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The Power of Storytelling: Colleges and Universities

Elizabeth Broderick of the Anglican Communion
on Leadership

Students were captivated as The Board of the Colleges and Universities of the Anglican
former Sex Discrimination Communion (CUAC) meet at Janet Clarke Hall as CUAC
Commissioner Elizabeth sponsored the Rowan Williams Lecture at Trinity College (at
Broderick AC told stories which former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd spoke on the
of the people who had politics and theology of climate change).
influenced her own thoughts
on leadership during her years
in the role. As she reflected
on the people she had met
from all walks of life during
her years at the Australian
Human Rights Commission,
Ms Broderick talked of the
social, financial and political
realities that keep women from
achieving economic or social empowerment despite their
lifetime of service to their communities. Yet, as she noted,
their own vision and power to change their lives was cause for
great hope.
From left to right: back row Dr Powell and Jenny Smith,
The audience was left with some clear goals and genuine CUAC Trustee the Right Rev’d Martin Wharton CBE, Rev’d
inspiration as Ms Broderick offered some challenges for us Samuel Dow, Chaplain of Trinity College second row: Dr
all. Among them: employ the power of personal narrative to Philip Dutton, Principal of Burgmann College the Australian
challenge entrenched biases. Remember that everyone brings National University, CUAC President the Rev’d Dr Robert
a ‘backpack’ with their own history and assumptions to any Derrenbacker, Vice-Chancellor of Thorneloe University, CUAC
conversation, and be mindful to treat this with respect. In General Secretary the Rev’d Canon James Callaway third
the face of national and global injustices that might seem row: May Dunn Scholar and 2016 Student Club President Ms
overwhelming ‘do what you can, when you can – that’s how Shani Brampton, Vera Moore Scholar and 2016 Student Club
you change the world’. Vice-President Kelsey Hayes, Mrs Valerie Dutton, Mrs Marlene
Wharton, Vice-Principal Ms Fiona Cadorel, the Rev’d Jennifer
Wilsher, Head of St Martin’s College Charles Sturt University
In Conversation:
Tim Fischer on Sir John Monash

In the centenary year of Anzac, it was appropriate that
perhaps Australia’s most famous soldier, Sir John Monash,
was the subject of an enlivening and at times passionate ‘In
Conversation’ from one of Australia’s most interesting politicians
and speakers, former leader of the National Party and Deputy
Prime Minister the Hon. Tim Fischer AC. Drawing from his
extensive knowledge of Monash’s military career and postwar
achievements (including Monash’s service as Vice-Chancellor
of the University of Melbourne) Tim argued with customary
passion and persuasion that Monash suffered, on more than one
occasion, from anti-Semitism. This held back his progress, Tim
suggested – even as Monash’s military brilliance redefined the Archbishop Freier, Tim Fischer, Margie Richardson
techniques of all-arms combat in battles such as Hamel, spelling
the defeat of Germany and enshrining the reputation of the Tim wearing his JCH tie
First AIF.

Are Monash’s achievements at risk of being ignored or perhaps
forgotten? Tim Fischer believes that as Australia’s greatest
citizen General, ‘Maestro’ John Monash would be appropriately
honoured with posthumous promotion to the rank of Field
Marshal of the Australian Army, joining Sir Thomas Blamey (and
Prince Philip) in holding this rank. For alumni and friends of the
College, it was impossible not to be swept along by Tim Fischer
as he brought Sir John Monash to life.

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