Truth-telling across borders: reforming journalism and confronting colonial legacies

In this episode of The Churchill Changemakers, host Michelle Ainsworth speaks with award-winning journalist and Churchill Fellow Lorena Allam. Now an industry professor at UTS’s Jumbunna Institute, Lorena reflects on her decades-long media career, the structural racism within journalism, and the t…

Keeper of the keys: saving the craft of piano conservation

What does it take to keep the world’s most iconic pianos alive, and sounding extraordinary? Meet Churchill Fellow Paul Tunzi, the master technician-artisan whose journey began when he pulled apart his mother’s piano at age 10.  In this episode of The Churchill Changemakers, host Michelle Ainsworth…

Closing the gap for vision

Eyesight is vital: it impacts how we learn, how we connect, and how we experience the world. But research shows a significant gap in eye and ear health between Australia’s First Nations people and the broader community. In this episode of The Churchill Changemakers, Michelle Ainsworth speaks with …

Fake news, real impact: Teaching kids to tackle misinformation

What happens when kids get most of their “news” from Instagram and YouTube, and what can actually be done to improve their media literacy? In this episode of The Churchill Changemakers, journalist Bryce Corbett joins host Michelle Ainsworth to unpack the urgent need for media literacy in Australia…

More than convenience: How public toilets shape public life

Who gets to participate in public life - and what do toilets have to do with it? Social planner and public toilet advocate Katherine Webber joins host Michelle Ainsworth in this episode of The Churchill Changemakers to unpack how accessible, well-maintained public toilets reflect dignity, safety an…

Australia's health system is ''siloed''. How can we integrate mental and physical care?

Why does Australia’s health system still treat mental and physical health as separate issues? Psychiatrist Dr Paul Fung tackles this question on this episode of The Churchill Changemakers, drawing on insights from his Churchill Fellowship research across the US, UK and New Zealand. Paul shares pr…

Unfiltered truth: tobacco control’s legacy in the age of vaping

We all know disinformation campaigns can threaten public health. But what can we learn from the tobacco industry, which wrote the disinformation playbook decades ago, and from tobacco control advocates, who have had some huge wins in tackling the issue? In this episode of The Churchill Changemaker…

Introducing: Season 3 - The Churchill Changemakers

The focus for Season 3 is impact, which comes with a title change from The Churchill Collective to The Churchill Changemakers and a new batch of extraordinary people who received their Churchill Fellowships some years ago, to reveal impact over time. Michelle Ainsworth, Churchill Fellow and host o…

Bringing spirits home

World War I tore many Australian families asunder, but Indigenous Australian families in particular, with their limited access and resources, were often left wondering where their relatives had fallen, and where they now rest. One man on a mission has now answered many of their questions. In this e…

Amplifying arts accessibility

Imagine being a classical musician who suddenly, and unexpectedly, loses her sight. That was a crisis overcome by Morwenna Collett, who subsequently turned her experiences into a passion for making the arts more accessible to disabled people. In this episode of The Churchill Collective, host Adam S…