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November 15, 2009
ABC2  |  November 15, 2009

Critical thinking
9-10 11-12
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Aboriginal academic, lawyer and activist Larissa Behrendt talks with Germaine Greer about addressing the crisis in indigenous communities. Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner on negotiating complete creative freedom. Comedian Anh Do with a warm and funny account of how he and his family arrived as Vietnamese boat people and found success in Australia. Former Somali child soldier Emmanuel Jal with an inspirational tale of surviving a truly horrific childhood.

Aboriginal academic, lawyer and activist Larissa Behrendt talks with Germaine Greer about addressing the crisis in indigenous communities. Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner on negotiating complete creative freedom. Comedian Anh Do with a warm and funny account of how he and his family arrived as Vietnamese boat people and found success in Australia. Former Somali child soldier Emmanuel Jal with an inspirational tale of surviving a truly horrific childhood.

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