Nartarsha Napanangka Bamblett, a member of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, joined a Foundation online event to discuss Country, reconciliation, and the power women hold.
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The Richmond Football Club premiership player talks about mental health, being true to yourself, and how hard conversations can be a ‘gift’ to someone experiencing gambling harm.
Michaela Settle knew deep down that her then-husband was gambling, but denial was her ‘survival instinct’. Once she confronted the tough reality, she was able to create a joyful new life for herself and her sons.
Consultant psychiatrist Dr Rebecca Hope considers the particular vulnerability of people struggling with gambling harm, mental illness and addiction during COVID-19-related restrictions.
After watching people lose all sense of self and time as they played on poker machines, Drew Rooke wrote the book One last spin: the power and peril of the pokies about their lure.
