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Social impact strategist, partnership broker, SDG champion, Australia Program Director - BHP Foundation

Australia
Joined August 2012
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Just 12 days until the 2023 NACCHO Youth Conference! NACCHO Chair and proud Torres Strait Islander woman, Donnella Mills spoke at the 2022 event about the significance of having a Youth Conference. Here’s what she had to say. #NACCHOYouthConference23
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Part 1 - NACCHO Chair, Donnella Mills shares why the NACCHO Board agrees with the Voice and Recognition being written into the Australian Constitution. #AboriginalHealthinAboriginalHands
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The best reason to learn history is not in order to predict the future, but to free yourself of the past and imagine alternative destinies. Of course, this is not total freedom – we cannot avoid being shaped by the past – but some freedom is better than none. #quote #homodeus
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This is all the referendum is about. These simple words, which will finally recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Constitution through a Voice.
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To the Australian people, young and old. I have lived through many of these extraordinary moments in this country. The Voice is now our moment. Vote Yes. #VoteYes23 #VoteYesAustralia – at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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✨Ahead of International @womensday tomorrow, we and the other Learned Academies and @ACOLA_Aus worked with @CosmosMagazine to identify 50 women at the cutting edge of research in Australia. Congrats to all Fellows included 🙌🏾 cosmosmagazine.com/people/50… #socialscience
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In a yarning circle facilitated by @semarajose (Chair @DIYDGOfficial) & @vthom08, young people from the community-controlled health sector around Australia explored the opportunities most important to them. We're a proud sponsor of @NACCHOAustralia #NACCHOYouthConference22
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Our CEO spoke tonight at the @RecAustralia @AIGInstitute Indigenous Governance Awards – a celebration to share and promote success from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organizations around Australia. His message was clear. #2022IGA #IndigenousGovernance
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James Ensor ⁦@BHPFoundation⁩ celebrating and supporting Voice and choice in indigenous Governance #2022IG .. we are on the precipice of change in this country .. now is the time to be brave and make change #ulurustatement
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Hopeful and conscious of how much work lies ahead in implementing the @ulurustatement after hearing from @profpeteryu at #nationalrapconference - it must be owned by all Australians
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To address sustainable development challenges, this foundation utilises a partnering approach: "We aspire to transformational relationships and partnering approaches which are mutually accountable, creating equitable power and enabling collective manageme…lnkd.in/g8peTEJV
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Prof Megan Davis @mdavisqlder on the importance of constitutionally protected First Nations Voice to Parliament, the @ulurustatement, the impact of the Protection era, and what motives her as a scholar. All in under 10mins! The Power of Voice:
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Jason Mifsud: As First Peoples we are not stakeholders, we are rights holders, and there's a unique place for rights holders in partnership. #2021ARC #Reconciliation #Partners @jason_mifsud
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We are slowly returning to in-person training and our participants are so excited about the opportunity to meet with their trainers and cohort in real life! Our London venue has given us the green light for the 30 Nov - 3 Dec Partnership Brokers Training: partnershipbrokers.org/w/wp-…
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We've worked really hard to bring you this new important guidance paper, "Protecting children from COVID-19 and making schools and childcare safer". Parents, teachers, doctors, politicians..., read it to learn how to help keep kids safe at school: ozsage.org/wp-content/upload…
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Everyone keeps talking about covid becoming endemic, but as I listen to the conversation, it’s becoming more & more clear to me that very few of you know what “endemic” means. So here’s a thread on how pandemics end.
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The return to school means we have to do everything we reasonably can to protect children, teachers, carers and their families from COVID-19 transmission. That means vaccination, ventilation and virus detection. 1/6 abc.net.au/news/2021-09-22/j…
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It’s good covid is generally mild in kids. I agree with this. Only about 1% need admission. Agree. But I have an evolving and serious concern about covid in kids. A thread It is mainly just down to maths. And going back to the precautionary principle 1/11 theage.com.au/politics/victo…
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Victoria Thom retweeted
Exciting new #bizhumanrights role right here in Australia with the wonderful team at the @globalcompactAU. Details below: #esg #susty #csr #modernslavery #humanrights
Seeking: Manager, Business and Human Rights (BHR). New, full-time role, responsible for our BHR Workstream. 8+ years experience. Great opportunity to join a dedicated team. #recruitment #hiring #bizhumanrights #ausbiz bit.ly/38Lr4wJ
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