait of J.P. Pomare

J.P. Pomare

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J.P. Pomare is an award winning writer who has had work published in journals including Meanjin, Kill Your Darlings, Takahe and Mascara Literary Review. He has hosted the On…
Portrait of Julia Prendergast

Julia Prendergast

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Julia Prendergast's short stories have been longlisted, shortlisted and published with the Lightship Anthology International Short Story Competition, Ink Tears International Short Story Competition, Glimmer Train International Short Story Competition, Séan…
Portrait of Julianne Pierce

Julianne Pierce

Julianne Pierce is Executive Director of Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) in Adelaide, South Australia.
Portrait of Julie Peters

Julie Peters

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Julie Peters is still naïve enough to believe the world can be a better place and has been activist in trying to make it happen as a performer, writer, parliamentary…
Portrait of Julie Pinkham

Julie Pinkham

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Portrait of Julie Posetti

Julie Posetti

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Julie Posetti is a Journalism Lecturer at the University of Canberra, and a social media researcher/consultant who is writing a PhD thesis on ‘The Twitterisation of Journalism’.
Portrait of Kaitlyn Plyley

Kaitlyn Plyley

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Kaitlyn Plyley is a writer, poet and comedian based in Melbourne's inner north. She comes to Melbourne via Cairns, Perth, and Brisbane. Kaitlyn has been featured everywhere from triple j…
Portrait of Karen Pickering

Karen Pickering

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Karen Pickering is a feminist writer, organiser, and speaker who co-authored About Bloody Time: The Menstrual Revolution We Have to Have and edited Doing it: Women Tell the Truth About…
Portrait of Katia Pase

Katia Pase

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Katia Pase is the editor of Brisbane literary journal and collective, Stilts. Her own writing has been published in Voiceworks, Wet Ink, Rex, and Islet.…
Portrait of Kaz Paton

Kaz Paton

Kaz joined local government in Melbourne in the 1990’s. She is currently the Manager for the Arts & Culture Department of the City of Greater Geelong, the second city in…
Portrait of Kelli Paun

Kelli Paun

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Kelli Paun is 27 years old and has been working for 95 5 KROCK for 8 months.
Portrait of Kira Puru

Kira Puru

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Kira Puru is a multi-disciplinary artist and musician, based in Melbourne, Australia. Known for her dynamic live performances and genre-defying writing style, she is widely respected as one of Australia’s…
Portrait of Kirstie Parker

Kirstie Parker

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Kirstie Parker is a Yuwallarai Aboriginal woman from north-western NSW. Parker is an elected Co-Chair of the National Congress for Australia’s First Peoples, co-chairs the national Close the Gap Steering Committee…
Portrait of Laurie Penny

Laurie Penny

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Laurie Penny is an award-winning author, columnist, journalist and screenwriter. Their seven books include Bitch Doctrine, Unspeakable Things and Everything Belongs to the Future. As a freelance journalist…
Portrait of Leah Purcell

Leah Purcell

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Leah Purcell is an internationally acclaimed director, writer and actor.
Portrait of Leticia Parish

Leticia Parish

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Portrait of Liam Pieper

Liam Pieper

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Liam Pieper is an author and journalist. His first book was a memoir, The Feel-Good Hit of the Year, shortlisted for the National Biography Award and the Ned Kelly Best…
Portrait of Lucinda Price

Lucinda Price

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Lucinda Price is a writer and presenter. She currently works as the Lifestyle Editor at PEDESTRIAN.TV.
Portrait of Luke Patterson

Luke Patterson

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Luke Patterson is a Gamilaroi poet and folklorist living on Gadigal lands. He is interested in the ways bioregional identities and consciousness are expressed through localised and vernacular forms. Luke’s…
Portrait of Luke Pearson

Luke Pearson

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Luke Pearson is the founder of Indigenous media organisation IndigenousX. He is an editor, writer, consultant and public speaker.
Portrait of Lyndal Peake

Lyndal Peake

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Portrait of Malik Peiris

Malik Peiris

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Malik Peiris is Professor and Chair in Virology at the School of Public Health, the University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on the virology, ecology, pathogenesis and epidemiology of influenza…
Portrait of Margaret Pomeranz

Margaret Pomeranz

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Margaret Pomeranz AM co-hosted The Movie Show on SBS and At The Movies on ABC with David Stratton for nearly three decades. She has served as a member of the…
Portrait of Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli

Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli

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Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli is senior lecturer in the School of Health and Social Development at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. Her primary areas of interest are cultural diversity, gender diversity, sexual diversity…
Portrait of Marija Pericic

Marija Pericic

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Marija Pericic grew up in Perth, Western Australia, the child of German and Croatian immigrants. She holds a Masters degree in English Literature. She now lives in Melbourne where she…
Portrait of Mark Pearson

Mark Pearson

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Mark Pearson is Professor of Journalism and Social Media at Griffith University in Queensland, and is a journalist, academic, blogger and author. His main areas of research and commentary are…
Portrait of Martin Parkinson

Martin Parkinson

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Panel Member: Martin Parkinson is Secretary of The Department of Climate Change, as part of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio.
Portrait of Matt Pinkney

Matt Pinkney

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Matt Pinkney is a Walkley Award-winning journalist who specialises in content strategy across digital, broadcast and print In 2012, he joined the AFL as its founding Head of Content. In…
Portrait of Matt Preston

Matt Preston

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Matt Preston is an award-winning food journalist, restaurant critic and television personality. Best known as a judge and co-host of MasterChef Australia, Preston is also a senior editor for …
Portrait of Max Porter

Max Porter

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Max Porter's debut Grief Is the Thing with Feathers — part novella, part polyphonic fable, part essay on grief — was published to widespread acclaim in 2015. It has been…
Portrait of Melody Paloma

Melody Paloma

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Melody Paloma is a poet, critic and UNSW MFA candidate, currently living in Naarm. She is the author of In Some Ways Dingo (Rabbit, 2017), and, with Elena Gomez, Leah…
Portrait of Michael Palin

Michael Palin

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Michael Palin’s second novel, The Truth, was published in July 2012. His new four-part BBC1 travel series, Brazil, will be broadcast in Australia in November.
Portrait of Michael Perusco

Michael Perusco

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Michael Perusco was appointed Chief Executive of Yarra Community Housing (YCH) in October 2015. YCH recently merged with Urban Communities Limited and is Victoria’s largest provider of community housing. YCH…
Portrait of Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan

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For the past twenty years, Michael Pollan has been writing books and articles about the places where the human and natural worlds intersect: food, agriculture, gardens, drugs and architecture. He is…
Portrait of Miki Perkins

Miki Perkins

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Miki Perkins is a senior writer at the Age who reports on social affairs. Her stories cover topics like family violence, mental health, gender and disability. She has won national…
Portrait of Neeti Palta

Neeti Palta

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Neeti brings to India's English language stand-up comedy scene what it sorely lacks – a female perspective. She presents her unique point of view on a variety of subjects: from…
Portrait of Nicole Pingon

Nicole Pingon

Nicole Pingon is a multidisciplinary artist, theatre maker and facilitator working across live performance, installation and digital mediums. Her work often delves into the curiosities and magic of the everyday…
Portrait of Nicole Precel

Nicole Precel

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Nicole Precel is an award-winning journalist, film maker and photographer with a passion for news and storytelling. She works as a video journalist and reporter at the Age.  Previously, Nicole…
Portrait of Nigel Poor

Nigel Poor

Nigel Poor is a visual artist whose work explores the various ways people make a mark and leave behind evidence of their existence. Her work has been exhibited nationally and…
Portrait of Norman Erikson Pasaribu

Norman Erikson Pasaribu

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Norman Erikson Pasaribu is an Indonesian writer of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. His first book of poems, Sergius Seeks Bacchus (translated by Tiffany Tsao), received a PEN Translates Award and…
Portrait of Oliver Phommavanh

Oliver Phommavanh

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Oliver is a young Thai-Australian writer for children. He has featured on panels at the Sydney Writers' Festival among many other appearances at festivals and writing events, as well as in…
Portrait of Oscar Pearce

Oscar Pearce

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Oscar is currently completing Year 12 at Albert Park College, where he is a senior debater and School Captain. Last year, he received the Premier’s VCE Award for Year 12…
Portrait of Pamela Paul

Pamela Paul

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Pamela Paul is the editor of the New York Times Book Review and the author of four books: Parenting, Inc., Pornified, The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony…
Portrait of Paul Paton

Paul Paton

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Paul Paton is an Aboriginal man from the Gunnai and Monaro tribes of southeastern Australia and is the Executive Officer of the Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages. VACL is very strong in…
Portrait of Peter Polites

Peter Polites

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Peter Polites is a writer of Greek descent from Western Sydney. As part of the SWEATSHOP writers collective, Peter has written and performed pieces all over Australia. His first novel…
Portrait of Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman

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Philip Pullman is one of the most highly respected children's authors writing today. Winner of many prestigious awards, including the Carnegie of Carnegies and the Whitbread Award, Pullman’s epic fantasy…
Portrait of Phillip Parente

Phillip Parente

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A/Prof Phillip Parente trained at Monash University graduating with First Class Honours in 1993. His current role is the Director of Cancer Services Eastern Health. His main areas of interest are…
Portrait of Pierre Proske

Pierre Proske

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Pierre Proske is an electronic artist, creative technologist and director of Media Lab Melbourne. He is an Australian artist intrigued by the pervasiveness of technology in science and culture and…
Portrait of Rachel Payne

Rachel Payne

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Rachel Payne is the General Manager of Eros Association, the national industry association and advocacy group of the adult retail and entertainment industry. Relatively new to this position, Rachel has…
Portrait of Rachel Power

Rachel Power

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Rachel Power is a freelance writer, editor and artist. She has contributed to many publications, including Mamamia, The Big Issue, Kill Your Darlings and The Age. She…
Portrait of Raina Peterson

Raina Peterson

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Raina Peterson is a dancer-choreographer, writer and theatre-maker who was born and raised on Gunaikurnai land and currently lives and works on Wurundjeri land Their works include the critically-acclaimed ‘Bent…
Portrait of Rashmi Patel

Rashmi Patel

Rashmi Patel is a writer and business analyst currently based in Melbourne. She is passionate about gender issues, diversity in the arts, and immigrant stories. Her articles and stories have…
Portrait of Richard Price

Richard Price

Richard Price is a novelist, screenwriter, and television creator. His literary novels include The Wanderers, Clockers, Freedomland, Lush Life, and The Whites. His screen writing…
Portrait of Rita Panahi

Rita Panahi

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Rita is a Herald Sun columnist. She can be heard on radio 3AW, 2GB with Steve Price and appears regularly on Sunrise on Seven, and Sky News.
Portrait of Robert Power

Robert Power

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Robert Power was born in Dublin, worked as a journalist in London and now lives in Melbourne with his wife and his youngest son.
Portrait of Robert Purves

Robert Purves

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Robert Purves is a businessman and an environmentalist. He is currently president of WWF Australia and is a former board member of WWF International. Robert is also a founding member…
Portrait of Rod Pearce

Rod Pearce

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Dr Rod Pearce is a practicing grass roots GP and a policy adviser. He was President of the Australian Medical Association (SA) from 1998 to 2000, GP Nationally Elected Representative…
Portrait of Roger Phillips

Roger Phillips

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Roger Phillips is the Vice President of the Australia Africa Business Council (VIC), an organisation that aims to assist and facilitate cross-cultural learning in the form of fair commerce and trade…
Portrait of Ron Poole

Ron Poole

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Ron Poole (77) lived in Shepparton and had idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He elected to pursue Voluntary Assisted Dying after receiving a prognosis of less than 6 months left to live…
Portrait of Ruby-Rose Pivet-Marsh

Ruby-Rose Pivet-Marsh

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Ruby-Rose is a writer and producer living, working and creating on Wurundjeri land. Ruby is the Artistic Director and co-CEO of the Emerging Writers' Festival and the co-founder of the Latinx Arts…
Portrait of Ruchir Punjabi

Ruchir Punjabi

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Ruchir Punjabi is the founder and chair of Langoor – an advertising agency of creative technologists with more than 150 people across Asia, in India, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia…
Portrait of Ryan Prehn

Ryan Prehn

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Ryan Prehn is a poet and writer living in Melbourne on Wurundjeri country. He is a descendant of the Worimi mob of coastal NSW. Ryan was a runner-up in Overland’s…
Portrait of Sally Piper

Sally Piper

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Sally Piper’s debut novel, Grace’s Table, was shortlisted for the 2011 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards in the Emerging Queensland Author category. She has had short stories, poetry and non-fiction articles…
Portrait of Sam Pang

Sam Pang

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Sam Pang is a writer, presenter and broadcaster. His television credits include the hugely popular Santo, Sam and Ed’s Cup Fever and SBS’s coverage of The Eurovision Song Contest.
Portrait of Sam Prendergast

Sam Prendergast

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Sam Prendergast is a Melbourne-based freelance writer. She's a regular contributor to Frankie magazine, where she interviews interesting people and rants about her feelings. Her work has also been published…
Portrait of Samantha Power

Samantha Power

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Samantha Power is the Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and William D. Zabel ’61 Professor of Practice in Human…

Sara Pascoe

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Sara Pascoe is an English writer, stand-up comedian and actress.
Portrait of Seb Prowse

Seb Prowse

Seb Prowse loves big old buildings where people gather to pontificate - but has somehow avoided a career in either Parliament or the Church. Thus far, anyway A proud South…
Portrait of Sharon Payne

Sharon Payne

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Sharon Payne is a Wonnamutta elder of the Badjula from K’gari (Fraser Island). She grew up in Queensland before moving to Ngunnawal country (Canberra) in 1986 where she still resides…
Portrait of Shaun Prescott

Shaun Prescott

Shaun Prescott is a writer based in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales.
Portrait of Shelley Parker-Chan

Shelley Parker-Chan

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Shelley Parker-Chan is an Asian-Australian former diplomat and international development adviser who spent nearly a decade working on human rights, gender equality and LGBT rights in Southeast Asia. Named after…
Portrait of Shelley Penn

Shelley Penn

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Shelley Penn is a Melbourne-based architect whose work includes strategic advice to government and the private sector on architectural and urban design for public places across all scales, with her…
Portrait of Sian Prior

Sian Prior

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Sian Prior is a writer, broadcaster and creative writing teacher. She presents programmes on ABC Radio and writes a monthly column for Fairfax. Sian's essays have been published in Meanjin…
Portrait of Sorabh Pant

Sorabh Pant

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Sorabh Pant is one of India’s best loved and most travelled comedians – with over 1000 shows in 60 cities across 15 countries – though he does it only for…
Portrait of Steaphan Paton

Steaphan Paton

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Steaphan Paton is an interdisciplinary artist based in Melbourne. A member of the Gunai and Monero Nations, he grew up in Gippsland. His practice explores tradition, race and colonialism informed…

Stephen Page

Born in Brisbane, Stephen is a descendant of the Nunukul people and the Munaldjali clan of the Yugambeh tribe from southeast Queensland. He is a dancer and choreographer and in…
Portrait of Stephen Pham

Stephen Pham

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Stephen Pham is a Vietnamese-Australian writer from Cabramatta. He is an original member of SWEATSHOP Writers' Collective His work has appeared in Overland, Meanjin, Griffith Review and Sydney…
Portrait of Sue Pascoe

Sue Pascoe

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Sue Pascoe was a commissioner on the recent Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission.
Portrait of Sue-Ann Post

Sue-Ann Post

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Sue-Ann Post is a comedian and writer who isn’t afraid to handle the big topics. Her hilarious one-woman shows have dealt with religion, sexuality, incest and disability. She is the…
Portrait of Sundhya Pahuja

Sundhya Pahuja

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Sundhya Pahuja is a professor in the Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne and the director of the Law and Development Research Programme at the Institute for International Law and…
Portrait of Susan Provan

Susan Provan

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Susan Provan is the Director of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival which, along with the comedy program of the Edinburgh Fringe and the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, makes up a trio…
Portrait of Sybille Peters

Sybille Peters

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Dr Sibylle Peters is a researcher, performance artist, studied literature, cultural studies and philosophy who has worked at the universities of Hamburg, Munich, Berlin (FU), Bale, Wales and Gießen. As…
Portrait of Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett

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Terry Pratchett is the acclaimed creator of the Discworld series, the first title of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983.
Portrait of Tim Parsons

Tim Parsons

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Tim Parsons is a seasoned tech exec and entrepreneur who also happens to be founding CEO of Sydney-based, Space 2.0-focused startup accelerator delta-V SpaceHub.
Portrait of Tom Porteous

Tom Porteous

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Tom Porteous is the deputy program director at Human Rights Watch and is based in Washington DC. He joined Human Rights Watch in 2006 as the London director responsible for…
Portrait of Vanessa Petrie

Vanessa Petrie

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Vanessa has extensive experience leading policy, strategy and infrastructure planning, specialising in sustainability.  Well known for being a collaborator, Vanessa brings people, knowledge and ideas together to spark the change…
Portrait of Vivian Pham

Vivian Pham

Vivian Pham is a Vietnamese-Australian fiction writer, closet poet, amateur screenwriter, university student and hopeful dropout if any of the aforementioned ventures take flight.  In 2018 and 2019, Vivian attended…
Portrait of Wang Peng

Wang Peng

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Wang Peng is the founder of JunTianFang; a contemporary guqin master of both craftsmanship and performance; a designer of aesthetic space; and the Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritor of the 'traditional…
Portrait of Yasmin Poole

Yasmin Poole

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Yasmin is an award-winning speaker, writer and youth advocate. She is Plan International’s National Ambassador and champions the importance of young women being heard in Australia’s political conversations. She has…
Portrait of Yenn Purkis

Yenn Purkis

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Yenn (formerly Jeanette) Purkis is an autistic and non-binary author, blogger, presenter and mentor. Yenn is active in the autism world and the wider community. They have a strong presence…
Portrait of Yin Paradies

Yin Paradies

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Professor Yin Paradies is an Aboriginal-Asian-Anglo Australian who is Chair in Race Relations and Indigenous Knowledges and Culture Coordinator at Deakin University. He conducts interdisciplinary research on the health, social…
Portrait of Zachary Penrith-Puchalski

Zachary Penrith-Puchalski

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Zachary Penrith-Puchalski was born in 1990 and is from the Yorta Yorta and Dja Dja Wurrung tribes. His grandfather, Burnum Burnum, was an Indigenous rights activist best known for planting…
Portrait of Zoya Patel

Zoya Patel

Zoya Patel is the founder and editor-in-chief of award-winning feminist journal Feminartsy. Her debut book No Country Woman was published by Hachette Australia in 2018, to critical acclaim.