I was thrilled to join former Prime Minister of New Zealand @jacindaardern, who has launched the Field Fellowship, supported by women leaders around the world including the former President of Chile Dr Michelle Bachelet. The first cohort of fellows recently met for the inaugural event to explore building resilience in political life, leading with empathy and why it’s so important in the current political landscape. With new support networks, tools and ideas, I’m looking forward to seeing these women thrive in public life. You can find out more here: https://www.fieldleaders.org
I am deeply honoured that plans are underway to establish the Julia Gillard Prime Ministerial Library on the grounds of the university where my tertiary education journey began. I have many fond memories from my time at the University of Adelaide, where I studied law, economics and literature. I have continued my relationship with the University as an Honorary Professor and through the annual Julia Gillard Lecture. It was a privilege to witness the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the University and the National Archives of Australia, an important first step in turning this vision into a reality. I am excited to see the library take shape in the coming years, and become a dynamic, living space for students, staff and the general public.
I am deeply honoured that plans are underway to establish the Julia Gillard Prime Ministerial Library on the grounds of the university where my tertiary education journey began. I have many fond memories from my time at the University of Adelaide, where I studied law, economics and literature. I have continued my relationship with the University as an Honorary Professor and through the annual Julia Gillard Lecture. It was a privilege to witness the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the University and the National Archives of Australia, an important first step in turning this vision into a reality. I am excited to see the library take shape in the coming years, and become a dynamic, living space for students, staff and the general public.
I am deeply honoured that plans are underway to establish the Julia Gillard Prime Ministerial Library on the grounds of the university where my tertiary education journey began. I have many fond memories from my time at the University of Adelaide, where I studied law, economics and literature. I have continued my relationship with the University as an Honorary Professor and through the annual Julia Gillard Lecture. It was a privilege to witness the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the University and the National Archives of Australia, an important first step in turning this vision into a reality. I am excited to see the library take shape in the coming years, and become a dynamic, living space for students, staff and the general public.
Did you know only five of 242 buildings at Australian National University are named after women? In response to this, ANU has introduced a Building Renaming Project to see more buildings honouring women who have significantly contributed to ANU, just like Pauline Griffin. I was thrilled to open the new Pauline Griffin Health & Wellbeing Centre in honour of the former ANU Pro Chancellor and Commissioner of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission. At nearly 99 years old, Pauline was too frail to travel to Canberra for the opening, but I was delighted to meet some of her loved ones who made the journey. Throughout her career, Pauline has been a leader – often in male-dominated fields – and I thoroughly enjoyed talking to her relatives about her passion for education and advocacy, and her pioneering work that’s had a lasting impact on the campus and the wider ANU community.
Did you know only five of 242 buildings at Australian National University are named after women? In response to this, ANU has introduced a Building Renaming Project to see more buildings honouring women who have significantly contributed to ANU, just like Pauline Griffin. I was thrilled to open the new Pauline Griffin Health & Wellbeing Centre in honour of the former ANU Pro Chancellor and Commissioner of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission. At nearly 99 years old, Pauline was too frail to travel to Canberra for the opening, but I was delighted to meet some of her loved ones who made the journey. Throughout her career, Pauline has been a leader – often in male-dominated fields – and I thoroughly enjoyed talking to her relatives about her passion for education and advocacy, and her pioneering work that’s had a lasting impact on the campus and the wider ANU community.
It was wonderful to return to the University of Adelaide for this year’s Julia Gillard Public Lecture on an issue that’s really captured my interest in recent years. Artificial intelligence will be one of the biggest disruptors of the modern world and is already impacting our everyday lives, often in ways we’re not even aware of. While there are many threats that need to be mitigated, there are also immense opportunities across science, health, education, defence and countless other areas. Long before AI was even on the radar for many of us, research and collaborations between university thinkers and world-leading companies were already happening at the University of Adelaide, which is home to the Australian Institute for Machine Learning. I thoroughly enjoyed leading a panel discussion on the future of AI with three experts in the field – Professor Simon Lucey, Professor Carolyn Semmler and Dr Sam White – and I look forward to seeing the impact of their work in the years to come.
It was wonderful to return to the University of Adelaide for this year’s Julia Gillard Public Lecture on an issue that’s really captured my interest in recent years. Artificial intelligence will be one of the biggest disruptors of the modern world and is already impacting our everyday lives, often in ways we’re not even aware of. While there are many threats that need to be mitigated, there are also immense opportunities across science, health, education, defence and countless other areas. Long before AI was even on the radar for many of us, research and collaborations between university thinkers and world-leading companies were already happening at the University of Adelaide, which is home to the Australian Institute for Machine Learning. I thoroughly enjoyed leading a panel discussion on the future of AI with three experts in the field – Professor Simon Lucey, Professor Carolyn Semmler and Dr Sam White – and I look forward to seeing the impact of their work in the years to come.
It was wonderful to return to the University of Adelaide for this year’s Julia Gillard Public Lecture on an issue that’s really captured my interest in recent years. Artificial intelligence will be one of the biggest disruptors of the modern world and is already impacting our everyday lives, often in ways we’re not even aware of. While there are many threats that need to be mitigated, there are also immense opportunities across science, health, education, defence and countless other areas. Long before AI was even on the radar for many of us, research and collaborations between university thinkers and world-leading companies were already happening at the University of Adelaide, which is home to the Australian Institute for Machine Learning. I thoroughly enjoyed leading a panel discussion on the future of AI with three experts in the field – Professor Simon Lucey, Professor Carolyn Semmler and Dr Sam White – and I look forward to seeing the impact of their work in the years to come.
It was wonderful to return to the University of Adelaide for this year’s Julia Gillard Public Lecture on an issue that’s really captured my interest in recent years. Artificial intelligence will be one of the biggest disruptors of the modern world and is already impacting our everyday lives, often in ways we’re not even aware of. While there are many threats that need to be mitigated, there are also immense opportunities across science, health, education, defence and countless other areas. Long before AI was even on the radar for many of us, research and collaborations between university thinkers and world-leading companies were already happening at the University of Adelaide, which is home to the Australian Institute for Machine Learning. I thoroughly enjoyed leading a panel discussion on the future of AI with three experts in the field – Professor Simon Lucey, Professor Carolyn Semmler and Dr Sam White – and I look forward to seeing the impact of their work in the years to come.
In my capacity as chair of the board of @wellcometrust, I have just been in Malawi, where I had the great honour of participating in the opening of the CREATOR building. This incredible new facility will provide unparalleled opportunities for postgraduate medical students to train and learn, for clinical researchers to experiment and solve health challenges, for professionals to share their wisdom and experience, and for young people to be inspired to build a healthier future for all. CREATOR is part of the @mlw_programme, which is led by Professor Henry Mwandumba. MLW is a partnership of nearly 30 years involving the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, the University of Liverpool and Wellcome. It has been built on the site of the largest teaching hospital in Malawi, with strong links to Kamuzu University of Health Sciences. From clinical trials of vaccines, treatments, testing and screening, to pioneering new research methods, MLW has not only improved healthcare in Malawi, it has generated evidence of the highest quality, and rewritten global health guidelines, benefiting millions of people around the world. It was a delight to participate in the formal opening ceremony presided over by President Lazarus Chakwera. I also had the pleasure of learning so much from MLW’s scientists about their work and seeing first hand how they are embedding in and working with local communities. It’s only through deep partnerships and local leadership that we will be able to achieve a healthier future for everyone. 📸 @mlw_programme
In my capacity as chair of the board of @wellcometrust, I have just been in Malawi, where I had the great honour of participating in the opening of the CREATOR building. This incredible new facility will provide unparalleled opportunities for postgraduate medical students to train and learn, for clinical researchers to experiment and solve health challenges, for professionals to share their wisdom and experience, and for young people to be inspired to build a healthier future for all. CREATOR is part of the @mlw_programme, which is led by Professor Henry Mwandumba. MLW is a partnership of nearly 30 years involving the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, the University of Liverpool and Wellcome. It has been built on the site of the largest teaching hospital in Malawi, with strong links to Kamuzu University of Health Sciences. From clinical trials of vaccines, treatments, testing and screening, to pioneering new research methods, MLW has not only improved healthcare in Malawi, it has generated evidence of the highest quality, and rewritten global health guidelines, benefiting millions of people around the world. It was a delight to participate in the formal opening ceremony presided over by President Lazarus Chakwera. I also had the pleasure of learning so much from MLW’s scientists about their work and seeing first hand how they are embedding in and working with local communities. It’s only through deep partnerships and local leadership that we will be able to achieve a healthier future for everyone. 📸 @mlw_programme
In my capacity as chair of the board of @wellcometrust, I have just been in Malawi, where I had the great honour of participating in the opening of the CREATOR building. This incredible new facility will provide unparalleled opportunities for postgraduate medical students to train and learn, for clinical researchers to experiment and solve health challenges, for professionals to share their wisdom and experience, and for young people to be inspired to build a healthier future for all. CREATOR is part of the @mlw_programme, which is led by Professor Henry Mwandumba. MLW is a partnership of nearly 30 years involving the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, the University of Liverpool and Wellcome. It has been built on the site of the largest teaching hospital in Malawi, with strong links to Kamuzu University of Health Sciences. From clinical trials of vaccines, treatments, testing and screening, to pioneering new research methods, MLW has not only improved healthcare in Malawi, it has generated evidence of the highest quality, and rewritten global health guidelines, benefiting millions of people around the world. It was a delight to participate in the formal opening ceremony presided over by President Lazarus Chakwera. I also had the pleasure of learning so much from MLW’s scientists about their work and seeing first hand how they are embedding in and working with local communities. It’s only through deep partnerships and local leadership that we will be able to achieve a healthier future for everyone. 📸 @mlw_programme
In my capacity as chair of the board of @wellcometrust, I have just been in Malawi, where I had the great honour of participating in the opening of the CREATOR building. This incredible new facility will provide unparalleled opportunities for postgraduate medical students to train and learn, for clinical researchers to experiment and solve health challenges, for professionals to share their wisdom and experience, and for young people to be inspired to build a healthier future for all. CREATOR is part of the @mlw_programme, which is led by Professor Henry Mwandumba. MLW is a partnership of nearly 30 years involving the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, the University of Liverpool and Wellcome. It has been built on the site of the largest teaching hospital in Malawi, with strong links to Kamuzu University of Health Sciences. From clinical trials of vaccines, treatments, testing and screening, to pioneering new research methods, MLW has not only improved healthcare in Malawi, it has generated evidence of the highest quality, and rewritten global health guidelines, benefiting millions of people around the world. It was a delight to participate in the formal opening ceremony presided over by President Lazarus Chakwera. I also had the pleasure of learning so much from MLW’s scientists about their work and seeing first hand how they are embedding in and working with local communities. It’s only through deep partnerships and local leadership that we will be able to achieve a healthier future for everyone. 📸 @mlw_programme
Former Australian Prime Minister the Hon. @juliagillard was in Kenya this week. She joins women and all partners to call for urgent action to end gender-based violence in all its forms. #16Days #EndGBV
I am incredibly excited to share my latest podcast episode with you all. Elif Shafak is a best-selling author, a political scientist and an advocate for women’s rights, LGBTQ rights and freedom of expression. Elif is a spectacular story-teller and her beautiful way with words shines through in this interview. We delve into her childhood in Turkey, what drew to her writing and her stunning new novel There are Rivers in the Sky – which is out now. I hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as I enjoyed recording it. Listen to @apodcastofonesown at the link in bio or wherever you get your podcasts.
‘To have literature where you can read about another girl who is going through extraordinary stories, but sharing some of the emotions that you feel yourself, there is something very inspiring and engaging in that.’ We are beyond thrilled that the Women’s Prize podcast #Bookshelfie is returning for a BRAND NEW season this Autumn kicking off with a very special treat. Recorded in front of a live audience at Women’s Prize LIVE, listen as Chair of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London, writer and former Prime Minister of Australia @juliagillard discusses her love for the Nancy Drew books, among other things with book-lover @vicknhope Listen and subscribe via the link in our bio. With thanks to @baileysofficial
This year’s anthology for The Hope Prize is out now! Tomorrow There Will Be Sun is full of inspiring stories of hope, courage, resilience and optimism. It was a privilege to serve on the judging panel and I congratulate all those involved, especially each author who put forward an entry. I’m delighted that royalties from the book go towards Australia’s leading mental health charity @beyondblueofficial. You can get your copy now at all good bookstores or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Tomorrow-There-Will-Be-Sun/Various/9781761428715
A new episode of A Podcast of One’s Own is out today! 🎧 In it, Julia is joined by the remarkable Dr June Oscar – a proud Bunuba woman and passionate advocate for Indigenous women and girls across Australia. June was the first woman to hold the role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner in its 20-year history. The story of how she got there from her remote hometown of Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia’s Kimberley region is truly inspiring. Julia sits down with June to discuss her legacy as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and her ongoing work to champion the rights of First Nations women and girls through the new @wyutinstitute, which launched earlier this year at the Australian National University. Listen to their conversation wherever you get your podcasts, or find the 🔗 in our bio.
A special live event episode of A Podcast of One’s Own is out today! Recorded at the @hayfestival Winter Weekend, I sat down with international best-selling author Paula Hawkins to explore her new thriller The Blue Hour. Set on a Scottish tidal island connected to the mainland for just a few hours a day and home to only one inhabitant, the novel asks questions of ambition, power, art and perception. We also discuss her previous books, what’s in store next – and there’s some great questions from the audience too! Listen at the link in the bio or wherever you get your podcasts.
I’m very excited to be returning to my Welsh roots in 2 weeks’ time for the @hayfestival Winter Weekend. I loved the summer festival this year and can’t wait to be back. I’m going to be sitting down with best-selling author Paula Hawkins to discuss her new thriller ‘The Blue Hour’. Many of you would know Paula’s first novel ‘The Girl on the Train’, which has sold more than 23 million copies worldwide and was adapted into a hit film. Her new novel is set on a Scottish tidal island connected to the mainland for just a few hours a day. Is it a place of idyllic seclusion or a natural prison filled with malevolence? Or both? I’d love to see you at Hay for our discussion of the themes of art, power, ambition and perception at the heart of this new novel. You can buy tickets here: https://www.hayfestival.com/p-22706-paula-hawkins-talks-to-julia-gillard.aspx
It was such a privilege to be a part of this year’s Partners’ Circle, an online forum bringing together The Circle’s 12 grassroots partners from Nigeria, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Kenya, Afghanistan, UK, South Africa, Uganda, Sri Lanka and the Middle East. Collectively in the last year with The Circle’s support, these frontline partners have supported over 88,000 women and girls directly facing violence and injustice and made incredible and lasting change in their communities. The Partners’ Circle discussion provides a vital space for collaborative working, peer support and skill sharing. At a time of great concern for women’s rights, this was a powerful moment to regroup and inspire towards collective action.
My latest podcast guest personifies the transformative power of education. Growing up in Zimbabwe, Angie was one of the first girls to receive support from the Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) to go to secondary school. Angie is now the organisation’s CEO. In this episode Angie and I discuss the huge barriers to education that many girls still face, and the impact finishing school has on not only an individual, but also their family and community. We also talk about the alumni association Angie helped set up, that’s now several hundred-thousand women strong and has become a powerful network of women leaders across Africa. Listen at the link in bio or wherever you get your podcasts.
Our new Book Club episode is out today! 📚 In this episode, @juliagillard and @kathy.lette explore Blue Sisters, the second novel from bestselling author, @cocomellors. The book tells the story of three sisters reeling from the sudden tragic death of their fourth sister, Nicky, and delves into themes of sisterhood, grief and addiction. In this thoughtful and hilarious discussion, Kathy and Julia chat about everything from the unfair treatment of mothers in literature, to the bonds of sisterhood, to the rise up of “cat ladies” and all the nuances that surround women’s decisions to have, or not have, children. Listen using the link in our bio, or wherever you get your podcasts!
