Anna has three decades of experience in conflict management and has in depth knowledge of the range of processes including Restorative Justice facilitation, and a special interest in coaching and supervision.  Anna is a Resolution Institute Fellow, a leading trainer in the field in New Zealand (Lead Trainer with Resolution Institute), an experienced mediator, facilitator and supervisor in the areas of education, community, workplace, family disputes and commercial issues.  Anna lives in Auckland with her family and is an avid cyclist, walker and ocean swimmer. The interview touches o ..read more

Lara BISHKOV is a lawyer and mediator from Sydney, NSW, Australia. She was admitted as a legal practitioner in 1994 after graduating from Macquarie University with a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Economics. Lara has practised across State and Federal Courts as a litigator, representing national clients and NSW and Commonwealth Government agencies, providing legal and claims management advice. Lara’s natural interest in litigation and systems for dispute resolution drew her towards mediation. In 2012 Lara trained as a Mediator and became accredited under the National Mediator Accreditation S ..read more

Nina Harding was named Australian Mediator of the Year 2022 at the recent Australasian Law Awards. Nina has over 25 years experience in resolving business and public interest disputes. Nina is a law graduate and has a Master of Laws.  She has mediated over 2,500 disputes.  Nina is a nationally accredited Mediator and a recognised expert in the area of dispute resolution. In addition to mediating disputes, Nina facilitates large meetings and also teaches Mediation, Dispute Resolution and Complaint Handling workshops.  She regularly speaks at conferences and has taught thousa ..read more

Elizabeth is the Principal of Resolve-at-Work and a Nationally Accredited Mediator. Elizabeth has a background as a lawyer, practising in insurance litigation, workers compensation and employment law. She currently lectures at the College of Law in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution and has previously lectured at UNSW in Resolving Civil Disputes. She has conducted numerous mediations and facilitations for a variety of organisations including major Australian corporates, hospitals, universities, schools, government departments and councils. Elizabeth runs professional development workshops for ..read more

JULIA BARLING Julia is a lawyer by profession and has been practising law for almost 20 years. Most of her professional life has been spent working with people in conflict. She has worked in private law firms and also in the public sector, with Victoria Legal Aid, over the course of her career. During COVID Julia used her complete lack of social life to throw herself into her mediation / FDR training and by the start of 2021 she was an NMAS qualified mediator and a registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner. The initial plan was to incorporate mediation work into her family law practic ..read more

MY GUEST: BOBBY REILLY, Mediator, Gold Coast, Queensland, AUSTRALIA Bobbi is a Nationally Accredited Mediator, accredited with the Australian Mediation Association since 2010. She is also a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and provides a wide range of services including FDR/ADR services, Life Coaching and Executive Coaching, General Counselling, Clinical Supervision to Mediators, Counsellors and Coaches and also provides Training and Coaching to her fellow Mediators, Counsellors and Coaches. Bobbi’s professional mediation career stems from a variety of work experiences starting from bein ..read more

Iveta Bales is the Founder of Canberra Mediation Centre. She is also a proud co-founder of The Kind Lawyers. She is a born and bred Canberran and has spent her working life specialising in working with couples who are separating, both as a Lawyer and a Mediator. Iveta works with clients to structure and restructure their family and their finances both at the beginning and at the end of their relationships. She is innovative and practical with her approach to legal and family issues. Iveta’s key focus is on keeping conflict to a minimum and ensuring that solutions are tailored to her clients’ n ..read more

CLAIRE NAIDU Claire Naidu is the founder and principal of the legal firm Claire Naidu and Co, situated in the Canberra town centre of Gungahlin. It was founded in 2012 to assist individuals, families, businesses, organisations and communities to improve life experience, relationships, transition through changes, and to improve connection. They have grown to become nationally and internationally recognised. A list of her achievements, skills and interests is impressive. Claire is a:  Qualified Mediator Arbitrator Relationship Specialist Relationships Lawyer Accredited Family Law Specialis ..read more

In todays episode, I am thrilled to introduce to you JOLENE HILL. No, Jolene is not a mediator, but she does something that every mediator should be very aware of: the importance of listening. The importance of allowing a person to talk. To say what they really wish to say. Jolene is a creator of YOUR LIFE TALKS, a program through which she encourages people to share their life stories.  In her signature talk, ‘Your Story Matters’, Jolene shares why she was inspired to create Your Life Talks, with a mission to raise community awareness of the importance of initiating meaningful conversat ..read more

Greg Rooney  Greg has been a practising mediator in Australia since 1991. He has mediated more than 1,500 disputes in a diverse range of conflicts including multi-party disputes involving government institutions, commercial and industrial disputes, agricultural disputes, franchise disputes, matrimonial disputes and disputes involving conflict in the workplace. Greg has served a six-year term as a Director of the Mediator Standards Board that regulates the Australian National Mediation Accreditation Scheme. He has since 2004 conducted over 200 face-to-face meetings between religious and mi ..read more