The world’s youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner and famous equal rights and education activist, Malala Yousafzai, came in Melbourne last week to tell her story at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on December 11.
Malala began her campaign for the rights of girls to receive an education aged 11, blogging about life under the Taliban in Pakistan. She survived a murder attempt by the Taliban at just 15 years old and now, a student at Oxford University, Malala continues to fight for the education of all children, all over the world.
The talk is hosted by the Growth Faculty, which has included high-profile events with former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
During her talk in Melbourne the 21-year-old activist – who in 2014 became the youngest Nobel Laureate in history – criticized Australia's offshore processing of refugees on Manus Island and Papua New Guinea as being out of touch with its people's warm and welcoming nature.
"I was a bit disappointed for a long time now, following the news on Australia and how they are treating refugees, especially children, especially young people, who are going through a lot of mental issues," said Ms Yousafzai. She is releasing a book on refugees,We Are Displaced, next month.
