2019 Guest Speaker: Jane Caro
Jane Caro is a Walkley Award winning Australian columnist, author, novelist,
broadcaster, advertising writer, documentary maker, feminist and social commentator.
Jane has published twelve books, including three novels “Just a Girl” “Just a Queen”
and “Just Flesh & Blood”, a trilogy on Elizabeth Tudor, and a memoir “Plain
Speaking Jane”. She created and edited ‘Unbreakable’ which featured stories women
writers had never told before and was published just before the Harvey Weinstein
revelations. “Accidental Feminists” her book on the life story of women over 50,
published by MUP will be launched in February 2019.
Jane appears frequently on Q&A, The Drum, Sunrise and Weekend Sunrise. She has
created and presented 4 documentary series for ABC Compass, airing in 2015, 2016,
2017 and 2018. She and Catherine Fox present a popular podcast with Podcast One,
Austereo ‘Women With Clout’. She has regular columns in ‘Sunday Life’ and ‘Leadership Matters’.
Leader of the Opposition of the Senate
Former Speakers
| 2018 | Tanya Hosch | General Manager of Inclusion and Social Policy, AFL Video and Audio recording |
| 2017 | Hon Julia Gillard AC | Australia’s first female Prime Minister Video and Audio recording |
| 2016 | Fran Kelly | Journalist Audio recording |
| 2015 | Dr Susan Carland | Academic and social commentator |
| 2014 | Dr Gill Hicks MBE | Founder of M.A.D for Peace |
| 2013 | Dr Anne Summers AO | Author and journalist |
| 2012 | Alice Pung | Author, lawyer and teacher |
| 2011 | Professor Tanya Monro | SA’s Australian of the Year for 2011 |
| 2010 | Sally Sara AM | ABC foreign correspondent |
| 2009 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley AO MBE | Australian tennis star |
| 2008 | Margaret Pomeranz AM | Host of “The Movie Show” |
| 2007 | Larissa Behrendt | Professor of Law and Indigenous Studies |
| 2006 | Ms Kirsty Sword-Gusmao AO | First Lady of East Timor |
| 2005 | Hon Mary Gaudron QC | Former Justice of the High Court of Australia |
| 2004 | Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AO, CVO, MBE | Governor of South Australia |
| 2003 | Carmel Travers | ABC TV documentary maker |
| 2002 | Christine Nixon APM | Commissioner of Police, Victoria |
| 2001 | Hon Dr Jocelyn Scutt | Barrister and author |
| 2000 | Camilla Cowley | Reconciliation campaigner and pastoralist |
| 1999 | Sister Patricia Pak-Poy RSM | Activist against land mines |
| 1998 | Robyn Archer AO, CdOAL | Adelaide singer and songwriter |
| 1997 | Phoebe Fraser | Aid worker with Care Australia |
| 1996 | Hazel Hawke AO | Prominent Australian |
| 1995 | Mem Fox AM | Children’s author |
| 1994 | Dorinda Haffner | Chef and media personality |
| 1993 | Julia Lester | ABC radio presenter |