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For the founder of HERO Condoms, a social enterprise which aims to save lives and fight HIV/AIDS in developing countries, combining business smarts with the heart has become the perfect fit.

Running a social enterprise fits like a glove for entrepreneur Dustin Leonard.

With a long-standing interest in conscious consumerism Leonard says the idea behind HERO Condoms was developed while studying his masters in international business at the University of Sydney.

“Conscious consumerism is essentially empowering the consumer; whereby their purchases can act as a catalyst …

As many as one in five women and one in 20 men in Australia have experienced sexual violence since the age of 15.

Of these, 75 per cent of women have experienced sexual violence by a known person, most commonly a boyfriend, girlfriend or date.

According The Hunting Ground Australia Project, it is time for Australia to have the tough conversations.

The project, led by campaign director Allison Henry, aims to engage the entire Australian university sector – staff and students – as well as …

Join Social Leadership Australia for a two day Art & Skill of Collaboration Masterclass.

Collaboration seems to be the magic word. We often hear “collaboration” talked about as the solution to complex problems – How do you prevent homelessness? Improve the lives of people with disability? Get better outcomes for kids at risk? Often the answer is collaborate, collaborate and more collaborate. Unfortunately, as anyone who has “been there and done that” knows, collaboration is difficult work.

Collaboration is about joint action, working with others to …

Eugenia Tsoulis OAM is the CEO of the Australian Migrant Resource Centre, the leading settlement agency in South Australia. She is this week’s Changemaker.

Tsoulis understands firsthand the challenges of starting a life in a new country after she moved to Australia from Greece when she was a child. She has gone on to help thousands of migrants settle into Australia.

In a career spanning across decades she has worked in multicultural policy development, education, mental health, the arts and industrial relations.

She was director of …