Fierce Girls

Chloe Hayden – the girl who put autism in the spotlight

Chloe had always felt like a bit of an alien. She just didn't really get most other kids, and they didn't get her either. When she learned she was autistic, she started w

Naomi Moran – the girl who came through for her community in a crisis

What would you do if your town was flooded? Newspaper boss Naomi Moran didn't just chase the story, she made headlines herself! She rallied together a workforce to keep h

Jade Hameister – the girl who skied to the top and bottom of the world

Jade Hameister's thirst for adventure in the toughest environments was unquenchable — while other girls were playing with dolls, Jade was scaling mountains! When she was

Allirra Jennings – the girl who ran in every major marathon

When her grandmother lost her life to diabetes, Allirra was determined not to let the same thing happen to her. She picked up her running shoes and hit the pavement. Whil

Donna Adams – the girl who became Tasmania’s first female police commissioner

When Donna started working as a police officer, her station didn't even have women's toilets. Now, she runs the whole force! How did one of the very few women in Tasmani

Marita Cheng — the girl who built robots, and helped other girls build them too

When Marita was little, she thought robots could change the world, or at least do the dishes for her! But not many other girls thought the same. So, Marita started Roboga

Michelle Payne — the girl who raced the Melbourne Cup and won

Tragedy followed Michelle Payne around, but she never gave up on her dream of winning the race that stops the nation — the Melbourne Cup. Every time she fell off her hors

Taryn Brumfitt — the girl who broke social media's standards

Scrolling on social media might make you feel like you need to have the perfect body, and Taryn Brumfitt was sick of the pressure! After becoming a champion bodybuilder d

Elizabeth Kenny — the girl whose unlikely treatment helped people with polio

Elizabeth Kenny grew up in a time when women were rarely educated, so naturally, she trained herself to be a nurse. When her patients with polio were struggling with the

Alma Mary Wang — the girl who spoke up for Chinese people in Australia

Growing up Chinese Australian under the White Australia Policy was tough, but Mary wouldn't be underestimated. She became the first-known Chinese Australian to get a univ

INTRODUCING – Fierce Girls Season 10

We asked for your Fierce Girls stories, and wow, you delivered! You'll hear inspiring stories by Fierce listeners just like you about a polar explorer, a jockey, a marath

NAIDOC – Faith Thomas: the girl who became the first indigenous person to play cricket for Australia

Faith Thomas grew up throwing rocks at galahs. She'd only been playing proper cricket for a couple of weeks before she was picked to represent South Australia. Her phenom

NAIDOC – Yukultji Napangati: the girl who made her world shimmer

Yukultji Napangati grew up with no contact with the outside world. Just her and her family, living on a shimmery salt lake. She learned how to live on Country, how to fin

NAIDOC – Queenie McKenzie: the girl who became a living treasure

Queenie McKenzie grew up on a cattle station, staying away from the grasps of the authorities, who would take Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids like her from the

NAIDOC – Oodgeroo Noonuccal: the girl who fought for the rights of her people

When Kath Ruska's dad told her white people would never recognise Aboriginal culture, she hoped he was wrong. She became a famous poet, using her pen as a weapon to fight

NAIDOC – Mary Ann Bugg: the girl who became a fierce bushranger

Mary Ann Bugg was an Aboriginal woman who became a savvy bushranger and accomplice to Captain Thunderbolt. She was the bushranger's spy, riding ahead into towns to check

NAIDOC — Molly Kelly: the girl who followed the rabbit-proof fence home

Molly Kelly had a white father and an Aboriginal mother and was just a young girl when she was taken from her home. She was stolen from her family and taken to a settlem

NAIDOC – Daisy Bindi: the girl who fought for more

Daisy Bindi couldn't understand why her boss paid wages to the white workers, but not to her. She was no different to them. And neither were all the other Aboriginal work

INTRODUCING — Fierce Girls Celebrates NAIDOC Week

Fierce Girls is celebrating First Nations women who Get Up! Stand Up and Show Up! As Australia celebrates NAIDOC week in July, we're putting the spotlight on seven fierce

Mum Shirl – the girl who became a mum to thousands

Coleen Shirley Perry had a heart of gold. So when she went to visit her brother in jail, she saw something that few people saw. Instead of seeing baddies, she saw people