Eliminate Inequality: Rebuilding Australia from the ground up, all the way to the stars.

Why should I attend?

Communities in Control is the community sector's best and most affordable staff development program. 

Each year, a stellar list of speakers and hundreds of delegates come together to listen, debate, network, exchange tips and strategies, and – perhaps most importantly – recharge.

This year's speakers have chosen to help lift your gaze from the day-to-day grind of community sector work, and to instead look at the bigger picture, so that we can work together towards rebuilding the country and the sector in a post-pandemic world. Hear from: 

·         Gill Hicks AM, London bombing survivor and peace advocate

·         Professor Eleanor Bourke, chair of the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission

·         Rick Morton, journalist and author

·         Dr Meredith Burgmann AM, former president of the NSW Legislative Council

·         Osman Faruqi, culture news editor at the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald

·         Nyadol Nyuon, community advocate and writer 

·         Nicki Hutley, economist and environmentalist

·         The Honourable Nicola Roxon, HESTA chair, company director and former federal Health Minister

·         Ziggy Ramo, musician

·         Emma Dawson, executive director, Per Capita

·         Bri Lee, author, freelance writer

·         Professor Janine O'Flynn, writer, educator, advisor

·         Professor Chris Roche, Professor of Development Practice, La Trobe Institute for Human Security and Social Change

·         Michael McQueen, futurist, speaker

·         Jungle City, dance group

·         Michael Bungay Stanier, coaching expert, author, Rhodes scholar