Paul Torzillo
Prof, Paul Torzillo is one of Australia’s leading Indigenous Health advisors. He has specific expertise on ARIs, housing and health and service delivery.
Paul has been an advisor to the OATSIH (Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health) since its inception and has advocated strongly for a central role of evidence-based policy development.
His work in research and advocacy has had a major influence in translating research findings into policy implementation. He has chaired or participated in over 25 national expert committees.[1]
Australian Left Renewal Conference, 2010
Australian Left Renewal Conference, 2010 was organized by the SEARCH Foundation.
Workshop 3
Empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
- Millie Ingram (Wyanga Aged Care Program)
- Paul Torzillo (University of Sydney)
"Cookie" connection
Heather Goodall on Kevin Cook's 70th birthday:
The photographs of Cookie’s 70th birthday in 2009 tell a great deal about his life. They all show Judy Chester beside him. Cookie is sitting in a wheelchair, older of course and more frail, but around him as always are the family, mates and campaigners who had stood shoulder to shoulder with him in the exciting process of making changes happen.
His aunty Kit is sitting on one side and on the other side is Sylvia Scott, long time friend of both Judy and Cookie. Standing next to Cookie are Joe Owens, presenting Cookie with the last remaining Life Membership badge of the Builders Labourers’ Federation and Pat Geraghty, towering leader of the Maritime Union and a friend from way back, talking with Cookie about memories of Alf Clint and then all the times with Cookie at helm of the Co-operative.
The Tranby people were there, along with those others who have shared Cookie’s vision of education for change: Brian Doolan, Linda Burney, Chrissy Kerr, Robyn Ridgeway and Derek Mortimer.
The old friends from the early land rights days: Meredith Burgmann, Nadia Wheatley, Rod Pickette.
And those stalwart unionists – Hal Alexander, Russ Herman and Tony O'Bierne.
There are close friends: Paul Torzillo, Janny Ely (Judy’s sister) and her husband Tommy, Norma Walford and Greta North.