Really Interesting Women

Ep. 37 The Hon. Annabelle Bennett AC, SC, FAA

Annabelle is a retired Judge of the Federal Court of Australia. She is currently Chancellor of Bond University; the Chair of the Australian Nuclear Scienc…

Ep. 36   Meggie Palmer
Meggie Palmer founded PepTalkHer whose mission is the close the gender pay gap. 

The PepTalkHer app helps track career successes and uses artificial intelligence to coach confide…

Ep. 35  Katy Barfield

Katy Barfield has been described as a food waste warrior, an award winning female founder, circular economy ambassador, food tech expert, food system disruptor, not for profit le…

Ep. 34   Maggie Beer AM

Maggie Beer is a National Treasure. 

Having left school at 14 to help provide for the family, it wasn't until she was in her mid 30's that her true calling came to her.  A revel…

Ep. 33  Hon. Linda Burney MP

Linda was the first aboriginal person, male or female, to be elected to the New South Wales State Parliament. She was the first aboriginal woman to be elected to the Feder…

Ep. 32 Professor Julie Leask
Julie Leask is a social scientist specialising in risk communication and vaccination uptake. She  has qualifications in nursing and midwifery, a Master of Public Health an…

Ep. 31  - Assoc. Prof. Sally Moyle
Sally Moyle is a leading expert on gender equality. Which, right now, is probably one of the most important people we need to listen to. 

By providing historical cont…

Ep. 30 - Diane Grady AO

Diane Grady has an exceptional background in the corporate world and she has used that privilege to advance the causes of women more than practically anyone. Her lessons for ho…

Episode 29   Sadhana Smiles

As an immigrant to Australia with no qualifications and no plan as well as being the granddaughter of a slave in Fiji, Sadhana Smiles inauspicious beginnings were no indica…

Ep. 28   Mikhara Ramsing

Mikhara is a former finalist for Young Australian of the Year. She started two amazing companies after becoming s social entrepreneur. 

Mikhara Ramsing describes herself as a g…

Ep. 27    Carla Zampatti AC OMRI

Carla is a fashion icon who is also a pioneer in business. 

For over 55 years she has been a leader in her field. A string of awards and accolades from Australia and It…

Ep. 26   Gloria Allred

"One of the best attorneys in America"  - President Barack Obama.

A  fearless advocate for civil rights and fighting for injustice for 45 years. Gloria Allred is the high profile…

Ep. 25   Lauren Bath

Deemed “Australia’s first professional Instagrammer” by national media, Lauren Bath pioneered the Australian influencer industry. 

With an online audience of close to half a millio…

Ep. 24 Dr Cassandra Steer

Cassandra is a mission specialist with the ANU Institute of Space, a senior lecturer in space law and a highly acclaimed author having delivered papers on topics such as The …

Ep. 23  Emma Alberici
As a very highly regarded journalist and television presenter with over 30 years experience, Emma Alberici has some fabulous stories of her time in the industry. And some not so …

Winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Martyna Majok's story is fascinating. 

From a non English speaking Polish immigrant whose mother was a house cleaner, to the very top of the artistic mount…

Tania de Jong AM is a trail-blazing Australian soprano, global speaker, award-winning social entrepreneur, creative innovation catalyst, spiritual journey woman and storyteller. Tania is one of Austr…

Ep. 20    Ursula Dubosarsky
Ursula is the current Australian Children's Laureate and one of the most talented and original writers in Australia today. She has won the prestigious Premier's Literary Aw…

Ep. 19  Sarah Davidson
A truly inspiring story of how a medical episode became the catalyst for a life change and a realisation of what's most important and how to overcome the obstacles both physical…

Ruth Kissam risks her life for her work. She's a community organiser and human rights activist in Papua New Guinea focussing on preventing the atrocities committed on girls and women accused of sorce…