Back To School With Dame Marie Bashir

Back to School With is... well, back!

Meet the politician who spent his teenage days selling late-night pancakes (and now spins the decks).

Meet the radio newsreader who had a knack for always getting out of class.

Meet the screenwriter who was once a child gymnast.

In the second season of our webseries 'Back to School With', we interview some more fascinating Aussies about their school days, to find out how they landed their dream careers and the obstacles they faced along the way.

In the fifth episode of Season 2, we catch up with Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO, the former Governor of New South Wales and one of the nation's most respected individuals. She kindly shared how she decided between a career in music and medicine, who her favourite authors were when she was a child and what she believes to be the most pressing issues facing young Australians today.

"What troubles me are the reports I see from time to time on the rate of depression, and leading in some young men - very often sensitive and talented young men - to suicide," she says.

"I don’t think we should be complacent about that and accept it as a statistic."

Check it out!