Reunited: How law can bring refugee families back together

Across the globe, millions of people have been forced from their homes, with many still waiting to be reunited with loved ones. In this episode, Host and Churchill Fellow Michelle Ainsworth speaks with Patrick O’Connor, Principal Lawyer and CEO of the Tasmanian Refugee Legal Service, about why and…

Thinking beyond the front line: Tackling vicarious trauma at work

Across courtrooms, newsrooms, hospitals and insurance call centres, a growing number of workers are carrying the psychological cost of other people’s worst days. So what happens when caring for others begins to harm the carers themselves?  In this episode of The Churchill Changemakers, host and Ch…

Changing the game: confronting racism through sport

Sport can help change hearts, minds, and systems. In this episode of The Churchill Changemakers, host Michelle Ainsworth speaks with Jamal Elsheikh, Director of Programs and Partnerships at Reflect Forward, an organisation that leverages the power of sport and athletes to tackle racism in Australia…

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…