Meet the courageous, whip-smart women who have inspired us over the past 25 years, as well as those leading the charge ahead
– and fierce defiance – is borne of necessity. She does not mince her words. Nor does she smile on cue. She was 15 when she was repeatedly sexually abused by her 58-year-old maths teacher. Unable to advocate for herself, she lived in shame and silence while her convicted abuser could speak freely.
Davis is a Cobble Cobble woman of the Barrungam nation in south-west Queensland and has consistently fought for the rights of First Nations people and for governments to face up to the often hard truths about Australia’s racist past. As a member of the federal government’s Referendum Council, she played an integral role in the two-year process that led to the history-making Uluru Statement from the Heart in 2017.
“It was extremely empowering to demonstrate the calibre and vision of our decarbonisation technology on an international stage and win first place among 2700 entrants worldwide.”
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