Our Speakers
Dr Zareh Ghazarian
Head of Politics and International Relations
School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Ms Ruth McGowan OAM
Author of Get Elected
​Councillor coach
​Former Mayor of Baw Baw Shire Council
Prof. James Walter
Emeritus Professor of Politics
Former Head of School of Social Sciences
Monash University
Hon. Harriet Shing MP
Victorian Labor MP
Victorian Minister for Housing and Building
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Mr Jason Yat-Sen Li MP
New South Wales Labor MP
New South Wales Assistant Speaker
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Ms Elizabeth Lee MLA
Canberra Liberal MP
Leader of Canberra Liberals
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Ms Samantha Ratnam
Former Victorian Greens MP
Former Leader of Victorian Greens Party
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Ms Dai Le MP
Independent Federal MP
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Mr David Southwick MP
Victorian Liberal MP
Victorian Shadow Minister for Youth and Future Leaders
​Victorian Shadow Minister for Police and Corrections
Mr Trung Luu MP
Victorian Liberal MP
Victorian Shadow Assistant for Police, Corrections and Crime Prevention​​
Mr Aiv Puglielli MLC
Victorian Greens MP
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Senator Fatima Payman
Federal Senator for Western Australia
​Australia's Voice Party Whip
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Ms Cassandra Fernando MP
Federal Labor MP
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Ms Jenny Leong MP
New South Wales Greens MP
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Ms Anne-Marie Cade
Former Mayor and Councillor
​Glen Eira City Council, Victoria
Cr Li Zhang
Councillor and Former Deputy Mayor
​Glen Eira City Council, Victoria
Mr George Hua
Former Councillor
​Kingston City Council, Victoria
Cr Andy Xing
Councillor
​Burnside City Council, South Australia
Our Speakers
​ Dr Chuyang Liu
Former Trade Commissioner
​The Australian Embassy in China
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Mr Bwe Thay
Deputy Chairperson
​Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC)
Ms Jill Morgan OAM
Deputy Chairperson
Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria (ECCV)
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Dr Jimmy Li
President
​Chinese Community Council of Australia Vic Chapter
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Mr Bill Papastergiadis OAM
President
​Greek Community of Melbourne & Victoria
Dr Michael Kheirallah
President
​Victorian Lebanese Community Council
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Ms Tammy Nguy
Head of Operations
​Vietnamese Museum Australia
Mr Rakesh Raizada
Founding Director​ of Vedic Global
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Ms Kat Henaway
Director of Indigenous People's Organisation Australia
Founder of Politics in Colour