Indigo Foundation Fundraising Dinner for Afghanistan's Gawharshad Institute - Women's Empowerment Centre

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Virginia Haussegger

Virginia is the face of ABC TV News in Canberra. She is an award winning journalist, author and commentator whose extensive media career spans more than 20 years.

Virginia’s outspoken views on women, and their place in contemporary society, have been widely debated in the Australian media. Her seminal article on feminism and childlessness was ranked by The Age newspaper  as among the most significant opinion pieces published in its 150 year history. Her book Wonder Woman: The myth of 'having it all' was launched by Julia Gillard at the National Press Club in 2005.

Virginia’s work has taken her around the world, reporting for Australia’s leading current affairs programs.

In 2009 she travelled to Afghanistan to highlight the plight of that country’s most powerless citizens, its widows and orphans. And in 2011 curated the exhibition "Eye On Afghanistan".

A sought after speaker and MC, Virginia regularly addresses corporate and government forums on issues including women, power and leadership. She is a board member of UN Women Australia and patron of Save The Children ACT.

In 2010 Virginia received an honourary apointment as Adjunct Professor in the ANZSOG Institute for Governance at the University of Canberra where she's working on a "Talking Heads" series to celebrate the contribution of women to Public Sector excellence. 

Virginia has a passion for the arts and is President  of the Canberra International Film Festival and a member of the Australia Forum Steering Committee.