Appointed at the last board meeting – Linda Lavarch, John Hogg and Dr Dimity Dornan AO join the Queensland branch of The McKell Institute.

7 September 2018 – Linda Lavarch, John Hogg and Dr Dimity Dornan AO join The McKell Institute Queensland.

Dr Dimity Dornan, AO is an entrepreneur, bionics activist, speech pathologist and researcher.

John Joseph Hogg was a member of the Australian Senate for the state of Queensland from July 1996 to June 2014, representing the Australian Labor Party. He was elected the 23rd President of the Senate on 26 August 2008.

Linda Lavarch was the first female lawyer elected to the Parliament of Queensland, Australia. In July 2005 she was appointed Minister for Justice and Attorney-General – the first woman to be Attorney-General in Queensland.

“All three of these appointments bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Queensland branch of The McKell Institute. They will shape the direction of the Queensland research agenda and events program.” – Mariana O’Gormann, Executive Director of The McKell Institute Queensland.

For more information on our Directors, see Our People. 

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