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Portrait of Aamer Rahman

Aamer Rahman

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Aamer Rahman is an Australian comedian whose work covers politics, race relations, and the War on Terror. He has performed sold-out shows at some of the world's largest festivals including…
Portrait of Adam Richard

Adam Richard

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A stand-up comedian since 1997, Adam has performed all over Australia, Britain and the USA. He began his gossip queen career as Triple J’s Mister Bitch (2002/3) and has spent…
Portrait of Adrian Richardson

Adrian Richardson

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Adrian Richardson is head chef at Melbourne’s La Luna Bistro and a co-host of Ten’s Good Chef Bad Chef programme.
Portrait of Alan Rusbridger

Alan Rusbridger

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Alan Rusbridger has been editor of the Guardian since 1995.
Portrait of Alice Rawsthorn

Alice Rawsthorn

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Alice Rawsthorn is an internationally renowned design critic, whose columns for the International New York Times are syndicated worldwide.
Portrait of Alice Robinson

Alice Robinson

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Alice Robinson grew up in Parkville and Wallan. She earned a Bachelor of Creative Arts from The University of Melbourne and a PhD in Creative Writing from Victoria University, where…
Portrait of Allee Richards

Allee Richards

Allee Richards's short fiction has been published widely in Australian journals and magazines, most recently in New Australian Fiction published by Kill Your Darlings. Her debut novel, In Real Life…
Portrait of Amos Roach

Amos Roach

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Amos Roach is a Ngarrandjeri/Gunditj Mara man who is a musician and dancer. His music presents a narrative of healing, told with song and dance. His voice travels between the Desert, the…
Portrait of Andrew Robb

Andrew Robb

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Andrew Robb is the Shadow Minister for Finance and Debt Reduction. He was elected to the Federal seat of Goldstein in 2004, and has previously served as Federal Director and…
Portrait of Andrew Rule

Andrew Rule

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Andrew Rule has written about some of the biggest Australian crimes of the last 30 years and lived to tell the tale Born in far eastern Victoria, he broke into…
Portrait of Anna Rose

Anna Rose

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Anna Rose is former Young Environmentalist of the Year, and author of the book Madlands: A Journey to Change the Mind of a Climate Sceptic (Melbourne University Press). Anna is…
Portrait of April Rasmussen

April Rasmussen

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April Rasmussen is a writer and artist living in Melbourne. Her education is in science, but her real passion is crafting stories about the ways we live, love, and learn…
Portrait of Archie Roach

Archie Roach

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Archie Roach’s song ‘Took the Children Away’ won an International Human Rights Achievement Award and his first album Charcoal Lane featured in US Rolling Stone magazine’s Top 50 in 1992…
Portrait of Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy is the author of the novel The God of Small Things, for which she was awarded the Booker Prize in 1997, and two collections of essays: The…
Portrait of Autumn Royal

Autumn Royal

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Autumn Royal is a writer and researcher currently teaching at Deakin University and Swinburne University of Technology. Autumn is interviews editor for Cordite Poetry Review and is author of the…
Portrait of Banok Rind

Banok Rind

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Banok Rind is a proud Yamatji Badimaya woman from Western Australia. She is a registered nurse and currently the Deputy Executive Officer at the Koorie Youth Council. Banok has a background…
Portrait of Bhenji Ra

Bhenji Ra

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‘I think if we’re talking about popular feminism’s inclusion of trans and gender-diverse people, non-binary people, we’re not even scratching the surface.’ Bhenji Ra is an interdisciplinary artist. Her practice combines…
Portrait of Brian Reed

Brian Reed

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Brian Reed is the host and co-creator of the groundbreaking podcast S-Town, which is a production of Serial and the public radio show This American Life. Reed is…
Portrait of Brigid Reid

Brigid Reid

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Portrait of Brooke Rutherford

Brooke Rutherford

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Brooke Rutherford is a Christian who works in marketing in Melbourne. Growing up as the daughter to two Baptist pastors, faith plays an integral role in her life, giving Brooke…
Portrait of Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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Carlos Ruiz Zafón is the author of six novels, including the international bestsellers The Shadow of the Wind, The Angel’s Game and The Prisoner of Heaven.
Portrait of Catriona Rowntree

Catriona Rowntree

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As ‘Australia’s most travelled woman’, Catriona Rowntree earned this title after more than 16 years at the helm of Australia’s favourite travel show, Getaway, on Channel 9.
Portrait of Chris Raine

Chris Raine

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Chris is the founder and CEO of Hello Sunday Morning (HSM) – an organisation that helps people to change their relationship with alcohol. Hello Sunday Morning was started after one particularly…
Portrait of Chris Ruen

Chris Ruen

Portrait of Christopher Ryan

Christopher Ryan

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Christopher Ryan has taught at the University of Barcelona Medical School and published both scientific and popular articles and book chapters on human sexuality, as well as the New York…
Portrait of Craig Reucassel

Craig Reucassel

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Craig Reucassel was a founding editor of The Chaser newspaper. With the Chaser he has gone on to do shows on the ABC such as The Election Chaser, CNNNN…
Portrait of Crispin Rovere

Crispin Rovere

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Crispin Rovere is an analyst of US politics and defence policy. He is one of the few who correctly predicted Donald Trump's rise to the Republican nomination from last year…
Portrait of Curtis Roman

Curtis Roman

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Curtis Roman is a Larrakia man born and raised on Larrakia land.  He is the head of the School of Indigenous Knowledges and Public Policy at Charles Darwin University. 
Portrait of Daniel Reeders

Daniel Reeders

Daniel Reeders has worked in HIV prevention since 2004, including roles with the Victorian AIDS Council, Living Positive Victoria, and most recently as a researcher in HIV prevention strategy at…
Portrait of David Rieff

David Rieff

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David Rieff is a New York-based journalist and author.
Portrait of David Ritter

David Ritter

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David Ritter is the Chief Executive Officer of Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
Portrait of Deborah Robertson

Deborah Robertson

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Deborah Robertson is a writer whose first book, Proudflesh, won the Steele Rudd Award for the best Australian short story collection in its year of publication.
Portrait of Denise Ryan-Costello

Denise Ryan-Costello

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Denise Ryan-Costello is a journalism lecturer at Swinburne University, who also writes for the Age and the digital magazine Issimo. Denise has won many journalism awards in her 30…
Portrait of Dianne Rule

Dianne Rule

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Portrait of Die Roten Punkte

Die Roten Punkte

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Astrid and Otto are Die Roten Punkte (The Red Dots). Orphaned as kids when Astrid was 12 and Otto was 9, the brother and sister duo found shelter in a…
Portrait of Drew Rooke

Drew Rooke

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Drew Rooke is a Sydney-based non-fiction writer whose work deals with contemporary political and cultural issues and trends. His work has appeared in Meanjin, The Lifted Brow, Voiceworks…
Portrait of Dylan Rainforth

Dylan Rainforth

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Dylan Rainforth is the editor of Art Guide Australia. He also writes a weekly visual art column for the Age newspaper and contributes to a range of Australian art…
Portrait of Elizabeth Redman

Elizabeth Redman

Elizabeth Redman is a property reporter for the Australian newspaper, based in Melbourne. 
Portrait of Ellie Rennie

Ellie Rennie

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Ellie Rennie is an associate professor at Swinburne University, researching the social implications of technological change, and the technological implications of social change. She is the deputy director of the…
Portrait of Em Rusciano

Em Rusciano

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Em Rusciano is one of Australia’s most well-rounded performers. With her finger in every piece of the performing pie, Em co-hosts breakfast radio, sells out the Sydney Opera House with…
Portrait of Francesca Rendle-Short

Francesca Rendle-Short

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Francesca Rendle-Short’s most recent book is the critically acclaimed novel-cum-memoir Bite Your Tongue (Spinifex Press). She is an associate professor in the School of Media and Communication at RMIT University…
Portrait of Freddie Russon

Freddie Russon

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Frederique is a VCAL student in year eleven working to get her Certificate III in Early Childhood and Education. She runs the queer club at Templestowe College and is a…
Portrait of Gab Ryan

Gab Ryan

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Gab is a writer and the Wheeler Centre's Head of Operations She has a PhD in creative writing, looking at the Gothic as a transgressive mode of representation in historical…
Portrait of Gemma Rayner

Gemma Rayner

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Gemma Rayner is Series Producer at the Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas.  For five years she has worked across a range of programming initiatives, from regular event and podcast series to…
Portrait of Geoffrey Robertson

Geoffrey Robertson

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Geoffrey Robertson QC is founder and head of the world’s largest human rights practice, in London. He has prosecuted Hastings Banda, defended Julian Assange and acted for Human Rights Watch…
Portrait of Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

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Geoffrey Rush is an Australian actor and film producer. He has won one Academy Award for acting (from four nominations), three British Academy Film Awards (from five nominations), two Golden…
Portrait of Georgia Robinson

Georgia Robinson

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Georgia Robinson is a first year creative writing student who grew up on the border of country and suburban Victoria and began writing poetry at a young age. She intends…
Portrait of Gilbert Rochecouste

Gilbert Rochecouste

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Gilbert Rochecouste is recognized both nationally and internationally as a leading voice in sustainable communities and businesses.
Portrait of Guy Rundle

Guy Rundle

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Guy Rundle is UK correspondent for Crikey, and a frequent contributor to the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, among many others.
Portrait of Hanna Rosin

Hanna Rosin

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Hanna Rosin is an American journalist and author. She is a senior editor at The Atlantic and the editor and founder of DoubleX, Slate’s women’s section. Her latest book…
Portrait of Hannah Richell

Hannah Richell

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Hannah Richell now lives in Sydney with her husband and their two young children. Secrets of the Tides is her first novel and she is currently hard at work on…
Portrait of Hannie Rayson

Hannie Rayson

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Hannie Rayson is a playwright and screenwriter best known for Hotel Sorrento.
Portrait of Harry Reid

Harry Reid

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Harry Reid was the Wheeler Centre's Receptionist. They are also a poet living in the western suburbs of Melbourne. Their work has appeared in Cordite and Voiceworks.
Portrait of Hazel Rowley

Hazel Rowley

Hazel Rowley is one of the world’s most respected biographers.
Portrait of Heather Rose

Heather Rose

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The Museum of Modern Love is Heather Rose’s seventh book, and the winner of the 2017 Stella Prize. Her work spans adult literary fiction, children’s literature, fantasy/sci-fi and crime. Her…
Portrait of Helen Razer

Helen Razer

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Helen Razer was a broadcaster and is now a writer. Her appointments in radio were at the Triple J national network and ABC Melbourne. Her books include A Short History…
Portrait of Henry Reynolds

Henry Reynolds

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Henry Reynolds is one of Australia’s best-known historians. He grew up in Hobart and was educated at Hobart High School and the University of Tasmania. His latest book is Forgotten…
Portrait of Holly Ransom

Holly Ransom

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Holly Ransom is the CEO of Emergent Solutions, a company specialising in the development of high performing intergenerational workforces, leadership and social outcomes In 2012, she was the youngest person…
Portrait of Hugo Race

Hugo Race

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Hugo Race is a musician, author and producer, a streetwise, incurably romantic troubadour whose songs have the focused power of a haiku merged with the scope of a film Hugo…
Portrait of Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin

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Ian Rankin's first Rebus novel was published in 1987. The Rebus books are now translated into 36 languages, and are bestsellers worldwide Rankin is a number one bestseller in the…
Portrait of Ian Royall

Ian Royall

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Ian Royall is a senior reporter and the trainee program co-ordinator at the Herald Sun.  Ian joined the paper 18 years ago and has worked on the city, education, consumer and aviation…
Portrait of Izzy Roberts-Orr

Izzy Roberts-Orr

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Izzy Roberts-Orr is a Melbourne-based poet, playwright and editor who grew up between Alice Springs and Footscray. She is the current Festival Director and Co-CEO of Emerging Writers' Festival Izzy…
Portrait of Izzy Raj-Seppings

Izzy Raj-Seppings

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Izzy Raj-Seppings is a 13-year-old school girl who lives in Sydney, Australia on Gameragal land. She is a member of School Strike 4 Climate and helps organise strikes in her…
Portrait of Jake Roseman

Jake Roseman

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Jake Roseman is a 21-year-old writer from Melbourne. He is currently studying literature, politics and German at the University of Melbourne. His short fiction has been published in Westerly and …
Portrait of James Roche

James Roche

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James Roche is an award-winning music producer, songwriter and composer.
Portrait of Jamila Rizvi

Jamila Rizvi

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‘Being a feminist is about more than a cute slogan on a t-shirt, it’s about more than your own personal identity. It’s about being part of and contributing to an…
Portrait of Jane Rawson

Jane Rawson

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Jane Rawson writes novels, essays and stories, mostly about climate change and animals. Her latest novel is From the Wreck. She lives in Tasmania's Huon Valley and works for…
Portrait of Jane Rhodes

Jane Rhodes

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Jane Rhodes works as the Assistant Exhibitions Coordinator for the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art.
Portrait of Jane Rosengrave

Jane Rosengrave

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Jane Rosengrave is a proud Yorta Yorta woman and disability advocate. Jane lives with an intellectual disability and is widely respected for her fearless advocacy regarding violence against people with…
Portrait of Jay Rayner

Jay Rayner

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Jay Rayner is an award-winning writer, journalist and broadcaster with a fine collection of floral shirts. He has written on everything from crime and politics, through cinema and theatre to…
Portrait of Jean-Christophe Rufin

Jean-Christophe Rufin

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Jean-Christophe Rufin is a doctor, historian, novelist, and the former French Ambassador to Senegal and Gambia. Having worked for NGOs for more than 20 years, Rufin has led missions in…
Portrait of Jerril Rechter

Jerril Rechter

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Jerril Rechter is the CEO of VicHealth. Her expertise lies in health promotion, leadership, and the potential of innovation to improve health and wellbeing for everyone.
Portrait of Jesselyn Radack

Jesselyn Radack

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Jesselyn Radack is a lawyer for both Edward Snowden and Thomas Drake. She was previously an ethics advisor to the US Department of Justice where she became a whistleblower after…
Portrait of Jim Remedio

Jim Remedio

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Jim Remedio is station manager at 3KND. Jim has 30 years’ experience in community and national radio media networks throughout Australia. He was chairman of the National Indigenous Media Association…
Portrait of Jim Robbins

Jim Robbins

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Jim Robbins has written for the New York Times for more than 35 years, as well as numerous other magazines including Audubon, Condé Nast Traveler, Smithsonian and Vanity Fair…
Portrait of Jon Ronson

Jon Ronson

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Jon Ronson is an award-winning non-fiction writer and documentary maker. He is the author of four bestsellers, Them: Adventures with Extremists, The Men Who Stare at Goats, The…
Portrait of Jon Rose

Jon Rose

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Jon Rose was recently commissioned by the Kronos String Quartet to write and build Music from 4 Fences for the Sydney Opera House. He realised his bicycle-powered Pursuit project at…
Portrait of Jonno Revanche

Jonno Revanche

Jonno Revanche is a writer, critic and interdisciplinary artist originally from Adelaide Kaurna Yerta. They write frequently for Guardian Australia, Teen Vogue, Sydney Review of Books and Krass Journal.  
Portrait of Jordan Raskopoulos

Jordan Raskopoulos

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Jordan is a world class comedian, actor, singer and digital content creator. She is best know for her work as the front woman for comedy rock band The Axis of Awesome…
Portrait of Jose Ramos-Horta

Jose Ramos-Horta

José Ramos-Horta is the President of East Timor, its second since gaining independence from Indonesia. He is a co-recipient of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize and a former Prime Minister.
Portrait of Josephine Ridge

Josephine Ridge

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Josephine Ridge is one of Australia’s most experienced and internationally respected arts identities. Earlier this year, she began her tenure as Creative Director at Melbourne Festival, planning the Festival program…
Portrait of Josephine Rowe

Josephine Rowe

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Josephine Rowe was born in 1984 in Rockhampton and raised in Melbourne. Her novel, A Loving, Faithful Animal, was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award, selected as a…
Portrait of Judith Ridge

Judith Ridge

Judith Ridge has worked with children's books and writing for young adults for three decades. In 2001, she received a Churchill Fellowship – during which she spent four months travelling the…

Judith Rodriguez

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Judith Rodriguez has had ten books of poetry published – the chapbook Manatee (Picaro Press) is the most recent – and has won several national prizes.
Portrait of Judith Rossell

Judith Rossell

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Judith Rossell is the bestselling author-illustrator of the much-loved, award-winning children’s book, Withering-By-Sea. She has written 12 books, and illustrated more than 80.
Portrait of Judith Ryan

Judith Ryan

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Judith Ryan AM is Senior Curator of Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). Judith received a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Fine Arts and English Literature at…
Portrait of Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis

Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis

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Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis began teaching first grade at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2007. In 2013, while on temporary leave from teaching, she founded Classes 4 Classes, an organisation whose mission is to…
Portrait of Kate Richards

Kate Richards

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Kate Richards is a writer of fiction, narrative nonfiction and poetry. She has a medical degree with honours and works part-time in medical research in Melbourne. Kate is the author…
Portrait of Kathryn Ross

Kathryn Ross

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Kathryn Ross lives in a small coastal town in Victoria, where she divides her time between writing poetry, and working as a registered nurse in aged care. Her poetry has…
Portrait of Kenneth Roth

Kenneth Roth

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Kenneth Roth is the executive director of Human Rights Watch, one of the world's leading international human rights organisations, which operates in more than 90 countries. Prior to joining Human…
Portrait of Kevin Rudd

Kevin Rudd

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Kevin Rudd served as Australia's 26th Prime Minister (2007-10, 2013) and as Foreign Minister (2010-12). Since 2014, he has been President of the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York. …
Portrait of Kim Rubenstein

Kim Rubenstein

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Kim Rubenstein is a Professor in the Law School, a former Director of its Centre for International and Public law (2006-2015) and a Public Policy fellow at the Australian National University…
Portrait of Kirsten Robb

Kirsten Robb

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Kirsten Robb is a data journalist at Domain, writing for both the Age and Sydney Morning Herald’s property sections. She has also written for the property sections of both…
Portrait of Larke Riemer

Larke Riemer

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Larke Riemer has been a CARE Australia Director since 2015. Until recently, she was Director, Women’s Markets, for Westpac Banking Corporation She spent over 31 years with the Westpac Group,…
Portrait of Latoya Rule

Latoya Rule

Latoya Aroha Rule is an Aboriginal and Māori, Takatāpui person residing on stolen Gadigal land, Sydney. They’re a PhD candidate at UTS, an educator, freelance writer & organiser of #JusticeforFella
Portrait of Leonardo Salvador Rodríguez

Leonardo Salvador Rodríguez

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Leonardo Salvador Rodríguez is a psychoanalyst He is a founding member of the Australian Centre for Psychoanalysis and of the International School of Psychoanalysis of the Forums of the Lacanian…
Portrait of Libby Rogerson

Libby Rogerson

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Sister Libby Rogerson IBVM is a Loreto sister currently working with Mary Ward International Australia, the Loreto Sisters’ aid, development and volunteer organisation.
Portrait of Lisa Reece-Lane

Lisa Reece-Lane

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Lisa Reece-Lane studied music at the Victorian College of the Arts and Milk Fever is her first novel.
Portrait of LM Robinson

LM Robinson

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LM Robinson has worked as a tutor, university lecturer, freelance writer and teacher.
Portrait of Lobna Rouhani

Lobna Rouhani

Lobna Rouhani is a social researcher based in Melbourne, Australia. She is curious about themes of gender, identity, family and trauma and explores these through her writing. 
Portrait of Lucy Race

Lucy Race

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After a professional life spanning communications, publishing and small business, Lucy’s passion for football led her to co-founding the award-winning 'Outer Sanctum' radio show and podcast. Lucy is a voracious…
Portrait of Luke Ryan

Luke Ryan

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Luke Ryan is a freelance writer, comedian and man about town. He writes short-form non-fictionwith a comic edge and is about to release his debut book,A Funny Thing Happened…
Portrait of Madeleine Ryan

Madeleine Ryan

Madeleine Ryan is an Australian writer, director and author. Her articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times, SBS, Vogue, The Daily Telegraph, The Sydney Morning Herald, Vice…
Portrait of Maggie Ryan Sandford

Maggie Ryan Sandford

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Maggie Ryan Sandford is a science journalist, fiction and comedy writer, and human behavior researcher at the Science Museum of Minnesota, whose work focuses on equity in science education, the…
Portrait of Maria Ressa

Maria Ressa

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The CEO and Executive Editor of Rappler.com, Maria is one of the founders of the six-year-old company, one of the leading online news organisations in the Philippines. Maria has been…
Portrait of Marian Rakosi

Marian Rakosi

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Marian Rakosi is a young, passionate early childhood educator and proud unionist from Sydney.
Portrait of Mark Rubbo

Mark Rubbo

Mark Rubbo OAM is Managing Director of Readings. He is a past president of the Australian Booksellers Association and was founding chair of the Melbourne Writers Festival. In 2006 he…
Portrait of Matthew Reilly

Matthew Reilly

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Matthew Reilly is the international bestselling author of nine novels: Ice Station, Temple, Contest, Area 7, Scarecrow, Hover Car Racer, Seven Ancient Wonders, …
Portrait of Meg Rosoff

Meg Rosoff

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Meg Rosoff is a celebrated and award-winning author for young adults.
Portrait of Michael Richardson

Michael Richardson

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Michael lives in Sydney and is completing a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Sydney. He’s an editor of Honi Soit, the university’s weekly student newspaper, and he’s…
Portrait of Michael Robotham

Michael Robotham

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Gold Dagger winning and Edgar shortlisted author Michael Robotham was born in Australia in November 1960, and grew up in small country towns that had more dogs than people and more flies…
Portrait of Michael Roddan

Michael Roddan

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Michael Roddan is a Melbourne-based breaking news reporter for Business Spectator and the Australian. He studied International Relations at UNSW and Journalism at the University of Melbourne, with time…
Portrait of Michael Rowland

Michael Rowland

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Michael Rowland is the co-presenter of ABC TV’s News Breakfast. He is a former ABC Washington correspondent, covering stories ranging from the 2008 presidential election to the eruption of…
Portrait of Mira Robertson

Mira Robertson

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Mira Robertson is an award winning screenwriter who has also published short fiction. Her feature film credits include the multi award winning films Only the Brave and Head On…
Portrait of Mirandi Riwoe

Mirandi Riwoe

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Mirandi Riwoe is the author of the novella The Fish Girl, which won Seizure’s Viva la Novella V and was shortlisted for the Stella Prize and the Queensland Literary…
Portrait of Nick Rose

Nick Rose

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Dr Nick Rose is the National Coordinator of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance and the Food Systems Coordinator with the Food Alliance at Deakin University. He served as a Director…
Portrait of Nick Rowley

Nick Rowley

Nick Rowley is a Director of Kinesis; a Sydney-based firm working with government and private clients on tackling the climate problem and achieving measureable, reportable and verifiable greenhouse emission reductions.
Portrait of Nicki Reed

Nicki Reed

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Nicki Reed was born in 1968, and lives in Melbourne with her husband and three sons. She says writing Unzipped, her first novel, was the best fun she ever…
Portrait of Nicola Redhouse

Nicola Redhouse

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Nicola Redhouse is a writer living in Melbourne, Australia. Her work has been published in the literary journals Meanjin, Island and Kill Your Darlings, and in the anthologies…
Portrait of Nicola Roxon

Nicola Roxon

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Nicola Roxon became Australia’s first female Attorney- General in 2011, a culmination of a stellar political career and impressive legal background. As Health Minister, she negotiated reforms to Australia’s public hospital…
Portrait of Nicole Rogerson

Nicole Rogerson

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Nicole Rogerson is the CEO of Autism Awareness Australia and director of the Lizard Children’s Centre. She is a frequent public speaker on autism and often appears in the media…
Portrait of Nina Rousseau

Nina Rousseau

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Editor of The Age Cheap Eats for the past four editions, Nina Rousseau has been writing about food, and reviewing Melbourne and Victorian restaurants for the past 10 years. 
Portrait of Noah Riseman

Noah Riseman

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Noah Riseman is an Associate Professor in History at the Australian Catholic University. He is the author of Serving in Silence? Australian LGBT Servicemen and Women (2018) and is the…
Portrait of Oliver Reeson

Oliver Reeson

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Oliver Reeson is the Wheeler Centre's Receptionist Oliver is an essayist and screenwriter. Their writing has appeared in publications such as Literary Hub, Autostraddle, Meanjin, Overland, Kill Your Darlings, Growing Up…
Portrait of Olivia Rosenman

Olivia Rosenman

Olivia Rosenman is a journalist, broadcaster and teller of stories with experience in media and communications in Australia and China. She is the executive producer of Fourth Estate, a…
Portrait of Paul Ramadge

Paul Ramadge

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Paul Ramadge was appointed Editor-in-Chief of The Age and The Sunday Age in September 2008.
Portrait of Paul Roos

Paul Roos

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Paul Roos is a former AFL footballer and senior coach. He played 269 games for Fitzroy and 87 for Sydney. He was a two-time All-Australian captain and has been inducted…
Portrait of Pepi Ronalds

Pepi Ronalds

Pepi Ronalds is a freelance writer based in Melbourne. She's currently researching and writing a book about rebuilding and recovery in Japan after the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown.
Portrait of Peter Reith

Peter Reith

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Peter Reith was a senior cabinet minister in the Australian government from 1996 to 2001 and then a director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development from 2003 to…
Portrait of Peter Rose

Peter Rose

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Peter Rose is the author of the award-winning family memoir Rose Boys (2001), which is now available as a Text Classic.
Portrait of Peter Ryan

Peter Ryan

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Peter Ryan was the leader of the National party in Victoria from 1999–2014 During his time as an MP, he served as Deputy Premier for four years and Member for…
Portrait of Peter J Reid

Peter J Reid

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Peter J. Reid OAM has been actively involved in the environmental movement for the past six years as Treasurer of Ballarat Renewable Energy and Zero Emissions (BREAZE). In conjunction with other members…
Portrait of Philip Ruddock

Philip Ruddock

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Philip Ruddock was first elected to the House of Representatives as the Member for Parramatta, New South Wales, at a by-election on 22 September 1973. Since 1992, he has held…
Portrait of Raeden Richardson

Raeden Richardson

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Raeden is a sixteen year old Melbourne writer who enjoys traversing the tapestry of creativity in literature or on the sides of metropolitan trains.
Portrait of Rebekah Robertson

Rebekah Robertson

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Rebekah Robertson founded Transcend – the first peer led nationwide support network for transgender children and their families – in 2012, and has been community building and advocating since 2007…
Portrait of René Redzepi

René Redzepi

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René Redzepi has been widely credited with reinventing Nordic cuisine. After cooking at some of the world’s most prestigious restaurants, including under Ferran Adrià at el Bulli and Thomas Keller…
Portrait of Richard Roxburgh

Richard Roxburgh

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Richard Roxburgh is one of Australia’s best-loved and most versatile actors. He has become a household name for his work in films like Moulin Rouge! and his lead role in…
Portrait of Robert Reith

Robert Reith

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Robert Reith is president of Surrogacy Australia. Since its inception in 2010, Surrogacy Australia has grown to become the peak body for consumers involved in surrogacy Surrogacy Australia aims to…
Portrait of Robert Richter

Robert Richter

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Robert Richter, QC, specialises in Administrative Law, Criminal Law and Human Rights.
Portrait of Russell Robertson

Russell Robertson

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Russell Robertson was drafted to the Melbourne Football Club from Tasmania’s under 18s after recruiters saw him featured in a home video on The Footy Show’s ‘Almost Football Legends’.…
Portrait of Russell Robinson

Russell Robinson

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Russell Robinson is an award-winning journalist who has worked in Melbourne, London and Hong Kong. Until recently he was an investigative reporter with the Herald Sun newspaper, focusing on crime.…
Portrait of Sabina Read

Sabina Read

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Sabina Read is a psychologist who consults with individuals, couples, children, families, groups, and organisations. She works with clients addressing marriage and relationship challenges, transitional issues across the lifespan, parenting…
Portrait of Sally Rice

Sally Rice

Sally is currently the General Manager of Community at Moira Shire. She is one of three General Managers who report directly to the CEO Her portfolio includes the areas of…
Portrait of Sally Rippin

Sally Rippin

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Sally Rippin has had over 50 children’s books published, many of them award-winning, including two novels for young adults. Her most recent books include the popular Billie B. Brown and …
Portrait of Sally Rosevear

Sally Rosevear

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Portrait of Sally Rugg

Sally Rugg

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Sally Rugg is the executive director at Change.org. She was a campaign director with GetUp and worked at the forefront of Australia's marriage equality campaign. Her first book, How Powerful…
Portrait of Sam Robertson

Sam Robertson

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Sam Robertson has edited and written fiction for Verge, Monash University’s creative writing anthology, and non-fiction for Voiceworks.
Portrait of Scott Rankin

Scott Rankin

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Scott Rankin is a writer, director and the creative director of Big hART. He is currently making new work in the Pilbara WA, Tasmania, NSW, ACT, NT, SA, as well…
Portrait of Scott Rossetti

Scott Rossetti

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Scott Rossetti is the mayor of the Wellington Shire Council.
Portrait of Shantha Rau Barriga

Shantha Rau Barriga

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Shantha Rau Barriga is the founding director of the disability rights division at Human Rights Watch. She leads research and advocacy on human rights abuses against persons with disabilities worldwide…
Portrait of Stella Rimington

Stella Rimington

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Dame Stella Rimington joined the Security Service (MI5) in 1968 and was appointed Director General in 1992, the first woman to hold the post. Her latest novel is Rip Tide…

Stephen Romei

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Stephen Romei is the editor of Australian Literary Review.
Portrait of Stephen Ryan

Stephen Ryan

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Stephen Ryan is the presenter of ABC TV’s Gardening Australia.
Portrait of Steven Ross

Steven Ross

Steven Ross is a Wamba Wamba man from Deniliquin in southern NSW, with cultural connections to the Mutti Mutti and Wiradjuri peoples.
Portrait of Stuart Rees

Stuart Rees

Dr. Stuart Rees, AM, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Sydney, ans former Professor of Social Work and Social Policy, Co-Founder Sydney University's Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies…
Portrait of Suneeti Rekhari

Suneeti Rekhari

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Suneeti Rekhari writes romance novels for her mostly swooning teenage self. After completing her PhD in Sydney, she moved to Melbourne where she works at a university and lives with…
Portrait of Susan Ryan

Susan Ryan

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Susan Ryan was appointed as Australia’s first Age Discrimination Commissioner on 30 July 2011 for a five year term. In 2014, she was appointed Disability Discrimination Commissioner — in addition to her responsibilities…
Portrait of Tamsin Roberts

Tamsin Roberts

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Portrait of Teela Reid

Teela Reid

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Teela Reid is a proud Wiradjuri and Wailwan woman and lawyer. She has experience practicing in criminal, civil and administrative law. She was born and raised in Gilgandra western NSW…
Portrait of Tejopala Rawls

Tejopala Rawls

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New Zealander Tejopala Rawls is a climate activist, an ordained Buddhist and a stand-up comedian. By day Tejopala works for the Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC).
Portrait of Tim Rogers

Tim Rogers

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Tim Rogers is one of Australia’s most enduring and respected rock icons. Tim is the frontman singer and lyricist for the legendary Australian rock bands You Am I and The Temperance…
Portrait of Tohby Riddle

Tohby Riddle

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Tohby Riddle is the creator of numerous well-loved picture books such as Nobody Owns the Moon and My Uncle’s Donkey; two cartoon collections and a novel, The Lucky Ones…
Portrait of Tonya Roberts

Tonya Roberts

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Tonya Roberts is a well known former ABC Radio broadcaster in Melbourne. A background and qualifications in agriculture led to her joining the ABC's rural department, followed by many years…
Portrait of Tracey Rigney

Tracey Rigney

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Tracey Rigney is a Wotjobaluk and Ngarrindjeri woman from Victoria and South Australia. She is a storyteller: a published playwright and filmmaker (writer/director).
Portrait of Ursula Rakova

Ursula Rakova

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Ursula Rakova is a pioneer in Papua New Guinea’s environmental movement and international campaigner for the survival of her people and homeland. She is the Executive Director of Tulele Peisa…
Portrait of Usha Rodrigues

Usha Rodrigues

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Usha Rodrigues is a Senior Lecturer in Deakin University’s Journalism program.  An experienced journalist and journalism educator, Usha’s work spans across national borders, particularly in Australia and India. Her PhD…
Portrait of Vanessa Russell

Vanessa Russell

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Vanessa Russell used to read the entire Bible once a year including the New Testament twice. Now she doesn’t. Her memoir, My Abduction Holiday, is forthcoming from Hardie Grant,…
Portrait of Veronica Ridge

Veronica Ridge

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Veronica Ridge is an award-winning writer and editor, and co-founder of the Issimo publishing platform. She has held leading roles with major metropolitan newspapers, including senior editor of the Saturday Age and …
Portrait of Veronica Roth

Veronica Roth

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Veronica Roth is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, Four: A Divergent Collection, Carve the Mark, and The Fates Divide…
Portrait of Vidya Rajan

Vidya Rajan

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Vidya Rajan is an award-winning writer, comedian, and performance-maker working mainly across television and theatre. She is interested in work that is often sharply hilarious, formally inventive, and ethically probing…
Portrait of Vince Ruston

Vince Ruston

Vince Ruston dabbles in writing across all forms. They also dabble in gardening, sewing, feminist philosophy, beauty therapy and witchcraft. They live on Wurundjeri land with their witchy wife and…
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Portrait of Yves Rees

Yves Rees

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Yves is an award-winning historian based at La Trobe University. A settler Australian living and working on Wurundjeri land, Yves has published widely across Australian gender, transnational and economic history…
Portrait of Zoë Rodriguez

Zoë Rodriguez

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Zoë is a lawyer at the Arts Law Centre of Australia, a community law centre serving individual artists and arts organisations. She works in policy development, drafting submissions to government…