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President: The Honourable Gough Whitlam AC QC
Australia's best-known Fabian, Gough was Prime Minister of Australia 1972-75 and Leader of the Opposition 1967-72 and 1975-77.
Gough has been a frequent speaker at Australian Fabians events, and his publications for the society include:
- Labor and the Constitution
- Beyond Vietnam: Australia's Regional Responsibility
- Whitlam on Urban Growth
- Labor in Power (with Bruce Grant)
- Reshaping Australian Industry: Tariffs and Socialists (with Ken Gott and Ralph Willis).
National Executive - 2009
Chair:
Rodney Cavalier |
Secretary:
Evan Thornley |
Deputy Chair:
Simon O'Hara |
Assistant Secretary:
Max Dumais |
Communications &
Publications:
Pauline Gambley
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Young Fabians:
Michael Griffith
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State Representatives:
SA:
Viv Fullager |
Victoria:
Jack Halliday |
Queensland:
Terry Hampson |
ACT:
Anna Maria Arabia |
Tasmania:
Ben McKay |
New South Wales:
Jan Merriman |
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National Chair: Rodney Cavalier
Rodney Cavalier was educated at Fort Street Boy's High School and graduated with the Bachelor of Arts and Honours (in Government ) from the University of Sydney. Elected to the NSW Legislative Assembly in October 1978 to the seat of Fuller - and in 1981, through an electoral redistribution to the seat of Gladesvlle, Rodney served from 1984 as Minister of Energy and Planning in the Wran Labor Government and Minister of Education in both the Wran and Unsworth Labor Governments until his retirement in March 1988.
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National Secretary: Evan Thornley
Evan Thornley is active in business, education, the community sector and public policy. He is currently:
CEO, Better Place Australia Proprietor, with partner Tracey Ellery, of Pluto Press Australia – Australia’s premier social issues book publisher whose recent titles included Richard Florida’s “Rise of the Creative Class” and Scott Pape’s “The Barefoot Investor”.
A board member of the progressive think tank Per Capita.
A board member of the ALP’s Chifley Research Centre.
Evan and Tracey co-founded internet search company LookSmart in October, 1995. LookSmart is headquartered in San Francisco and has about 150 employees. It went public on the NASDAQ in August 1999 and was listed on the ASX in February 2000.
Evan served as CEO of Looksmart from 1995 to October 2002 when Tracey, Evan and their family returned to Australia. He served as Chair of the Board from inception until retiring in July, 2004 and did not seek re-election to its board in 2005.
Prior to LookSmart, Evan was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company, the global consulting firm, in their New York, Kuala Lumpur and Melbourne offices. He has degrees in Law and Commerce from the University of Melbourne, where is also served as president of the SRC and as a founding officer of the National Union of Students.
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