Episode 45: Live at the AM — Lunchtime Lecture Series: Australians Shaping the Nation, Ita Buttrose AO OBE
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From copy girl to editor at the age of 23, Ita Buttrose’s boundary-pushing career at The Telegraph, Cleo, The Australian Women’s Weekly and The Sunday Telegraph won her status as a feminist icon. The legendary media trailblazer, businesswoman, best-selling author and 2013 Australian of the Year continues her active leadership role as a committed community and welfare contributor. Recorded 21st August 2018 in the Hallstrom Theatre at the Australian Museum. Lunctime Lecture Series: Australians Shaping the Nation is a series of talks with six distinguished Australians who are shaping the nation across science, sport and the arts running from 21 August to 25 September 2018.
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