MEDIA WORDS
Approx 5 min reads
Intro
Sarah Berry explores diabetes management and weight loss, reporting latest findings that "Vegetarian diet twice as effective for weight-loss, new research shows" via The Brisbane Times
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellbeing/nutrition/vegetarian-diet-twice-as-effective-for-weightloss-new-research-shows-20170616-gwsenc.html
Nina Riggs shares her journey of cancer diagnosis, living with chronic illness, raising a family, conscious dying and "how I let go after my incurable breast cancer diagnosis" via The Canberra Times
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/good-weekend/nina-riggs-how-i-let-go-after-my-incurable-breast-cancer-diagnosis-20170614-gwqtvv.html
Barney Zwartz reviews two new books exploring faith, belief, reason, conviction and realising friendship, beginning with "The Tempest-Tossed Church review: Gerard Windsor's take on being a Catholic today" via WA Today
http://www.watoday.com.au/entertainment/books/the-tempesttossed-church-review-gerard-windsors-take-on-being-a-catholic-today-20170616-gwscoj.html
Intra
Andrew Masterson identifies an increasingly recognized growing global phenomenon and some antidotes for "Loneliness, what it is, how it makes you sick, and how to cure it" via The Age
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/loneliness-what-it-is-how-it-makes-you-sick-and-how-to-cure-it-20170621-gwvikj.html
Rosamund Burton shares the life, stories and ongoing work of Indigenous activists "Rose and Karina Lester: How illness has driven our anti-nuclear campaign work" via WA Today
http://www.watoday.com.au/good-weekend/two-of-us/rose-and-karina-lester-how-illness-has-driven-our-antinuclear-campaign-work-20170619-gwu0em.html
Ginger Gorman explores motivations behind online anti-social behaviour, revealing "Staring down internet trolls: My disturbing cat and mouse game" via The Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/news-and-views/news-features/staring-down-internet-trolls-my-disturbing-cat-and-mouse-game-20170616-gwsmld.html
Inter
Kathy Evans explores education, aspiration, application and experiential empathy, recounting how "My daughter unwittingly became a teacher in her own right" via The Age
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/my-daughter-unwittingly-became-a-teacher-in-her-own-right-20170626-gwyk49.html
Wendy Squires writes of accepting reality, mindful choices and non-motherhood, revealing "I'm not just OK about not having kids - I'm delighted about it" via The Canberra Times
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/im-not-just-ok-about-not-having-kids--im-delighted-about-it-20170622-gwwfyk.html
David Holmgren and Jason Alexandra salutes the life, interests and times of Rod May, how this "Early organic farming enthusiast made things happen" via The Age
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/obituaries/early-organic-farming-enthusiast-made-things-happen-20170606-gwlfe2.html
Multi
Amy Remeikis explores the value of loving relationships, education, genuine desire for serving public and other reasons for calling "'Let us choose wisely' Australia's newest senator Lucy Gichuhi wants change" via WA Today
http://www.watoday.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/let-us-choose-wisely-australias-newest-senator-lucy-gichuhi-wants-change-20170621-gwvhro.html
Georgina Debt explores relative disadvantage, poverty and some causes for being a refugee, revealing "The Un-Rich List you need to read" via The Canberra Times
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/money/the-unrich-list-you-need-to-read-20170622-gww7vk.html
Isaac Stanley-Becker writes how gaining momentum to reverse historical wrongs and increase equality informs "Angela Merkel's shift on same-sex marriage could herald change in Germany" via The Brisbane Times
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/angela-merkels-shift-on-samesex-marriage-could-herald-change-in-germany-20170627-gwzxqi.html
All
Oscar Schwartz salutes the enduring life, times and attitude of Baba Schwartz, an "Auschwitz survivor lived to tell her story" via The Age
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/obituaries/auschwitz-survivor-lived-to-tell-her-story-20170616-gwsml4.html
Sarah Berry explores an Awakening definition of Happiness, revealing “The simplicity of happiness according to Bhutan's happiness guru” via The Age
http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellbeing/the-simplicity-of-happiness-according-to-bhutans-happiness-guru-20170629-gx14wf.html
Andrew Masterson explores how different arrival times of light can be used to measure remote mass, revealing how "Astronomers weigh shrunken star thanks to Einstein's theory" via WA Today
http://www.watoday.com.au/technology/sci-tech/astronomy-bending-light-and-dead-stars-20170613-gwpvhl.html
Togather
Luke Waters explores two cultures sharing a long Australian history, revealing “'First Nations Iftar dinner' unites faith and culture” via SBS News
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/06/21/first-nations-iftar-dinner-unites-faith-and-culture
Kirsty Needham explores eco-friendly public-fueled transportation as "Bike-sharing boom travels from China to rest of the world" via The Canberra Times
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/world/bikesharing-boom-travels-from-china-to-rest-of-the-world-20170615-gwrwa5.html
Lindy Adam describes her experience of swapping urban retail for remote education with disadvantaged, recounting "What I have learnt from becoming a volunteer teacher in Ghana" via The Brisbane Times
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/what-i-have-learnt-from-becoming-a-volunteer-teacher-in-ghana-20170614-gwqzbl.html
Nobly
Clare Kermond explores an initiative and program assisting students shine in "Bringing the outsiders in autistic pride" via The Brisbane Times
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/victoria/bringing-the-outsiders-in-autistic-pride-20170615-gwrpx2.html
Neelima Choahan explores a program supporting migrant mothers suffering post-natal depression, revealing how "Beyondblue peer program aims to help migrants" via The Age
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/beyondblue-peer-program-aims-to-help-migrants-20170614-gwrejt.html
Jane Wheatley shares the past, present and future of "James Thornton: Saving the planet, one court case at a time" via The Canberra Times
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/good-weekend/james-thornton-saving-the-planet-one-court-case-at-a-time-20170601-gwic7f.html
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TED TALKS
Approx 20min presentations
Deborah Lipstadt: Behind the lies of the Holocaust Denial
Vernā Myers: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly towards them
Luma Mufleh: Don’t feel sorry for refugees. Believe in them
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GUEST SINGS
Approx 5 min presentation
Oh Wonder - All We Do
https://youtu.be/xPGREQvK-dQ
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STREET JIVES
Approx 2 min presentation
Sesame Street's Elmo with Wendi - Strenuous
http://youtu.be/uf2Ij_e7p5M
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MATHS SHOWS
Approx 18 min presentation
Kevin Slavin: The influence of algorithms
