World conflicts can be overwhelming, or sometimes they feel very remote. But for many Australians, they are deeply personal, raw, and real. So what's it like when world news is not about 'other' people, but about 'your' people?

This lively forum was hosted by Benjamin Law for QPAC and Multicultural Australia as part of the Changing the Conversation series on June 25, 2024.

Speakers

Amok Dhuol South Sudanese Australian youth mentor, advocate with the Queensland African Communities Council

Arunn Jegan humanitarian affairs lead, Médecins Sans Frontières, curator of Ted-X Sydney

Professor Peter Greste Adjunct Professor, University of Queensland, former foreign correspondent

Benjamin Law (host) Writer, broadcaster, screenwriter, author of The Family Law, Gaysia, Moral Panic (Quarterly Essay), and editor of Growing Up Queer in Australia

When world news hits home, with Benjamin Law