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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe

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Employment lawyer and author of Broken to Safe & Rise Up empowering leaders to build safe and inclusive workplaces 💫

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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Taking a break 🌱 #rest #peace #serenity #vacation #bay #australia
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We had a dream. That one day, every human can reach their potential. My husband is turning this into a reality. Find out more: reachmypotential.com.au #ndis #disability #inclusion #riseup #accessibility
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“Raising a family is personal. Making it possible is national”
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“No parent can meditate their way out of a childcare desert or time-manage their way into a 25th hour.” lnkd.in/p/ggT6Kcdt #auspol #parenting #inclusion #riseup
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#brokentosafe #riseup #parenthood #parenting #flexiblework #genderequity #inclusion #leadership #dei | Fay Calderone
“No parent can meditate their way out of a childcare desert or time-manage their way into a 25th hour.” When millions of families are facing the same barriers, it is not a personal failure. It is a p...
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Over the years I've listened to countless stories from people navigating toxic cultures, poor leadership, impossible expectations and lack of psychological safety which inspired #BrokentoSafe. In a climate of #DEI backlash people still care about building #safe and inclusive workplaces. #booksky
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🚨 Stop doom scrolling for 45 seconds of impact! #RiseUp with us 💫 #booksky #inclusion #leadership #dei
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Every leader needs to listen to every word Kate Eastman AM SC says here. She is a national treasure and it was a highlight of my career to have her deliver this inspiring and incredibly moving keynote at the launch of #RiseUp. #booksky #leadership #inclusion #dei youtube.com/watch?v=fZ_Q...
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Inspiring keynote by Kate Eastman AM SC at #riseup #leadership forum 💫
YouTube video by Fay Calderone
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Brilliant write-up by #HR #Leader following the #RiseUp #Leadership Forum. This captures exactly why these conversations matter and why leaders have such an important role to play in creating workplaces where everyone feels they belong. #booksky #inclusion www.hrleader.com.au/people/28583...
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Lessons in exclusion, and how leaders can do better
The organisations that conceptualise diversity and inclusion as an opportunity rather than a compliance exercise will position themselves and their workers for a sustainable and positive future, accor...
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Meet Fotini ❤️ In this #podcast with Amanda Webb I reflect on the experiences that shaped my life, career & the ideas behind #RiseUp. We talked about #belonging, #inclusion, #courage & why #leadership is about helping people feel valued & empowered. 🎙️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEbw... #booksky
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is a remarkable and challenging moment in history. Leaders cannot outsource it. When faced with backlash and division will you retreat and stay silent or will you Rise Up with us? #riseup #leaders #booksky #books #inclusion
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
This week we started a movement to rebuild #inclusion and social cohesion. Join us! 💫 #RiseUp #booksky faycalderone.com/books/rise-u...
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
2 years ago, #RiseUp was born out of frustration with the state of the world: backlash against #DEI ; fragility of social cohesion; division and denigration of hard fought human rights. This week this #book started a global movement 💫 #booksky #inclusion #leadership youtube.com/watch?v=8QQf...
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RISE UP Leadership Forum
YouTube video by Fay Calderone
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🚀 #RISEUP is OUT NOW! 📚 Available in print and ebook globally here: faycalderone.com/books/rise-u... 🎬 Watch here: www.youtube.com/shorts/OmkG9... The conversation about #inclusion has never been more important and neither has #leadership. #booksky #books #launch
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This isn’t just a book - it’s a movement to lead with inclusion at a time the world needs it most. Join me and these legends as we #RiseUp 💫 faycalderone.com/books/rise-u... #booksky #book #leadership #inclusion #trump #auspol
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Sick and tired of the division? Join the movement to lead with inclusion #RISEup 💫📚🚀 #booksky #inclusion #leadership #books #dei #fyp
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
It’s finally happening! Join the movement to #RiseUp with #inclusion and not a moment to soon! 💫 #bluesky #leadership #fyp
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
It’s prime time to go from Broken to Safe! #booksky #amazon #bestseller #sale #deals amzn.asia/d/0iw5Uzn1
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Broken to Safe: Tackling toxic workplaces and burnout : Calderone, Fay: Amazon.com.au: Books
Broken to Safe: Tackling toxic workplaces and burnout : Calderone, Fay: Amazon.com.au: Books
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
#Karl & #Kyle seems to be coming soon?! I spoke to Karl about Kyle’s deal a couple weeks ago and called him out on this question… #media #breakingnews #karlstefanovic #kylesandilands #arn #booksky #law #auslaw
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
🚀 The countdown to the launch of RISE UP is on! I’m excited to share a sneak peek of Rise Up, now available on Google Books featuring a powerful foreword by Shirley Chowdhary and comments from Lisa Annese AM. books.google.com.au/books/about/... #RiseUp #booksky #Dei #inclusion
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Thrilled to be recognised the AFR within this phenomenal group of leaders! 🤩 It’s not lost on me how unlikely it is the daughter of Greek Cypriot refugees, educated in public schools in Western Sydney, to be recognised alongside some of the country’s leading women. #womeninleadership #riseup
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
🎙️ Raw, real, unscripted, unfiltered and FUN! That's how I describe my chat on The #NFP #CEO - #Podcast. It provides practical tips and demystifies the challenges #leaders grappling to address these HARD #safety risks in TOUGH industry on the smell of an oily rag. thenfpceo.com.au/the-nfp-ceo-...
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Insights and inspo from the one and only Michelle Obama this week. “When they go low, we go high” and so much more ❤️ #booksky #inspiration #leadership #hope #riseup faycalderone.com/blog/inspira...
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Inspiration from Michelle Obama | Fay Calderone
Inspiration from Michelle Obama | Last night at the ICC, sitting in a packed theatre listening to Michelle Obama in conversation with Leigh Sales AM , I felt energised, grounded
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
A lot to unpack in this. hallandwilcox.com.au/news/federal... #budget #ndis #auspol
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
CRAP 💩 is a superpower! Do you agree? Have you mastered it? I’m still working on it… #CRAP #booksky #inspo #courage #resilience #authenticity #purpose
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
They need to meet people where there are. Listen to their fears and build trust in how inclusion and social cohesion benefit all of us all not only socially but economically. It’s not easy but it’s necessary. The alternative is scary
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
The result in Farrer is a canary in the coalmine and the warning bell is ringing loudly. #auspol #australia #dei #inclusion #socialcohesion #booksky #RiseUp www.linkedin.com/posts/faycal...
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#riseup #inclusion #backlash #dei #safety #trust #socialcohesion #brokentosafe | Fay Calderone
The result in Farrer is a canary in the coalmine and the warning bell is ringing loudly. For the first time in over 75 years, Farrer has fallen from Liberal–National hands to One Nation. The signifi...
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Woke isn’t the problem. Silence is. Let’s discuss! faycalderone.com/blog/woke-is... #booksky #riseup #inclusion #dei #backlash #leadership
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“Woke” Isn’t the Problem. Silence Is. | Fay Calderone
“Woke” Isn’t the Problem. Silence Is. | Few words have become as charged, compressed and combustible in workplace debate as “woke.” For some, it signals awareness of injustice and
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
This week headlines in Australia have focused on exclusion: 1. Exclusion of people from NDIS 2. Exclusion of people from “bad countries” 3. Talk of exclusion of Welcome to Country ceremonies. Do better #Auspol - It’s only with inclusion that we can #RiseUp faycalderone.com/rise-up-a-gu...
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Rise Up: A Guide to Leading with Inclusion | Fay Calderone
Rise Up: A Guide to Leading with Inclusion is a galvanising guide for a new era of inclusive leadership set to launch in 2026. Rise Up offers a timely, authentic, tra
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Great to see Broken to Safe as a bestseller again this week - nearly 2 years since launch, thousands of people safer #brokentosafe #booksky #books #bestseller
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
More here: www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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'Bad people from bad countries': Taylor doubles down on migration crackdown
When asked to name the "bad countries" he says pose a migration risk, opposition leader Angus Taylor pointed to Iran and Gaza — and dodged the question on China.
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
“Many good people come from bad countries but bad people are more likely to come from bad countries…we don’t discriminate on race but based on #Australian values…screening will be risk based” Angus Taylor on #insiders today. My thoughts: faycalderone.com/blog/the-dan... #booksky #auspol #RiseUp
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Australia’s strength has never been sameness. It has been our capacity to hold difference together across cultures, faiths and backgrounds while still believing in a shared future. When social cohesion weakens, everyone loses. faycalderone.com/blog/the-dan... #booksky #inclusion #diversity #auspol
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The dangerous rise of politics of exclusion | Fay Calderone
The dangerous rise of politics of exclusion | Australia is not America. While we share cultural and economic ties, our political and social landscapes are fundamentally different.
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
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When does a demanding workload turn into a psychosocial risk? | Australian HR Institute
With job demands increasingly coming under legal scrutiny, here’s how to assess whether a role has become unsustainable.
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Working 9-5 seems to be a thing of the past but when do long hours become unsafe? 🪫Check out article in comments 👇🏽 #booksky #brokentosafe #work #workworkwork #safetyfirst #fyp#boo
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
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Kyle and Jackie O fight: Bombshell claims emerging in Jackie's lawsuit against ARN
Workplace lawyer Fay Calderone discusses Jackie O Henderson alleging she complained about Kyle Sandilands multiple times before the on-air blow up.
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
When Fear and Division Shape the Narrative - A moment of reflection on inclusion, social cohesion and the Australia we are becoming. When social cohesion weakens, everyone loses. #RiseUp #Inclusion #leadership #SocialCohesion #Auspol #OneNation faycalderone.com/blog/when-fe...
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When Fear and Division Shape the Narrative | Fay Calderone
When Fear and Division Shape the Narrative | A moment of reflection on inclusion, social cohesion, the Australia we are becoming and how this will play out in our workplaces. Ov
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
My comments on the #Kyle&JackieO fallout are about more than celebrity or contracts. It’s a case study in what happens when problematic behaviour is tolerated for too long. www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar... #BrokentoSafe #RiseUp #Leadership #Safety #law
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Top lawyers say termination of Jackie O's contract is 'peculiar'
Jackie 'O' Henderson's shock exit from ARN Media has been labelled 'peculiar' by an employment lawyer.
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Aussie News @aussienews.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
A Sydney-based employment lawyer says the network who owns radio station KIIS FM acted "prematurely" when it cancelled the controversial Kyle and Jackie O Show. #radio #industrial #relations #laws #entertainment #celebrities
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Kyle Sandilands created a 'hazard', but firing 'opportunistic', lawyer says
A Sydney-based employment lawyer says the network who owns radio station KIIS FM acted "prematurely" when it cancelled the controversial Kyle and Jackie O Show. #radio #industrial #relations #laws #entertainment #celebrities
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go follow @news.abc.net.au @abc-news.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Kyle Sandilands created a 'hazard', but firing 'opportunistic', lawyer says: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-24/empl…
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Kyle Sandilands created a 'hazard', but firing 'opportunistic', lawyer says
A Sydney-based employment lawyer says the network who owns radio station KIIS FM acted "prematurely" when it cancelled the controversial Kyle and Jackie O Show.
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
How do we protect commitments to #equity #diversity & #inclusion when these terms are increasingly politicised? How do we ensure progress isn’t quietly undone? Register here: architectureau.com/calendar/tal... @architectureandme.bsky.social
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Leadership is being tested in new ways. As debates about diversity, equity and inclusion intensify and social cohesion is under strain, I’m thrilled to reveal the cover of Rise Up - coming soon! #RISEUP #booksky #inclusion #leadership #book faycalderone.com/books/rise-u...
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
A difficult but necessary read - thanks for sharing!
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Can confirm: absolutely nothing changed for my 14 yo - still on TikTok instagram and snap, as are ALL his friends. Don’t understand 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
This audio from ABC insiders this morning captures the difference between Australia and America. Albo is like the little guy trying to reign in the big guy in an escalating bar fight! #auspol #war #australia #trump
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Burnout doesn’t happen because people aren’t resilient enough. It happens when unsafe ways of working are normalised for too long and as a response to a toxic culture that stopped listening #brokentosafe #safe #culture #booksky #fyp
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Took one shot as I walked past this last night. Picture perfect ❤️ #Sydney
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Dr Blair Williams @blairwilliams26.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
@powercleanpolitics.bsky.social today: "[Gen Z] are economically anxious, socially progressive and acutely focused on cost of living and housing. Immigration‑heavy messaging does not map neatly on to their lived experience of multicultural Australia." THIS! They'll shed young people! #AusPol
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To survive, the Liberal party needs to win back women and young people. It’s going about this the wrong way | Intifar Chowdhury
The path back for Angus Taylor and the Coalition is to build a narrative that offers hope rather than grievance – not one that shadows One Nation
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Fay Calderone, Employment Lawyer & Author of Broken to Safe @brokentosafe.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Brilliant piece! I just shared on my post on LinkedIn and was coming to share here 💡❤️🙏🏽 www.linkedin.com/posts/faycal...
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#riseup #riseup #auspol #sussanley #angustaylor #glasscliff | Fay Calderone | 27 comments
When I included in #RiseUp (my next book) commentary about the Honourable Susan Ley's appointment as leader of the Liberal Party and the glass cliff it may be, I worried that by the time it was publis...
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