Experience

Triple R Broadcasters Ltd

• Australia
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member at 3RRRFM

  • Apr 2021 - Present



3RRR FM

• Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Award Winning Radio Host of The Mission

  • May 2019 - Present

  Host and produce The Mission on 3RRR FM in Melbourne. A weekly link at the issues effecting Aboriginal people and those at the wrong end of the social justice arch in this country. Awarded the Community Broadcasting Association Australia Award for Excellence in Indigenous Broadcasting 2020. Host and produce The Mission on 3RRR FM in Melbourne. A weekly link at the issues effecting Aboriginal people and those at the wrong end of the social justice arch in this country. Awarded the Community Broadcasting Association Australia Award for Excellence in Indigenous Broadcasting 2020.



Self-Employed

• Melbourne, Australia

• Writer

  • Jun 2016 - Present

  Awarding winning writer to various publications including The Age/SMH, Saturday Paper, InigenousX, the Guardian, SBS and Crikey. Awarding winning writer to various publications including The Age/SMH, Saturday Paper, InigenousX, the Guardian, SBS and Crikey.



Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell

• Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Writer

  • Aug 2020 - Oct 2021



The Simpleton

• Melbourne Area, Australia

• Webmaster, Social Media Consultant and Podcaster

  • Mar 2011 - Dec 2018

  I provide new media advice to organisations and individuals, including website development, social media tutorials and comprehensive social media strategy development. I am also the webmaster of www.thesimpleton.com.au as well as producer of The Simpleton Podcast. I provide new media advice to organisations and individuals, including website development, social media tutorials and comprehensive social media strategy development. I am also the webmaster of www.thesimpleton.com.au as well as producer of The Simpleton Podcast.



Heart Foundation

• Australia
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Manager National Aboriginal Health Outcomes

  • Jan 2016 - May 2017

  Oversee Aboriginal programs and policy for the National Heart Foundation.

• Senior Project Officer

  • Oct 2015 - Jan 2016

  Senior Project Officer on the Lighthouse Hospital Project. There are eight pilot sites across Australia that are trialling a toolkit to improve the treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people suffering episodes of acute coronary syndrome (heart attack).



OzChild

• Australia
• Individual and Family Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Digital Coordinator (Contract Position)

  • Aug 2014 - Jan 2015

  Coordinator OzChild's online media activities. Production of video for foster care recruitment campaigns. Provided advice on SEO, online advertising and web consolidation. Maintained the organisation’s various website using wordpress and coredna platforms. Coordinator OzChild's online media activities. Production of video for foster care recruitment campaigns. Provided advice on SEO, online advertising and web consolidation. Maintained the organisation’s various website using wordpress and coredna platforms.



EMS CONSULTANTS, LTD

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Policy Consultant

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2014

  Social policy and social media consultant to government, community organisations and private enterprise. Social policy and social media consultant to government, community organisations and private enterprise.



Department of Health Victoria

• Melbourne, Australia

• Manager, Stakeholder and Intergovernmental Relations

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2010

  Oversight and monitoring of the implementation of Victoria’s commitment to Closing the Health Gap. Oversight and monitoring of the implementation of Victoria’s commitment to Closing the Health Gap.



Department of Human Services Victoria

• Manager National Health Policy and Data - Department of Human Services 2007 - 2009

  • May 2007 - Dec 2009

  Participated and coordinated a range of initiatives at both the state and national level that led to of the significant reform in Aboriginal health policy. Participated and coordinated a range of initiatives at both the state and national level that led to of the significant reform in Aboriginal health policy.



Department of Education

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Policy Officer

  • Apr 2003 - May 2007

  As a Senior Policy Officer in the Koorie Strategy Branch of the Department of Education I dealt with complex and multi-faceted tasks on a daily basis to advance state Koorie education policy. As a Senior Policy Officer in the Koorie Strategy Branch of the Department of Education I dealt with complex and multi-faceted tasks on a daily basis to advance state Koorie education policy.



Victorian Aboriginal Advisory Council

• Melbourne, Australia

• Executive Coordinator

  • Apr 2003 - Apr 2004

  My principal focus in this role was to assist government and community partners to improve the effectiveness of the health care system for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Victoria through the Victorian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Framework Agreement. My principal focus in this role was to assist government and community partners to improve the effectiveness of the health care system for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Victoria through the Victorian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Framework Agreement.



Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organization

• Senior Policy Advisor to the CEO

  • Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Provided policy advice to the CEO, VACCHO board members and the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Sector. Provided policy advice to the CEO, VACCHO board members and the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Sector.