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Inala Cooper

Inala Cooper is a Yawuru woman with German and Irish heritage, from Rubibi/Broome in the Kimberley in Western Australia. She grew up on Gunditjmara land in south-western Victoria and has lived on the land of the Kulin nation in Melbourne for over twenty-five years. She has a Bachelor of Arts (Drama/Contemporary Dance) and a Masters in Human Rights Law, and has long been an advocate for Indigenous rights, access to education, and social justice. Inala is a regular contributor on ABC News Breakfast and The Drum, and is also a director on a number of not-for-profit boards, including Culture Is Life, Jesuit Social Services, State Library Victoria and the Adam Briggs Foundation. Inala is currently the Director of Murrup Barak, the Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Development at the University of Melbourne.

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‘Verge 2023: Defiant’ book launch

Readings Carlton Woiworung Country, 309 Lygon St, Carlton, VIC

Join Australian Book Review Editor Peter Rose to celebrate the launch of the journal Verge 2023 titled Defiant. Defiant is edited by Samuel Bernard, Thomas Rock and Vera Yingzhi Gu. Crackling with energy...

The Big Teal – Net Zero: Investing in the Future (Brisbane)

Playhouse, QPAC Corner Grey and Melbourne Streets, South Brisbane, QLD

A decade-long climate war and inadequate government action have left a vacuum of opportunities that are being sucked up by an increasing number of business leaders, investors and activists. Respected...

$30 – $35

Book launch | Monash University Low FODMAP: The Cookbook (Invitation Only)

Monash University Caulfield Monash Art, Design and Architecture Exhibition Space,, Caulfield

120 delicious and easy-to-follow recipes developed by the founders of the FODMAP diet This is the perfect cooking companion to better manage symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Offering 120...

Book Launch: The Uncertainty Effect by Michelle Lazarus

Matheson Library Monash University, Clayton, VIC

To be launched by Professor Sharon Pickering A smart, practical book that shows us how to navigate uncertain times In an age of pandemic and economic precarity, how can we...