Word for Word

Word for Word


Dennis Altman joins Lisa Daniel on Word for Word

February 26, 2021

Dennis Altman has quite the resume! Professorial Fellow in Human Security at La Trobe University; Doctor of Letters Macquarie University; Ambassador Human Rights Law Centre; Patron Australian Lesbian and gay Archives; Patron Pride Foundation Australia – just for starters. 
My guest has also published 14 books; worked as an academic both in Australia and internationally since the 1960s (including as Visiting Chair of Australian Studies at  Harvard University in 2005); has been involved with government and community responses to HIV/AIDS here in Australia and the Asia Pacific over many decades; and spoken at conferences all over the world on a variety of topics.  
In 2006 he was listed by The Bulletin as one of the 100 most influential Australians ever. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2008, and has been an activist most of his adult life – dedicating himself to the betterment of life for queer communities. 
This podcast originally aired on February 27, 2021 on JOY94.9