Our new podcast series, Voices of Gallipoli Medical Research includes seven extraordinary stories in one powerful series—raw conversations with leaders, survivors, researchers, and advocates whose lived experience, courage, and curiosity are reshaping how we think about service, healing, leadership, and what it truly means to stand beside one another in life’s hardest moments.

Former Veteran Family Advocate Commissioner

Global humanitarian and Veteran Family Advocate Commissioner Gwen Cherne reveals how lived experience, family-centred care, and fearless advocacy are reshaping the way we support veterans and the families who stand beside them.

Clinical Trials patient

Diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma at 47, Paula Ebrington shares a raw and deeply human story of fear, honesty, and hope—revealing how a clinical trial, trust in her doctors, and her determination to be present for her sons reshaped what it means to live with uncertainty.

1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Special Air Service Regiment

Victoria Cross recipient Corporal Mark Donaldson opens up about courage under fire, loss, and life after war—revealing why true heroism isn’t about medals, but rather purpose, family, and taking responsibility for those who serve and the people who love them.

Honours Student, Respiratory Research, Gallipoli Medical Research

From personal loss to international research stages, 23-year-old medical student Kirby Patterson-Fahy shares how the death of her sister ignited a passion for solving medicine’s hardest questions—and how courage, curiosity, and “sending the email” are shaping her journey as a future clinician-scientist.

Gallipoli Medical Research Ambassador Ex-special forces commando

From Special Forces commander and MMA champion to PTSD survivor and veterans’ advocate, Tim Thomas shares a powerful story of resilience, moral courage, and healing—revealing how connection, humility, and caring for the body became the keys to survival and service beyond the battlefield.

Available from 25 May.

Research Officer, Liver Research, Gallipoli Medical Research

From a curious child who once struggled at school in Nigeria to a postdoctoral researcher tackling fatty liver disease in Australia, Afolabi Akanbi shares a story of migration, resilience, and purpose—revealing how curiosity, integrity, and engineering thinking are helping drive breakthroughs that could change patient lives.

Available from 25 July.

Chief of Personnel, Australian Defence Force

Australia’s first female three-star general, Lieutenant General Natasha Fox, shares a powerful conversation on leadership under pressure, cultural reform, and caring for people in uniform—revealing how diversity of thought, humility, and learning are shaping the future of the Australian Defence Force.

Available from 25 August.