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Angelina Jolie, UK’s Hague, vow action at sexual violence summit

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie and British Foreign Secretary William Hague host the first global summit to end sexual violence in conflict zones.

Former Split Enz member Mike Chunn helps launch new hearing technology

Mike Chunn, former member of Split Enz and Citizen Band, is now CEO of the Play It Strange Trust, formed to encourage original musical performance. Chunn has also launched a revolutionary new hearing aid called ReSound and is working to reduce the stigma attached to wearing a hearing aid.

Celebrating Women Series – Ange Barry

Ange Barry is the CEO of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation, training and supporting primary schools to deliver food education to kids.

Celebrating Women Series – Amy Lamoin

As an advocacy manager at UNICEF Australia and having recently returned from war-torn Syria, Amy Lamoin shares why she is passionate fighting for the rights of children.

Celebrating Women Series – Ann Sherry

CEO of Carnival Cruises Australia, Ann Sherry explains why women are an important part of the workplace and how she has been making strides she has been making strides as a woman in a male-dominated industry.

Celebrating Women Series – Hannah Colman

Hannah Colman from Victoria’s Scarf Community organization helped establish the social enterprise to provide hospitality training, mentoring and employment for disadvantaged youth and refugees.

The MiNDFOOD Interview: Randi Zuckerberg

Former Facebook marketing executive Randi Zuckerberg helps us navigate the mazelike digital world.

Celebrating Women Series: Anna Rose

Anna Rose, the National Manager of Earth Hour in Australia, talks to us about her passion for environmental campaigning, dealing with climate change sceptics and the role of women in safeguarding our planet.

Speed reading app lets you read novels in an hour

Wish you had more time to read? Has your current book been taking months too long to finish? A new […]

Celebrating Women Series – Ming Yu

Having dedicated 20 years to human rights issues, Amnesty International’s Ming Yu believes we can all help to change the lives of women around the world.

Celebrating Women Series – Janice Petersen

SBS World News presenter, Janice Petersen is no stranger to discrimination. She shares how embracing diversity has led her to a career in journalism, why she admires girls education activist Malala Yousafzai and her special message for women everywhere.

Celebrating Women Series – Angela Redfern

Angela Redfern had a dream to create healthy meals that are locally sustainable, she went on to create Ripe cafes and authored two cookbooks. She explains how becoming a mother sparked her intrest in nutrition and how to cater for people with various food intolerances.

Celebrating Women Series – Dr. Melanie Cheung

Dr. Melanie Cheung is a neurobiologist and Fulbright scholar who is making strides in the field of science and medicine. She shares her passion for all things related to the brain and why she loves being a scientist.

Celebrating Women Series: Pip Hall

Writer, water ballerina and mother Pip Hall talks about chasing the joy and how she co-founded the water ballet company Wet Hot Beauties.

Celebrating Women’s Series: Tracey Tawhiao

Tracey Tawhiao is an artist, poet, lawyer, mother and proud Maori woman who is empowering women in her community through her art projects. She explains why we are all inherently creative.

Celebrating Women Series: Ella Rose

Meet the first inspirational female in our Celebrating Women Series, musician, film-maker & humanitarian Ella Rose.

Celebrating Women Series: Kathryn Wilson

New-Zealand designer Kathryn Wilson tells us about how she hopes to empower other women through fashion.

Celebrating Women Series: Susie O’Neill

Olympic swimming legend, TV personality and mother of two, Susie O’Neill explains how strong women helped her achieve her dreams and why she is striving to make women and their families more fit and active through the Together Counts campaign.

Celebrating Women Series: Stephanie Alexander

Stephanie Alexander talks to us about her love of food, the important women in her life & her kitchen garden program.

Dr Jane Goodall: Queen of the Jungle

British primatologist, environmentalist and humanitarian Dr. Jane Goodall has devoted her life to the study of chimpanzees. She speaks to MiNDFOOD ahead of her tour.

Girls Kick It: Sarah’s Story

Uganda’s Girls Kick It is a charity uniting women through football. Sarah Angwech is one of its greatest successes.

5 Minutes with Bob Kellermann, Chairmain and CEO of Lodge Cast Iron

As the sole domestic manufacturer of Cast Iron Cookware, the Lodge Cast Iron story is as American as George Washington and Davy Crockett. Chairmain and CEO Bob Kellerman speaks about Lodge’s success.

Finding the butler

The reporter who uncovered the story that inspired the movie ‘The Butler’ talks to MiNDFOOD about his life-changing discovery.

Ecoman

We talkt to Malcolm Rands, the original ecoman and the founder of ecostore about his journey.

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