Season 1 Voices Towards 2050 | Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission

Introducing Voices Towards 2050

Your host - and Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner - Micaela Cronin invites you to join in listening to visions of what a future free from violence might look like, and what we have to do to get there.

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Narelda Jacobs

Our guest – and esteemed Australian journalist and television presenter – envisions a future where society has dismantled restrictive gender norms and empowered diverse voices to end gender-based violence. Join Narelda Jacobs OAM and Commissioner Cronin for more of her insights.

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Alison Scott

Alison Scott, proud Noongar woman and Co-Chair of the Commission’s Lived Experience Advisory Council, shares how healing, services and solutions that reflect diversity, and the insights of lived experience, are key to ending gender-based violence by 2050.

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Kai Noonan

Motivated by a strong sense of justice and empathy, Kai Noonan reimagines response, education and parenting frameworks that lay the foundation for a 2050 free from violence.

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Gulnara Abbasova

As Gulnara shares her vision for 2050, she highlights the importance of inclusive systems, shared narratives, and collective responsibility to create lasting change for everyone.

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Conor Pall

Conor Pall hopes unconditional safety will be the starting point for all children – much sooner than 2050. Through his lived experience and advocacy, Conor calls for systems that listen to, value, and centre young people in ending gender-based violence.

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Aunty Muriel Bamblett

Aunty Muriel Bamblett’s insights offer a compelling call to action for systems reform and cultural healing. She highlights the vital role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership, community-driven change, and respectful relationships education.

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Dr Zac Seidler

Dr Zac Seidler, a leader in the field of men’s mental health, discusses the importance of seeing men as part of ending gender-based violence.

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Kyllie Cripps

Kyllie Cripps, a leading Aboriginal researcher and advocate, shares what a future focused on cultural strength, justice and community-driven change could look like.

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Grace Tame

Grace Tame shares what needs to change to protect today’s children, and the systemic roots of child sexual abuse that need to change for a violence-free future.

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Yumi Lee

From childhood memories of racial prejudice to advocacy for older women, this conversation with Yumi inspires compassion and a commitment to working for justice and systemic change.

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Sophie Cusworth

Sophie reflects on the systemic changes needed to eliminate gender-based violence, and the critical importance of listening to the voices of women, girls and gender-diverse people with disability.

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Vincent Shin

This episode, we hear from Vincent Shin, a member of the Commission’s Lived Experience Advisory Council, who shares his personal journey and the importance of supporting children and young people impacted by family violence.

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Dr Quinn

In this episode, Dr Quinn, a member of the Commission’s Lived Experience Advisory Council, reflects on how we can embed lived experience leadership in policy design to ensure gender-based violence is rare, brief, and non-recurring.

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Dr Tessa Boyd-Caine

Dr Tessa Boyd-Caine, CEO of Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS), reflects on the power of evidence and lived experience expertise in shaping a safer future for women and children.

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Holly Supple-Gurruwiwi

Holly, Lived Experience Advisory Council member and survivor advocate, describes the transformative role of cultural authority, lived experience and Aboriginal women’s leadership in shaping a safer future.

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