In this episode, Justin speaks with 2017 Australian Universities' John Monash Scholar, Zulpha Styer about what drew her to a career in public policy, what it was like studying a Masters of Public Administration at Columbia University, how she abruptly had to leave the US earlier this year because of COVID-19.

Zulpha has a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New South Wales, a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice and a Master of Laws from the Australian National University. She sits on the Multicultural NSW Regional Advisory Council for South West Sydney and has worked in the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department, and NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet. Zulpha has more than five years of experience working as a policy advisor to Australian governments and was awarded an Australia Day Achievement Medallion in 2015. Zulpha just completed a Masters of Public Administration, with a focus on government relations with minority communities and social cohesion. She completed the last few units in Sydney after leaving the US in March because of COVID-19.

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