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nsafi — 2018-06-09 00:40:14 UTC

1. A brief introduction including which diverse/minority group they represent

2. Summary of their achievements and contributions to Australian society

3. Personal attributes

4. Your own ideas on some of the challenges they might have faced considering their background

Anh DO

2018-08-29 02:26:51 UTC

Australian-Vietnamese Author

Gail Kelly

2018-08-29 02:27:13 UTC

1. A brief introduction including which diverse/minority group they represent:

She's a South-African born Australian and a business woman

Used to work in St George increasing revenue by $3 billion, making the bank to become more well known and renown.

2. Summary of their achievements and contributions to Australian society:

Worked within St George bank & Westpac as a General Manager and as a CEO respectively, while increasing bank's profitability and merged those two banks with a $18.6 billion merger

3. Personal attributes:

Positive
Bold
Courageous

4. Your own ideas on some of the challenges they might have faced considering their background:

Gender equality wasn't well developed and promoted as of now, It might've been more difficult on her high position career path as a woman

2018-08-29 02:29:06 UTC

He is from Vietnam came into Australia with his family as an refugee in 1980. He became famous after winning the 2011 Independent Booksellers Book of the Year for his book "The Happiest Refugee".

Deng Adut

2018-08-29 02:29:20 UTC

1. Introduction:
Deng Adut was born in 1984 in the village of Malek in South Sudan. He was taken from his mother, ordered to walk to Ethiopia, and forced into the army at the age of six. He is a self-made man, a living example of Australian values such as multiculturalism and now holds a Master’s Degree in Law and practices as a criminal lawyer

2. Achievements and Contributions-
-Founded the John Mac Foundation ( provides higher education scholarships to students from refugee backgrounds)
-Own a Law Firm, AC Law Group, the most inclusive firm in the country

3. Personal Attributes
-Perseverance
-Fighter
-Humble

4. Challenges
-work and fought in an early age
-language barrier
-Adut and John spent 18 months in a camp in Kenya before their visa for Australia was approved in June 1998.

Jihad Dib

2018-08-29 02:29:21 UTC

He is an Australian with a Lebanese background.He moved to Australia with his family when he was 2 years old.
He was the principal on Punchbowl Highschool from 2007 - 2014 and made many changes to the tough school that transformed it to High respected community facility.
Dib understood the value of harmony in the community and is also board member of the Australia Day Council of NSW, the NSW Police Commissioner’s Advisory Panel and the SBS Community Advisory Committee.

Adam Roy Goodes

2018-08-29 02:29:41 UTC

Adam Roy Goodes

1- Introduction:

(born 8 January 1980) Wallaroo, South Australia. member of the “stolen generation” Aborginal decent and active in sydney indegineous community.
Australian Footballer who played for the Sydney Swans 2015 retired

2- Achievements:
Elite place in VFL/AFL history as a dual Brownlow Medalist dual premiership player, four-time All Aussie, Indegineous team of the century , international aussie representative for football
he holds the record for the most VFL/AFL games, 2014 Aussie of the year for racism, given doctorate by uni of syd for his contribution to aussie societie

3- Personal Attributes:
In 2015 a young giirl call adam goodes an "APE" in MCG AFL, but goodes reaction was very sensible, he wanted to talk to the 13 yr old girl and have a conversation, did not press charges and just forgive her and call security guard and she apologised
But in 2015 again the whole crowd booed, some told him to go to zoo, him because of his aboriginal race which cause him to retire and feel bad but made him a better man , now he is an ambassador for racism

Motivation/commitment, self-discipline, Integrity, Respect

Julia Gillard

2018-08-29 02:30:59 UTC

 Julia Gillard is a former prime minister of Australia. She was born on 29 september 1961 and is originally from Wales.Her family moved to Australia after she suffered from bronchopneumonia and she had to live in hot climate to recover.

Achievements:

Member of Parliament(1998-2007)
Shadow Minister (2001-2007)
Deputy Prime Minister(2007-2010)
Prime Minister(2010-2013)

Personal Attributes:

Intelligent
Hard-working
Calm and polite
Tough and steely personality
Competent politician

Challenges She might have gone thru

2018-08-29 02:38:06 UTC

Penny Wong

she is an first Asian-born Australian cabinet member. Australian politician who has represented south Australia in the senate since 2002.
=>worked as a lawyer and political adviser to CFMEU and the newly formed NSW government before entering into federal parliament.
=>member of Australian labor party
=> named as minister for climate change and water following labor's victory after 2007 election.
=> supported legalising same-sex marriage in Australia.
=> supportive, standup for women, most influential, public servent.

Penny Wong

2018-08-29 02:41:43 UTC

Achievements:

In June 2005, Wong was appointed Shadow Minister for Employment and Workforce Participation, and Shadow Minister for Corporate Governance and Responsibility.
In December 2007, Wong was appointed Minister for Climate Change and Water.
In June 2010, she was named as one of the 25 most influential lesbian Australians.
In June 2013, she became the first female to be appointed Leader of the Government in the Senate.

Anh Do

2018-08-29 02:42:00 UTC

Refugee from vietnam
escaped on a boat when he was a toddler.

standup comedian, actor, author- the happiest refugee.
winner of biography of the year 2011, non fiction indie book of year 2011

risk taking, resilient

Lee Chunxin

tyreewanghuai — 2018-08-29 02:45:18 UTC

1.A Chinese-Australian former ballet dancer turned stockbroker. He is currently the artistic director of the Queensland Ballet in Brisbane, Australia.

2.Achievement:
> The first cultural delegation to China introduced Li to the artistic director of the Houston Ballet Academy, who would become his mentor for the next sixteen years.

> Li went on to win two prestigious silver medals at two separate International Ballet competitions for America

> he was the principal dancer with the Houston Ballet and the Australian Ballet for over 20 years

3.personal attribute :

> hard worker
 > patience of success
 > ballet dancer

4.Challenges:
> economical problems
> remote community
> cruel training

rosie batty

2018-08-29 02:47:41 UTC

victim of domestic violence by ex partner who also murdered her 11 years old son, Luke

domestic violence campaigner

Achievement: Batty's story was instrumental in the establishment in 2015 of the Royal Commission into Family Violence in her home state of Victoria. is considered to have had a significant influence on national public attitudes, philanthropy, government initiatives and funding, support services and police and legal procedures related to domestic violence in Australia

Attributes: rosie batty
strong, encouraging, public speaking