Sarah Liversidge

This is what happens when a playwright, an actor, a director and a creative team, all at the top of their game, come together.

The play is about Australia’s first, and so far only, woman Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. It begins and ends with what has become recognised as Gillard’s defining parliamentary performance – the famous 2012 misogyny speech. It traces her personal and political life from her childhood in Wales, to her ascension in politics, and the influences that shaped and guided her

Thomas Weatherall’s raw, heart-breaking monologue Blue is a remarkable debut. He does not shy away from life’s most challenging and painful experiences – death, heartbreak, grief, suicide – but manages to traverse these heavy subjects with such a tender vulnerability, one cannot help feeling uplifted and hopeful, despite the tears shed by many in the audience, including this reviewer.

Weatherall says his play – the result of four years of collected writings – is ‘not a cry for help, or an exerc

This week we feature an interview with Mei Mak as part of our series to spread awareness of liver health. Mei Mak is a lived-experience speaker and HEPHero who has been involved with LiverWELL since 2017.

Mei Mak’s advice for people living with hepatitis is to be brave and curious. She urges people to try not to feel shame about having a liver condition and encourages them to seek out information and education about liver health.

Mei was diagnosed with hepatitis B after a routine blood test. H

This October marks Liver Awareness Month 2022, where we highlight the importance of liver health and raise awareness of liver diseases, such as hepatitis.

Across the month, we feature a series of videos and interviews that profile those working in liver health, and those with lived experience of liver disease. Articles and video interviews are by Sarah Liversidge, Journalism student from RMIT University.

This week, we feature Chloe Pedley, Manager of our Health Promotions Team.

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