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Extinction Busters

When Professor Tim Flannery spoke at an April fundraising dinner for the NSW EDO (Environmental Defenders Office), his description of the rate of extinctions in Australia brought a hushed silence to an audience of several hundred members of the legal community. Flannery’s commitment to preventative action is matched by the EDO’s Principal Solicitor and Chief […]

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bravery unmasked

bravery unmasked

Artists and cancer survivors have found meaning in their radiation masks after treatment thanks to an art program at Liverpool and Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centres. You are cordially invited to join us at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre and see their work. Please mark your calendar for the opening night on Friday, 10th of June

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Q&A

Where There is Life There is Hope

Saturday Night Q&A Session 30 APRIL – 7.30PM TO 9.30PM Wesley Kent Town Uniting Church 27 Grenfell St, Kent Town (Adelaide), South Australia What action can Christian women take to build hope in communities, churches, societies, and global contexts? Featuring: Penny Wong, Tanya Hosch, Geraldine Hawkes, Lorna Hallahan,Elenie Poulos & hosted by Julie McCrossin. Limited tickets

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FGM summit

Three Years Ago

This is a photo taken 3 years ago today of the last job I did before I discovered (the next day) that I had throat cancer. I was immediately scheduled to have a biopsy and an unanticipated side effect of the surgery was the temporary loss of my voice. So, within 2 or 3 days

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LSJ April 2016

The Atypical CEO

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Partner of Maddocks Michelle Dixon is different to the leaders of most major firms in several notable ways. Despite her award-winning reputation for promoting gender equity, she was reluctant to become the “first among equals” at her firm. Dixon’s greatest passion is litigation. There is nothing in life that makes

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Alan Cameron

Commission Resurrection

Julie McCrossin talks to Alan Cameron AO about his new role with the NSW Law Reform Commission and why it is time to review the guardianship legislation. When Alan Cameron AO greets me just before Christmas at the reception desk of Ashurst Australia, high above Martin Place, he immediately puts me at ease with his

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Besmellah Rezaee

A Passion for Change

NSW Young Lawyers’ 2015 Young Lawyer of the Year is Besmellah Rezaee, 29. He arrived in Australia with his family at the age of 18 with limited English, after fleeing Afghanistan when he was 11. In 2012, he was a finalist for Young Australian of the Year in South Australia. In 2014, he received the inaugural John Gibson AM

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