Julie McCrossin

No shrinking violet herself, the ever entertaining and always-controversial Julie McCrossin will be back once more as MC / Adjudicator to ensure teams keep it clean and just a little bit mean. After 20 years as a broadcaster with ABC Radio National, ABC TV and Network Ten, she is now a freelance journalist and facilitator.

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Join us as our teams battle it out over a few laughs, fine wines and great food. Seats start at $135, tables from $1350.

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Sydney NSW Canberra ACT

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Ita Buttrose
Ita Buttrose is an exceptional Australian, she was the founding editor of Cleo and was appointed Editor-in-Chief by Rupert Murdoch of his Sydney Daily and Sunday Telegraphs - making her the first woman to ever edit a major metropolitan newspaper in Australia. She was invited to join the board of News Limited, Australia, becoming the first Australian female director of this world-wide media group.
She brings a wealth of experience across a broad range of industry sectors, she has worked behind the scenes and in the public eye for major corporate, small business, governments and charity.

Fiona O'Loughlin
Fiona is one of the most successful and popular Australian comedians working today; in addition to her stellar comedy career she has also been a mother to five children. 2009 saw Fiona’s contribution to the Australian cultural landscape recognised when she was awarded The Northern Territories “Australian of the Year" honour.

Hailing from Alice Springs, the growth of her career is even more impressive when you take into account the geographic isolation of her home town. Fiona has had sell out audiences in over 20 Festivals worldwide.

Peter Ritchie
Peter was the first employee of McDonald’s Australia and the first employee of the McDonald’s system outside North America. McDonald’s Australia grew to more than 500 stores and 50,000 employees during his time as Chief Executive.

He was a founding Board Member of McDonald’s Hong Kong, Malaysia and New Zealand. As well as the Chairman of Mortgage Choice Australia Limited, Chairman of Reverse Corp Limited, Chairman of Culligan Australia Pty Limited and Deputy Chairman of the Seven Network Limited.

Malcolm Turnbull
Malcolm Turnbull is a member of the House of Representatives and is currently Shadow Minister for Communications and Broadband. He was Leader of the Opposition and prior to that Shadow Treasurer. In 2004 Malcolm was elected to Federal Parliament as the Member for Wentworth and continues to hold this position. Mr Turnbull graduated from Sydney University with degrees in Arts and Law. He is married to Lucy and they have two adult children.

Jean Kittson
Jean Kittson is one of Australia's best known and most popular comedians. She is a regular guest on Good News Week and is well known for her lively comedy debates in The Great Debate Series. Jean earned national fame through ABC TV's The Big Gig. She was one of the first female comedians to have her own show on Australian TV, Kittson Fahey.

Jean has amused audiences in print with regular columns in New Weekly magazine and the Sunday Telegraph Magazine.

Julie Garland McLellan
Julie Garland McLellan is a professional non-executive director and is the author of "All Above Board: Great Governance for the Government Sector" and “Dilemmas, Dilemmas: Practical Case Studies for Company Directors”. Julie is a long time advocate for merit based board selection processes. Julie also mentors aspiring and practising board members to improve their effectiveness.

Julie has experience on a range of boards in the government, not-for-profit and commercial sectors. She is also a councillor of the NSW Division of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.