Latest news with #Australianofthe
The Hindu
25-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Australia-India Youth Dialogue announces delegates for 2025
Australia-India Youth Dialogue (AIYD), the well-established dialogue featuring selected young achievers from the two countries has announced its delegates for 2025. For more than a decade, Australia-India Youth Dialogue has been gathering 30 young achievers from the two countries for an annual dialogue. This year's dialogue will take place in Mumbai and Delhi between September 15 and 18, 2025. 'This year's Dialogue will explore the Future of Leadership. Delegates will learn from speakers and engage in a range of discussions as they consider what kind of leadership we need in politics, the knowledge economy, sport, business and entrepreneurship, arts and culture for a stronger Australia-India relationship,' said the Australia India Youth Dialogue in a press note released on this occasion. The announced list includes 28 names and the press note said that two names — one each from Australia and India — will be announced soon. Among this year's Australian delegates are Bharat Sundaresan, cricket commentator and writer, Clare Murphy Business Development Adviser, International City of Melbourne, Nhat Nguyen, Mission Manager, Space Machines Company, Shuba Krishnan, journalist and commentator and Vanessa Brettell, 2025 Australian of the Year Local Hero. The Indian side includes Alicia Souza, illustrator, Ambi Subramaniam, musician, Deepthi Bopaiah, CEO GoSports Foundation, Paras Parekh, Advisor, Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways and Shruti Chandra, Head of Government Relations & Public Policy among others. Australia and India upgraded bilateral relationship to Comprehensive Bilateral Relationship in 2020 to covering a wide spectrum of dialogue and interactions to enhance understanding between the two sides. Over the years, the focus areas of the relationship has also included young achievers in different domains who have displayed potential to contribute to the bilateral relationship. Over the past several decades, India's relation with Australia has expanded to include both state-level and inter-society dialogue. 'Whether it's climate, digital disruption, social cohesion or shifting geopolitical dynamics, AIYD is a space where young leaders exchange ideas and form partnerships that last well beyond the Dialogue itself. Building on last year's discussions, this year's theme — The Future of Leadership — continues our exploration of how leadership must evolve in response to the challenges of the coming decade,' said Michelle Jasper, AIYD co-chair.
The Guardian
05-03-2025
- Health
- The Guardian
Former Australian of the year Richard Scolyer ‘focused on my recovery' after complex brain surgery
The former Australian of the year who received an immunotherapy treatment he developed to treat his brain cancer, has undergone 'complex surgery'. Prof Richard Scolyer, who has documented his experience with brain cancer on social media, shared on Tuesday that he had undergone complex surgery at Chris O'Brien Lifehouse in Sydney. 'Thank you to everyone for your kind thoughts and well wishes,' he wrote on Instagram alongside pictures of himself in a hospital bed, surrounded by his family. 'I have undergone what is complex surgery and am incredibly grateful to my medical team at Chris O'Brien Lifehouse for their exceptional care and support, particularly A/Prof Brindha Shivalingam.' Scolyer was the joint Australian of the year in 2024 with his colleague Georgina Long for their pioneering work in immunotherapy research, which has revolutionised treatment of melanoma over the last 20 years. Scolyer, who with Long is the co-director of the Melanoma Institute Australia at the University of Sydney, was diagnosed with grade 4 IDH-wildtype glioblastoma 2023, after collapsing in a hotel room in Poland in late 2023. The diagnosis for his cancer was that it was terminal and he likely had months to live. This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. Scolyer told Guardian Australian last year: 'Basically this sort of tumour spreads like tree roots that run through your brain. If you look down a microscope you can't see where it ends. So you can never cure it with surgery or radiation therapy. If you tried to cut the whole tumour out you wouldn't have much brain left.' After his diagnosis, he became the first person to receive the immunotherapy treatment he and Long had developed to treat melanoma for brain cancer. The immunotherapy treatment has been hugely successful for melanoma patients; in 15 years, the five-year survival rate for advanced melanoma had gone from 5% to 55%. Scolyer posted on Instagram: 'I would also like to express my heartfelt thanks to my family and friends for their unconditional love and unwavering support throughout this journey. 'Now I am focused on my recovery and will share more updates when I am able. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.'
