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@Deborra_lee

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Actor, Director, Humanitarian, Child Advocate. Photo credit: Russell James.

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5 years
Many families in poverty can’t afford to send their daughters to school. @WorldVisionAus ’s movement to sponsor 1,000 girls is helping give girls a chance to be supported in their education and human rights. Go to for more info. #1000girls @RealHughJackman
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"If we help refugees get an education, they themselves will take on the harder task of rebuilding the countries whose future peace and security is so important to our own. It is...
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I am deeply concerned about the health and well being of the 119 children on Nauru and the long-term impact of their indefinite detention in an unsafe environment.  I call on the Australian parliament to get #KidsOffNauru @WorldVisionAus
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7 years
Every child deserves a safe, loving, permanent family. Support #AHomeForEveryChild this NAAW. Info - @AdoptChangeau
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4 years
Merry Christmas! Sending love to everyone today but especially those communities fighting the tragic fires in Australia.
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9 years
A very special day with @RealHughJackman almost 20 years ago... First day of our honeymoon! #tbt #ThrowbackThursday http://t.co/kOPJY2TUJV
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6 years
LOVE date night at the movies with my Hugh! Greatest Showman is the perfect holiday family film for kids and...
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4 years
I directed a Neighbours storyline on foster care (before we were all in isolation). My episodes air starting tonight - Wed June 10, 6.30pm on 10 Peach in Australia. Loved working with Matt, Takaya, Ezra, Kate, Jason and the whole team! @AdoptChangeAU @OurHopeland for more info
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6 years
Honoured to receive this award!
@RealHughJackman
Hugh Jackman
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So proud of my incredible, disrupting, world changing, heart filled extraordinary wife. @Deborra_lee @disruptorawards @Tribeca @OurHopeland #Hammer
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Adoption is a legitimate and meaningful way to create a forever family. Help me raise awareness for children... http://t.co/OJkyY5BxQr
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9 years
CONGRATULATIONS BEAUTIFUL ROSIE xx #AustralianoftheYear 2015
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8 years
Hyde & Seek - coming soon!
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10 years
Wow! I am completely overwhelmed to be named the NSW Finalist for Australian of the Year. It's such an... http://t.co/xpvIWo6aY5
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6 years
Proud to be a woman, and proud of all of the strong women around the globe overcoming challenges and fighting to...
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4 years
Our home country is facing challenges ahead but we know Australians will meet them with courage and compassion. Let’s make this Australia Day a time to reflect and come together to forge a future of mutual respect for each other and ... our land. @RealHughJackman
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6 years
Great morning at Parliament House launching @AdoptChangeAU parliamentary friends of adoption with @garypeppergirl @ZedSeselja thank you for your support!
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9 years
Landed in Canberra, with all the family! It's GO GO GO for the next 48 hrs #AustraliaDay @ausoftheyear
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9 years
Good luck to all the Australians of the Year! Let's enjoy this special moment! #AustraliaDay #AustralianoftheYear #ausdaynsw @ausoftheyear
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8 years
Thrilled to be hosting the #GCFestival for the 5th yr in a row! Sept 24 Central Park NYC @RealHughJackman @GlblCtzn
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'I was always going to be a mum. I am an only child and I have an incredibly strong and connected bond with my... http://t.co/Z9yGz3mYou
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7 years
It's true!
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Hugh Jackman
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Deb and I have the post-vacation blues!!! @Deborra_lee
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Congratulations to my amazing @Deborra_lee and the President of @OurHopeland , Nick Evans, on an incredible evening! Proud husband and mate.
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7 years
See you soon #metgala 🎎🎊
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We're just going out for a walk .... #metgala #redcarpet
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I want to share this beautiful story with you... http://t.co/UqZn1uG1A8 http://t.co/tCOVw6qnrl
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10 years
Today’s #NatAdoptionDay in the US! Let’s raise awareness for the 100,000 plus kids needing to find safe, loving homes! @ccainstitute
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7 years
Honoured to have received a Leadership Award from the UN Women for Peace Association in New York yesterday for my...
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4 years
The fires in Australia are truly devastating. Sending strength to the community and brave firefighters. #AshGlobe
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6 years
Thank you to the amazing Adopt Change team for a decade of advocating for vulnerable children. I was thrilled...
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9 years
Don’t stand by. Tell everyone about the #GlobalGoals & sign up to become a #GlobalCitizen http://t.co/IclgKwPV7F http://t.co/2HVYe8gtzy
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Hugh & I are devastated to hear of the passing of our dear, dear friend Brian Walsh. For over 30 years,we have shared our lives professionally and personally. @RealHughJackman
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I believe that all children prosper when provided the right kind of support, ideally in a family environment. Some mothers require a hand up first. Their journey can start with Forever Projects, who work with...
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7 years
WISHING ALL THE MOTHERS IN THE WORLD A VERY HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!
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7 years
Happy ten years at Today to the gorgeous @Lisa_Wilkinson 😘 brilliant journo, amazing woman 📷 @CanonAustralia
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6 years
Remembering those who fought for us in recent time and long ago this ANZAC Day. #lestweforget 🌸
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6 years
I'm thrilled that @unfoundation @GlobalMomsChall are calling on their network to support @OurHopeland 's #family campaign. Thank you! Read about it here:
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I commend my passionate friend Cate Blanchett for standing in solidarity with vulnerable & stateless #Rohingya @refugees . This is a tragic human rights crisis that we must all take some...
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8 years
With the amazing Latino artist @yandeloficial after his "Somos Uno" performance with @iambeckyg at #GlobalCitizenFestival for @OurHopeland
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6 years
Something MUST be done. I commend Cate Blanchett for speaking up for thousands of #Rohingya @refugees at serious risk during Bangladesh’s monsoon season:
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ABC News
6 years
. @unhcr Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett recounts some of the horrid stories from witnessing the #Rohingya crisis. Watch the full interview at 10:00pm tonight on #ABCTheWorld . Read more:
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10 years
Thanks for being there with us from the start Jack! Loved your touching speech at #AdoptChange launch. @helenmccabe http://t.co/SsD7nPTH0d
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4 years
@coldplay
Coldplay
4 years
Proud to support @OurHopeland ’s life-changing work with children who are separated from their families, through this song. PH
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11 years
En route with mama Fay to South Yarra for @theprojecttv to talk #adoptionawareness #NAAW http://t.co/t5tfe7s4Pm
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7 years
It’s National Adoption Awareness Week! Join @AdoptChangeAU and me and post your #AHomeForEveryChild ❤️❤️❤️
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6 years
Thanks @zanrowe and @MyfWarhurst for banging on about SHAME this week. An important film now showing on @qantas flights and on @SBSOnDemand 30 years after release the messages are still relevant. One of my favourite performances of my career. Film restored by @NFSAonline
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10 years
Celebrating the amazing work of the Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO) Orphan Rangers. Dr. Jane Aronson hosted... http://t.co/QbyyBkgPmx
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2 years
Loved this chat with @JennyCooney for @NFSAonline thank you for having us. Creativity abounds! Aussie Aussie Aussie 💪🏽💪🏽 #hollywoodnfsa
@NFSAonline
NFSA National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
2 years
NFSA PRESENTS: INSPIRED • Listen to episode one of our new exclusive video series - @JennyCooney interviews @RealHughJackman & @Deborra_lee Furness! Watch here & buy tickets to our upcoming exhibition, Australians & Hollywood #HollywoodNFSA #VisitCanberra
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6 years
Be an activist. 📣 Take action. 🏃🏽 Get tickets. 🎟️ Start earning your tickets to the 2018 #GlobalCitizen Festival today on the @Glblctzn app.
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4 years
Karyn Purvis was an extraordinarily compassionate woman whose mission was to create the safest environments for children who come from hard places. She visited Australia twice on behalf of @AdoptChangeAU to speak. I couldn’t recommend this book more highly.
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7 years
Today I interviewed Madame Kagame, Rwanda's First Lady, who is championing every child belongs in a family....
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6 years
Honoured to receive this award! Tribeca Disruptor Awards
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9 years
Just a few Aussies commemorating ANZAC Day at dawn on Saturday in New York! http://t.co/rAiX137hqi
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6 years
With the inimitable Renee Carter, CEO of @AdoptChangeAU on @abcnews today with @ChildsRos thanks for your support
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7 years
It's International Women's Day! I am TRILLED that I can tell my 11 year old daughter the gender gap is closing...
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Deborra-lee Furness
8 years
It's #worldadoptionday today! Support loving families and vulnerable children today with your own smiling selfie 😊📸
@OurHopeland
Hopeland
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Lend a hand and help us celebrate family on #WorldAdoptionDay with your own smiley face selfie. Looking good, @Deborra_lee !
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8 years
About last night... Favourite event @FightCancerFdn #RedBall with my favourite girlfriends and Xen - best in the biz
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6 years
Thrilled to hear that GREECE is revising laws to ensure children find permanent loving families more expediently.
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4 years
Every action counts. Every voice counts. #EveryoneCounts . We all have a part to play in supporting @refugees and the communities hosting them.
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Hugh Jackman
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We all have a part to play in creating a kinder society which helps everyone, including refugees. #EveryoneCounts
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#TEDxKakumaCamp was the FIRST EVER TEDx event hosted in a refugee camp. A chance to watch inspirational refugee speakers, international experts, and artists. Let’s see refugees differently!...
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I’m thrilled that the United Nations Foundation United Nations Foundation Global Moms Challenge are calling on...
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6 years
#TEDxKakumaCamp was the FIRST EVER TEDx event hosted in a refugee camp. A chance to watch inspirational refugee speakers, international experts, and artists! Let’s see refugees differently! Find out more🎥: #WithRefugees @Refugees
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6 years
Now on @Studio10au with my darling friend @AngelaBishop thanks for your ongoing support of @AdoptChangeAU
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2 years
Supporting World Vision Australia and all they are doing to help the people of Ukraine. And calling for PEACE.
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NEWS: #Ukraine refugee crisis could become worst since WWII - World Vision launches emergency appeal
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4 years
We can all support the fight against #COVID19 #TogetherAtHome 🏠 Tune in everyday to a virtual no-contact concert and learn how to take action for global health @glblctzn @who
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8 years
Happy International Women's Day to all the amazing women out there!!
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2 years
Refugees in Ukraine and around the world need our help now. Join us and @glblctzn as we #StandUpforUkraine and stand up for those displaced globally – because everyone deserves safe and humane living conditions:
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REFUGEES IN UKRAINE AND AROUND THE WORLD need our help now. Join us and @GlblCtzn as we #StandUpforUkraine and stand up for those displaced globally – because everyone deserves safe and humane living conditions:
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7 years
Today is #WorldChildrensDay → take action at: #foreverychild
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3 years
VAX LIVE TONIGHT thanks to @GlblCtzn #tunein
@RealHughJackman
Hugh Jackman
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TUNE IN TONIGHT! @GlblCtzn @Deborra_lee FOR MORE INFO:
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How incredible is Simone Biles!...
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We hope you'll join us in supporting the GOOD+ Foundation. An organization that helps the littlest victims of...
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Loved feeling the power of the movement founded by the amazing Hugh Evans at Global Citizen Festival in NYC...
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Help children & families fleeing tragedy in #Aleppo . Donate to @WorldVisionAus now:
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I feel its my responsibility as a global citizen and especially as I am Australian to shine a light on this...
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Great news for families who want to provide permanent, loving homes for our most vulnerable children. #AdoptChange
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Deborra-lee Furness
4 years
Check out @meditationbob 's new podcast, Stay Calm, to learn about the power of meditation -
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9 years
This is it... with my love @RealHughJackman and the stunning @Lisa_Wilkinson at the @Linfox_Group Classic Car Museum http://t.co/TYOsEiPpM5
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Please come along and enjoy this fabulous movie on Sunday and help raise funds for adopt change
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Children and families who have fled #Aleppo need help. World Vision Australia is ready with supplies including...
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Every child deserves a permanent, loving family. #AdoptChange at or Adopt Change
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Congratulations to my AMAZING Mama Fay Duncan on her Order of Australia award - love you Mama xxx
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10 years
@RealHughJackman & I hosted a great fundraising event for @ClintonGlobal last night in NY. CGI does amazing work! http://t.co/xKfRszZppO
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Deborra-lee Furness
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THAT'S A WRAP! Massive thanks to all who contributed to the overwhelming success of NAAW 2013. Can't wait to see some ACTION in 2014!!
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“The most painful thing about being a refugee is that you wake up one day to find you’ve lost all of your liberty...
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Today is World Day Against Trafficking - I'm thrilled that @ourhopeland has launched this amazing campaign with @nervomusic and @ilo to support families and end child slavery! Learn more here: #letkidsbekids #endchildtrafficking #endchildlabor
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He championed both of us at the very beginning of our careers. He believed in us, encouraged us, loved and supported us at every step of our lives. Not just us … but our whole family. Brian was the most generous, thoughtful, creative and authentic of men.
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Hugh & I are devastated to hear of the passing of our dear, dear friend Brian Walsh. For over 30 years,we have shared our lives professionally and personally. @RealHughJackman
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I congratulate the Australian Prime Minister on this announcement today regarding adoption process reform, and I... http://t.co/iNx7RNqixn
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Loved having the support of the Oz ambassador, Kim Beazley at the Angels in Adoption gala in DC on Wednesday night! http://t.co/a8uij7HmoF
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Vale Alan Rickman
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1 year
Brian Walsh made a huge difference to the lives of so many - and we will never forget him. We are sending love to his family. May he rest in peace. Deb & Hugh @RealHughJackman
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Deborra-lee Furness
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He championed both of us at the very beginning of our careers. He believed in us, encouraged us, loved and supported us at every step of our lives. Not just us … but our whole family. Brian was the most generous, thoughtful, creative and authentic of men.
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Just beautiful! http://t.co/Fz3tpxAETV
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