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Whitlam Institute Board

Whitlam Institute Board

 

Chair, The Hon John Faulkner

The Hon. John Faulkner was a Labor Senator for New South Wales from 1989 to 2015. Following his election to the Senate in 1989, Senator Faulkner held a number of ministries, serving as Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories, Cabinet Secretary, Special Minister of State and Minister for Defence. He served as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate from 1996 to 2004.

He has also held a range of senior positions within the Australian Labor Party, including National President of the party, twenty years as a member of its National Executive and nine years as Assistant General Secretary of the New South Wales Branch.

John Faulkner is well versed in, and passionate about the history of the Australian Labor Party. Prior to his political career, John Faulkner worked as a teacher of children with severe disabilities.

 
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Patricia Amphlett OAM

Patricia Amphlett OAM was until recently the Federal President of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, a position she had held since 2002.
With a succession of hits and as a long standing member of the Bandstand Family, Patricia established herself as a prominent force in the Australian music industry. Her musical talents are credited with many industry awards including Best Female Singer, Most Popular Female Performer, TV Logie for Best Teenage Personality and a succession of Gold Records.

A definite 'all rounder' in the music and entertainment industry, Patricia's talent spans a broad spectrum from writing, producing and performing shows for children, and hosting charity and corporate events. She maintains a high profile in the music industry, with many live performances at Festivals, Corporate Events, Clubs and Television shows.

Patricia has a strong commitment to music education. She is a consultant for the NSW Government's Talent Development Project. She has served as a member of the Board of the National Film & Sound Archives.

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Cameron Clyne

Cameron Clyne is currently Chairman of Camel Partners, a private advisory firm and the Camel Foundation. He is a current director of the Western Sydney University Foundation; Camp Quality; a Patron of the Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue, and an Adjunct Professor at the WSU Business School. He is the former Chairman of Rugby Australia; a director of SANZAAR Pty Ltd; and member of the World Rugby Council. 

Cameron was Group Chief Executive Officer of National Australia Bank (NAB) from January 2009 until August 2014. He was also Chairman of Clydesdale Bank in the United Kingdom and a Director of the Bank of New Zealand. Prior to NAB Cameron was a Partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC).  He worked in their Sydney, Melbourne, San Francisco and New York offices. In 2008 he was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

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The Hon Peter Collins AM KC

Peter Collins was Leader of the Opposition (and leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party) for more than three years from April 1995, having previously been a senior Minister in the Greiner/Fahey Coalition Government. He delivered two budgets as Treasurer of NSW in 1993 and 1994 and served terms as the Minister for Health, Attorney General, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Arts and Minister for Consumer Affairs between 1988 and 1993. He was a member of the NSW Parliament for more than 22 years.  

Prior to entering Parliament, Peter was a Barrister and founding member of Edmund Barton Chambers. During the Whitlam Government, he was an ABCTV Journalist with This Day Tonight (now 7.30 Report); following which he was Policy Research Manager for the NSW Liberal Party.  

A keen Army and later Navy Reserve officer, he is the only former Minister - Federal or State- to see Active Service since 1945 with a 3 month deployment to IRAQ in 2007. He left the Navy as a Captain in 2012. 

Peter established and chaired Barton Deakin Government Relations 2009-17; has chaired several public sector boards; and, spent 18 years in financial services as Chair of Industry Super Australia and a Director of top performing fund HOSTPLUS.  

 
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Catherine Dovey

Catherine Dovey worked in the New South Wales public service in public policy formulation and administration.  Her roles include an early period as a probation and parole officer with the NSW Corrections system and later as a member of the parole Board of NSW.  In the interim she served in a variety of positions at Sydney Water. Catherine graduated from the University of New South Wales as a Bachelor of Arts and with a Diploma of Education from the then Sydney Teachers' College.

Catherine has always reflected a spirited engagement with community and education issues which included serving a decade as a Board member of the International Grammar School.

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Professor Barney Glover AO

Professor Barney Glover AO is the Vice-Chancellor and President of Western Sydney University. He commenced in this role on 1 January 2014. Professor Glover is an accomplished academic leader and experienced Vice-Chancellor. Previously Vice-Chancellor at Charles Darwin University from 2009 to 2013, he has a long record of success in university management and leadership, particularly in research, intellectual property management and major capital development projects.

Before relocating to the Northern Territory in 2009 Professor Glover was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research at the University of Newcastle. Prior to this, he held several positions at Perth's Curtin University of Technology including Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research and Development. He has a strong research publication record and has co-authored four texts in mathematics education. Before his appointment at Curtin Professor Glover held a number of positions at the University of Ballarat in Victoria. Professor Glover holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics and has worked on both the east and west coasts of Australia.

Justice Michael Lee

Justice Michael Bryan Joshua Lee was born in Perth but was raised in Sydney. After graduating in arts (political science) and later in law, he commenced work as a solicitor in 1989 with a firm that later became one of Australia's largest national partnerships. He was made a senior associate of the firm in 1992 and was appointed its youngest partner, in 1995. He eventually became a senior litigation partner and national practice group leader before coming to the New South Wales Bar in 2002. 

 Justice Lee developed a nationwide and eclectic practice and acted in a very broad range of superior court matters at both first instance and on appeal. He took silk, after 9 years, in 2011. Both before and after taking silk he acted primarily in civil proceedings, but also in criminal matters. 

 While at the Bar, his Honour was involved in a number of high profile cases and was briefed as leading counsel in a number of the most significant commercial and other actions in Australia. 

 While at the Bar, his Honour appeared primarily in Sydney and Melbourne but also conducted cases in every superior State and Territory Court throughout the Commonwealth. He was also actively involved in a number of legally aided matters, pro bono and public interest cases. 

 Justice Lee was appointed to the Federal Court of Australia in 2017 and is also an Additional Judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory. His Honour deals with matters at both first instance and on appeal. He is also a National Coordinating Judge in the Federal Court’s Commercial and Corporations National Practice Area and also of the defamation work of the Court. 

 His Honour is the section editor for the Australian Law Journal section on class actions and is a Fellow of the University of Melbourne. Justice Lee has also been long involved in the arts and was a director of the Bell Shakespeare Company. 

 
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Kim Williams AM

Kim Williams AM has had a long involvement in the arts, entertainment and media industries here and overseas including as chief executive at News Corp Australia, FOXTEL, Fox Studios Australia, the Australian Film Commission, Southern Star Entertainment and Musica Viva Australia and also as a senior executive at the ABC. 

Williams has also held numerous board positions (and chairmanships) including as inaugural chairman of the Australian Film Finance Corporation; chairman of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and of Musica Viva Australia; chairman of the Sydney Opera House Trust from 2005 until 2013; chairman of the Cranlana Centre for Ethical Leadership; chairman of the Thomson Reuters Trustees; and as deputy chair, of the then NSW State Conservatorium of Music. 

He was appointed as a member in the Order of Australia in June 2006 for services to the arts and public policy formulation in the film and television industries. In October 2009 he was awarded a doctorate of letters (honoris causa) by Macquarie University for his contribution to the arts and entertainment industry in Australia and internationally. MUP published his first non-fiction book Rules of Engagement in 2014. 

Kim Williams is a current board member of numerous commercial bodies and foundations and serves as Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from March 2024 and of the Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company (responsible for the Reuters Trust Principles).