Dr Sally Young is a Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications at The University of Melbourne.

One of Australia’s best known economists in the development and application of macroeconomic models, Dr Peter Brain prepares detailed economic projections for governments in Australia and overseas.

Professor Geoffrey Garrett is Professor of Political Science and founding CEO of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, and Fellow and former President of the Pacific Council on International Policy in Los Angeles.

Dr David Headon is a cultural consultant and historian, and a regular commentator on Australian cultural, political and social issues.

Stanley Bach is a former official of the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress in Washington and an occasional participant in parliamentary strengthening programs elsewhere.

Senator John Faulkner has represented the state of New South Wales in the Senate for the ALP since 1989.

Harry Evans is Clerk of the Senate.