MEDIATION TODAY

Welcome to the June 2026 episode of Mediation Today! In this episode I interview Anna WYNNE, a lawyer and family mediator from Canberra, Australia. Anna is telling us what made her turn to mediation after her family law career, her experiences in mediating difficult family matters, with a particular focus on children and their wellbeing in family dispute situations. Enjoy! Next episode coming up s...

Taniamediates conflict in workplaces all over Western Australia. A few years ago, thebulk of Tania’s professional background was managerial roles in largecommercial law firms in Singapore and Perth, including as a Senior HR Manager. Inearly 2021 she stepped away and started her own mediation business, Taite. Tania’sgrown that business over the last 5 years - by word of mouth - and has mediatedconf...

Judy Beranger Judy M. Beranger is recognized as a worldleader in the field of Elder Mediation. She is an inspiring and knowledgeable elder mediation practitioner, experienced trainer and was the drafter of the  Code of Ethics for  ElderMediators  internationally. Judy has been involved with every subsequent update   and helped write an additional supporting document titled Safeguarding Vulnerable...

ROB GOLDSTEIN Rob Goldstein is the principal of Rob Goldstein Mediation. Rob is both a Nationally Accredited Mediator through IAMA, and an Accredited Specialist Mediator through the Law Institute of Victoria. He has been conducting mediations since 2008. He is briefed to conduct mediations in commercial matters, including franchising disputes, lease disputes, property disputes, testators family ma...

ROS LOCKLEY As an experienced mediator and conflict coach, you could say Ros Lockley is comfortable with conflict. She has dealt with conflicts ranging from families to big corporations and everything in between and has seen that once the communication improves, so does the relationship. Many mediations that Ros has mediated have resulted in the parties involved in the dispute having not only a cl...

SHIV MARTIN Shiv Martin is the Director and Head Mediator of Shiv Martin Consulting, a Brisbane-based disputeresolution consultancy working with organisations in-person and online across Australia and New Zealand. Shiv is a nationally accredited mediator, practising lawyer, experienced conciliator, trainer, anddispute resolution specialist. She has over a decade of experience supporting workplaces...

Anne-Marie CADE is my guest in this videocast. Anne-Marie Cade is an award-winning mediator, lawyer, parenting coordinator, and Churchill Fellow. She was awarded Churchill Fellowship to research best practice in parenting coordination with a view to shaping best practices in Parenting Coordination in Australia. She has recently been awarded a Creswick fellowship  into research  trauma-informed and...

In this episode I chat with Dr Samantha HARDY for the second time (first time back in 2022), an amazing individual, exceptional professional, award-winning conflict coach and entrepreneur. Sam is running the Conflict Management Academy, which reaches a huge audience through its on-line as well as in-person presence and activities. This time you can hear her, as well as SEE her in my new VIDEOCAST!...

SHIV MARTIN Shiv is a nationally accredited mediator, conciliator, and dispute resolution consultant with over 15 years of experience navigating complex disputes, particularly in the public sector. With a passion for building trust through effective communication, Shiv has held senior panel roles and executivepositions in both state and federal government agencies. She has worked with a diverse ra...

Welcome to my FIRST EVER video podcast! Joanne LAW is my guest in this episode. Joanne is a Director of the Mediation Institute as well as a member of the AMDRAS Board, and is also its current Secretary. Joanne is talking about the new AMDRA Standards, and how she finds being on the Board of AMDRAS. It is an overview of why were the new standards for mediation practice in Australia needed and how...

MARK ROSENBERG Mark Rosenberg is an accredited mediator and a certifiedexecutive coach. I met Mark at 2024 Mediation Retreat in Italy and can say that he is a down-to-earth individual who exudes peace and calm. In his Bio, Mark states that he is a ‘results focused coach and facilitator who believes inthe inherent potential of his clients’. Mark has worked as a Solicitor, Corporate Lawyer, RetailOp...

Dr Susan HARWOOD Susan Harwood is a Gender Equality and Social Inclusion specialist. She is also a coach, trainer, facilitator and mediator. In her busy professional life, Susan engages in remote work in the Pacific on gender equality, social inclusion and climate change. Herp practitioner skills are firmly grounded in research completed through her 2006 PhD work on “Gendering Change: An Immodest...

DANIELLE JAKU-GREENFIELD Danielle is a nationally accredited mediator and family dispute resolution practitioner. Following some years working in print journalism, Danielle started her journey in family law and wills and estates. Since 2002, she has worked in family law in various capacities, starting as a solicitor in both private practice and in a community legal centre, as well as duty solicito...

Bobbi REILLY, Australian Mediator Bobbi is a Nationally Accredited Mediator, who has been 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...

My guest in today’s episode of Mediation Today is Sergio FONTANA, a mediator from Modena, Italy.   Sergio joins me from his home city of Modena, in Italy. We met at 2024 Mediation Retreat, run by Greg Rooney and Margaret Ross. Sergio is a mediation practitioner, but also a manager, running a mediation organisation that engages more than 60 individual mediators. He has been the Head of the MOD...

JOHN CLEARY - CONFLICT MANAGEMENT FOR ONE I heard of, and from, John for the first time during the International Mediation Awareness Week 2022. It was during the afternoon of the last day of the Week, where John was talking about his – as he calls it – invention: ‘Conflict Management for One’ or ‘CM-1’.  This episode is mostly devoted to this type of mediation, as it has grown in significance...

TANIA WATERS - Workplace Mediator Tania is a highly experienced Human Resources Manager and Leader in the area of workplace relations. She coaches Senior Managers in various employment settings about how to deal with complex workplace situations and understand conflict as an obstacle in human relationships in every workplace. Tania has been running her own mediation and conflict resolution busines...

Jahan KALANTAR is my guest in this episode. Jahan tells about himself: "I currently practice as a Partner at the firm Executive Law Group where I head up the criminal law team. In this role, I call upon my time as an advocate and a barrister from the Private Bar. My current practice focuses mostly on mental health, human rights, criminal law and commercial law. Prior to being called to the bar, I...

Kristy ELLIOTT I am excited to say that today’s episode addresses a topic we haven’t touched till now: mediation in our schools. But, let me first say a few words about my guest. Kristy completed a Bachelor of Education in 2000, followed by a Masters in applied positive psychology. As founder and director of Restorative Pathways, Kristy supports schools to create relational, thriving school cultur...

My guest in Mediation Today is Dr Samantha HARDY.   Samantha holds a PhD in Law and Conflict Resolution, as well as other postgraduate qualifications in education. She has been accredited as a mediator under the Australian National Mediation System and is a Certified Transformative Mediator by the US Institute of Conflict Transformation.  She is a Certified Narrative Coach Practitioner, an experie...

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 area...

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. L...

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 d...

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 facilitat...

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 train...