Celebrating 2026 QLD International Women's Day #leadthechange

The panel also explores why women’s leadership is often quiet but essential, how deep listening can shape better policy, and why purpose, empathy and resilience matter in every sector.

This episode is for anyone interested in women in leadership, Australian politics, local government, NDIS advocacy, multicultural communities, not-for-profit leadership, AI and female founders, purpose-driven business, and real stories of courage.

Watch the full conversation and join us for a thoughtful discussion on leadership, service, resilience and impact.

1. Linda Ginger, Market Strategist

2. Lisa Ward, Chief Executive Officer, Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland

3. Sallyanne Atkinson AO, First female Lord Mayor of Brisbane; Former Senior Trade Commissioner to Paris; Former Special Representative for Queensland in South East Asia

Topics covered:

Women in leadership

First female Lord Mayor of Brisbane

Women in Australian politics

Disability advocacy and NDIS

Multicultural community leadership

Female founders and AI

Purpose-led leadership

Not-for-profit and social impact

Empathy in leadership

Courage, caregiving and resilience

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If you are a small business owner, policymaker, entrepreneur, technology leader or someone trying to understand the real impact of AI on Australian businesses, this episode is for you.

In this episode, Dev Singh speaks with Will Harris, COSBOA from the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia, about the future of small business in Australia, the role of AI tools, cyber safety, red tape, data privacy, and why small businesses need practical support — not complicated regulation.

Will explains why small business owners are expected to “wear 20 different hats”, how AI can help reduce that burden, and why Australia must avoid creating rules that limit small businesses while large corporations continue to access advanced AI systems. The conversation also explores the “bitcoin snake oil era of AI”, where everything is suddenly labelled AI-powered, even when it may not add real value.

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In this compelling conversation, we sit down with Professor Peter Stanley, one of Australia’s leading military historians, to uncover the deeply emotional, lost legacy of the British Indian Army, Sikh soldiers, Punjabi Muslims, and Gurkhas who fought side-by-side with the Anzacs in 1915.

From the miraculous survival of a British officer saved from a Turkish trench by his sepoy , to the legendary Australian troops sneaking over to Indian artillery camps just to trade their terrible rations for fresh chapatis —this episode goes far beyond battle tactics. It explores a rare, cross-cultural bond built on shared food, deep respect, and a friendship that transcended generations.

Professor Stanley shares his 15-year journey to crack open these long-neglected historical records. He addresses the hard truths about Australia’s current commemorative landscape and asks a vital question: In our modern, inclusive society, whose stories are we truly telling?

If you love deeply researched history, hidden historical truths, and powerful human stories of survival and legacy, this episode is a must-watch.

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How can mastering your "conversation craft" transform your life, your workplace culture, and your relationships? In this episode, communication expert and keynote speaker Emma Gibbens returns for round two to unpack why conversations are our most critical "cultural infrastructure.

After returning from a two-month trip to the US, Emma shares her raw observations on how global uncertainty, inflation, and a hyper-stimulated culture are fueling a massive rise in hypersensitivity and a collective "threat response." From managing triggers in a room full of adults to navigating high-stakes corporate conversations, Emma delivers a masterclass on how to deliver a powerful message with strength, candour, and empathy—without diluting your truth.

Whether you are an aspiring keynote speaker looking to find your 10-word core idea, a leader trying to build true psychological safety (hint: it doesn't mean being "nice"), or someone trying to navigate a difficult personal relationship, this episode is packed with actionable communication toolkits.

Hit that Subscribe button, drop a comment below with your thoughts, and learn how to build trust, handle pushback, and fine-tune your daily conversations!

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She's a social worker. She knows the system inside out. And she's still struggling to get care for her own daughter.

In this episode, we sit down with Sharon, an advocate, sector leader, and mother of Amber, who lives with intellectual disability, psychosis, mitochondrial disease, and vision loss. Sharon pulls back the curtain on what Australia's care system really looks like from the inside — and what it means for every family navigating it alone.

"I'm a social worker. I've worked across aged care, youth, and different systems. I understand how it all works, and I'm struggling. So how would your average person even start to navigate it?"

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National AI & Cybersecurity Leadership Summit 2026

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Celebrating 2026 QLD International Women's Day #leadthechange

Four trailblazing women, a pioneering breast cancer surgeon, a veteran board director, a grassroots community advocate, and a young mining leader share honest, powerful stories about leadership, resilience and equity in Queensland and beyond. Recorded for International Women's Day 2026.

In this candid panel discussion, our speakers unpack what it really takes to lead, innovate and advocate as women across healthcare, community services, mining and the boardroom, from breaking new ground in regional medicine to confronting unconscious bias on the front line.

1. Dr Emilia Dauway MD — Breast cancer surgeon and surgical oncologist who emigrated from the US to central Queensland and became the first in Australia to adopt the non-radioactive MagSeed procedure, replacing decades-old hook-wire localisation.

2. Jean McRuvie — Experienced board director in healthcare and community services, clinical governance expert and tireless champion for rural and regional Australia.

3. Yasmin Khan— First-generation migrant, lifelong community advocate and founder of a domestic abuse service she has run, unfunded, for 15 years.

4. Ashley McCarthy-Griffiths — Engineer and business-improvement leader in mining, and the first female supervisor in a workshop of 600+ men.

💡 IN THIS EPISODE

Women in leadership • breaking barriers in male-dominated industries • unconscious bias • clinical governance • rural and regional healthcare • medical innovation • domestic violence advocacy • board membership and careers • work-life balance • ageism • quiet leadership • diversity and inclusion.

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"Science should supersede politics — all the time, every time."

Jonathan Fisher, Cauldron Energy, has spent his career across the full radioactive spectrum, from nuclear energy in the UK, to approving and building Western Australia's radioactive waste repository (the Tellus Sandy Ridge facility), to now fighting to lift the uranium mining ban in WA.

In this episode, Jonathan gives one of the most honest, clear-eyed breakdowns of Australia's energy crisis you'll hear anywhere — no ideology, no spin, just science and economics.

What you'll learn in this episode:

→ Why Sydneysiders are being told not to run dishwashers at night in 2024

→ How Snowy Hydro 2.0 blew from $2.5 billion to $14 billion and what that reveals about the nuclear debate

→ Why Microsoft committed $20 billion to restart Three Mile Island (and what it means for Australia)

→ Why AI is spiking global energy demand for the first time in 30 years

→ Germany's "greatest strategic mistake" and why Australia may be repeating it

→ Why did Taiwan hold a nuclear referendum just 10 months after shutting its last reactor

→ The truth about rooftop solar and how a well-meaning 20-year-old policy is now breaking the grid

→ What Jonathan would do as Energy Minister with a guaranteed three-term mandate

→ Why nuclear energy is now the only bipartisan issue in US politics

→ The real reason your power bill keeps rising, and it's not what the media tells you

This is the long-form energy conversation Australia desperately needs.

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MP Warren Kirby doesn't sound like a politician — because he didn't start as one.

He grew up in Blacktown. Four generations of his family attended the same school. He watched a 300-student community explode past 1,000 — with no new parks, no new schools, and no plan to build them. So he stopped shouting from the outside and got himself a seat on the inside.

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Pre-COP31 Leaders' Summit 2026: Climate, Energy & Security

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