February 2026

“Leadership means making institutions worthy of people’s trust.” When Jordyn Gray talks about leadership, she does not speak in abstractions. She speaks in systems — in the gaps between policy and practice, between what institutions promise and what survivors actually experience. A Menzies Global Voices Fellow and passionate advocate for reform, Jordyn’s work sits at […]

In theory, purpose is inspiring. In practice, it is demanding. For The Hon. Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG, one of Australia’s longest-serving High Court Justices and a lifelong human rights advocate, purpose was never abstract. It was lived — case by case, judgment by judgment — often under intense scrutiny, and sometimes in dissent. In

“When young people step into these spaces,” she says, “we bring perspectives that are urgently needed. We see the world differently, and that difference is part of the solution.” When Adjoa Assan speaks about leadership, she doesn’t begin with positions, titles or polished rhetoric. She begins at the margins — the places young people often

In a world shaped by fragmentation, inequality and accelerating change, many leaders find themselves asking a deceptively simple question: What am I actually here to do? For Dr Naba Alfayadh, founder of Rahma Health and a globally recognised leader in health equity, that question has been guiding her life since her teenage years. In Episode

Across Australia, communities are grappling with rising division, eroding trust and a sense that our social fabric is under strain. Yet, again and again, we also see something quieter and more powerful at work: people choosing care, restraint and responsibility toward one another, even in moments of shock, grief and disagreement. This opinion piece, written