Rights exist behind the wire
In 2004 the ACT Legislative Assembly enacted the Human Rights Act, the first Bill of Rights to be passed into law in Australia. In essence the Act provides that no one may be treated or...
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Adjunct Professor Virginia Haussegger
Virginia Haussegger is the face of ABC TV News in Canberra. She is an award winning journalist, author and social commentator whose extensive media career spans more than 20 years. Her work has taken her around the world, reporting for Australia’s leading current affairs programs, on Channel 9, the 7 Network and the ABC. In the late 80s, she was the youngest women to be appointed host of the ABC’s flagship program the 7.30 Report and went on to host that show in four capital cities. Virginia has been published across a range of media. As a weekly columnist for The Canberra Times and regular contributor to The National Times and The Age, her outspoken views on women and their place in contemporary society have been widely debated in the Australian media, in public forums, and on talkback radio. Virginia’s seminal article on feminism and childlessness was ranked by The Age newspaper as among the most significant opinion pieces published in its 150 year history. Her book Wonder Woman: the myth of ‘having it all’, was launched at the National Press Club in 2005 by Julia Gillard and broadcast live on ABC TV. Virginia has also worked in the corporate sector, specialising in media management and strategic communication.
A highly sought after speaker and an active community member, Virginia regularly addresses business and government forums on a diverse range of issues including women, power and leadership. In 2010 Virginia was elected to the national board of UN Women. She also has a long association with the arts and is President of the Canberra International Film Festival.
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