B. Public hearings

B. Public hearings

Thursday 23 May 2024

Canberra

Australian Curriculum, Assessment, and Reporting Authority

  • Mr Stephen Gniel, Chief Executive Officer (A/g)
  • Ms Sharon Foster, Executive Director - Curriculum
  • Mr Russell Dyer, Executive Director - Assessment and Reporting

Department of Education

  • Ms Julie Birmingham, First Assistant Secretary - Teaching and Learning
  • Ms Madonna Morton, First Assistant Secretary - Higher Education
  • Mrs Nina Downes, Assistant Secretary (A/g) - Curriculum and Learning

Office for Youth

  • Ms Gemma Sandlant, Assistant Secretary

Australian Media Literacy Alliance

  • Ms Anita Planchon, Chair
  • Mrs Christine Evely, Co-Chair
  • Ms Patricia Hepworth, Member

Australian Electoral Commission

  • Mr Tom Rogers, Electoral Commissioner
  • Mr Jeff Pope, Deputy Electoral Commissioner
  • Ms Kath Gleeson, First Assistant Commissioner - Service Delivery
  • Mr Michael Lynch, First Assistant Commissioner - Electoral Integrity and Operations
  • Mr Andrew Johnson, Chief Legal Officer
  • Ms Cathie Kennedy, Assistant Commissioner (A/g) - Communication, Education and Engagement

Australian Council for Student Voice

  • Mr Mitchell Sprague, Executive Director
  • Mr Flynn O'Hallahan, Chair

Foundation for Young Australians

  • Molly Whelan, Chief Executive Officer
  • Ms Tahlia Azaria, Executive Director - Young Mayors Program

Private capacity

  • Dr Zareh Ghazarian
  • Dr Keith Heggart
  • Associate Professor Tanya Notley
  • Adjunct Associate Professor Libby Tudball

Wednesday 19 June 2024

Canberra

Australian Youth Affairs Coalition

  • Ms Joanna Rostami, Chief Executive Officer
  • Ms Kirsty Kain, National Policy and Advocacy Lead
  • Ms Nellie Wotherspoon, Policy Officer

Run For It

  • Mr Edward Krutch, National Director

UN Youth Australia

  • Mr Caleb Henley, National President
  • Mr Dylan Storer, Western Australia Divisional President

Youth Affair Council of South Australia

  • Ms Anne Bainbridge, Chief Executive Officer

South Australian Youth Forum

  • Ms Amber Brock-Fabel, Director
  • Ms Abbey Wilkinson, Executive
  • Ms Eleanor Buckham, Member
  • Mr Jamie Reichelt, Member

South Australian Commissioner for Children and Young People and the South Australian Student Representative Council

  • Ms Helen Connolly, Commissioner
  • Ms Sania Ali, student representative
  • Mr Raghunaath Vijayan, student representative
  • Ms Natasha Weber, student representative
  • Mr Lincoln Williams, student representative

Settlement Council of Australia

  • Ms Sandra Elhelw, Chief Executive Officer
  • Mr Ashraful Azad, Policy Lead

Professor Anne Twomey, Private capacity

Civic Engagement Youth Advisory Group

  • Ms Faaiza Murshed
  • Mr Kuba Meikle

Tuesday 23 July 2024

Maningrida

Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation

  • Ms Amanda Ewart, Acting-Chief Executive Officer
  • Ms Cynthia Brown, Director

Nja-Marleya Cultural Leaders and Justice Group

  • Seide Ramadani, Chief Executive Officer
  • Mr Garth Malwurja Doolan, Deputy Chair

Maningrida Progress Association

  • Mr Ian McLay, Chief Executive Officer
  • Mr Shane Namanurki, Chairperson

Mala'la Health Service Aboriginal Corporation

  • Ms Valda Bokmakarray, Board Member

Wednesday 24 July 2024

Darwin

City of Darwin

  • Ms Simone Saunders, Chief Executive Officer
  • Mr Scott Walker, Manager Advocacy and Policy

Northern Territory Electoral Commission

  • Ms Karen Parker, Manager Corporate Information and Training

Central Land Council

  • Ms Christine Williamson, Senior Policy Officer

Northern Land Council

  • Mr David Astalosh, General Manager Strategy and Communications

The Multicultural Council of the Northern Territory

  • Dr Edwin Joseph, President

Thursday 25 July 2024

Cairns

Department of Education, Far North Queensland Region

  • Mrs Brooke Byars, Head of Department Humanities and Business

Cairns Youth Council (Young Mayors)

  • Mr Antonije Dimitrijevic, Mayor
  • Ms Sofia Hoorn, Deputy Secretary
  • Mr Aiden Senaratne, Youth Councillor

Wednesday 7 August 2024

Canberra

Wyndham Citizens’ Academy, Wyndham Community and Education Centre

  • Mr John Sheen, Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Meadow Heights Education Centre

  • Ms Preethi Vergis, Chief Executive Officer
  • Mrs Cristina Thompson, Administration Officer

Constitution Education Fund Australia

  • Mrs Kerry Jones, Chief Executive Officer
  • The Hon Robert French AC, Chair
  • Professor Geoff Gallop, Director
  • Professor Sarah Murray, Director
  • Professor George Brandis, Director

Thursday 8 August 2024

Canberra

Parliament of Victoria

  • Dr Narelle Wood, Senior Education Adviser
  • Mr Andres Lomp, Community Engagement Manager

The Y

  • Mr Jarrod Dobson, National Director Advocacy and Public Policy
  • Ms Kaitlin Woolford, Victorian Youth Parliament Program Coordinator
  • Ms Miranda Cross, Policy Advisor
  • Maeson Harvey, WA Youth Advocate

Victorian Trades Hall Council

  • Mr Luke Hilakari, Secretary
  • Ms Tiarne Crowther, Politics & Research Lead

Social Education Victoria

  • Ms Laura Newman, Executive Officer

Victorian Electoral Commission

  • Mr Sven Bluemmel, Electoral Commissioner
  • Ms Melea Tarabay, Director, Communication and Engagement
  • Ms Sue Lang, Strategic Communications Advisor

Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia

  • Ms Mary Ann Geronimo, Chief Executive Officer
  • Ms Padma Muralidharan, Senior Policy and Projects Officer

Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria

  • Mr Eddie Micallef, Chairperson
  • Mr James Houghton, Senior Policy Advisor

Wednesday 11 September 2024

Canberra

  • Hon Milton Dick MP, The Speaker of the House of Representatives

Friday 13 September 2024

Canberra

News and Media Research Centre, University of Canberra

  • Professor Mathieu O’Neil, Professor of Communication

Parliamentary Education Office, Department of the Senate

  • Ms Jackie Morrie, Deputy Clerk
  • Ms Anita Donaldson, A/g Director
  • Ms Helene Halliday, Assistant Director

Universities Australia

  • Mr Luke Sheehy, Chief Executive Officer

Private capacity

  • Dr Sarah Moulds

Australian Electoral Commission

  • Mr Tom Rogers, Electoral Commissioner
  • Mr Jeff Pope, Deputy Electoral Commissioner

Thursday 3 October 2024

Canberra

Private capacity

  • Professor Rosalind Dixon
  • Mrs Rose Vassel
  • Professor Murray Print
  • Associate Professor Elisa Arcioni
  • Associate Professor Joe McIntyre
  • Dr Sandra Noakes
  • Mrs Catherine Renshaw

Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne; and ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society

  • Dr Fan Yang, Research Fellow

School of the Arts and Media, UNSW

  • Associate Professor Sukhmani Khorana, Scientia Associate Professor in the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture

Rule of Law Education Centre

  • Mrs Sally Layson, Chief Executive Officer
  • Mrs Justine Hanks, Education Manager

Parliament of NSW

  • Ms Jeannie Douglass, Senior Manager, Education and Engagement
  • Ms Daniela Giorgi, Senior Education Officer

Local Government NSW

  • Mr David Reynolds, Chief Executive
  • Cr Darriea Turley AM, President

NSW Electoral Commission

  • Dr Matthew Phillips, Acting NSW Electoral Commissioner
  • Ms Andrea Summerell, Executive Director Elections
  • Ms Philippa Brandon, Director of Communications

NSW Department of Education

  • Ms Megan Kelly, Executive Director Curriculum and Reform

NSW Education Standards Authority

  • Dr Paul Cahill, Executive Director, Curriculum

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority

  • Mr Stephen Gniel, Chief Executive Officer
  • Mr Russell Dyer, Executive Director, Assessment and Reporting
  • Ms Sharon Foster, Executive Director, Curriculum

Wednesday 16 October 2024

Melbourne

University of Melbourne

  • Professor Jeannie Marie Paterson, Director of the Centre for AI and Digital Ethics
  • Dr Andrew Perfors, Professor and Director of the Complex Human Data Hub
  • Associate Professor Piers Howe, Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

Australian Federation of Disability Organisations

  • Mr Matthew Hall, National Manager – Systemic Advocacy and Policy

Down Syndrome Australia

  • Mr Darryl Steff, Chief Executive Officer

Social and Citizenship Education Association of Australia

  • Dr Jia Ying Neoh, President
  • Dr Deborah Green, Secretary
  • Dr Bryan Smith, Member of the Executive
  • Dr Libby Tudball, Private capacity

Australian Council for Educational Research

  • Mr Julian Fraillon, Senior Advisor
  • Dr Tim Friedman, Senior Research Fellow

SBS

  • Ms Clare O’Neil, Director of Corporate Affairs
  • Ms Pamela Cook, Acting Director of Audio & Language Content

AMES Australia

  • Ms Maria Tsopanis, Senior Manager, Community Development and Social Participation
  • Mr Laurie Nowell, Media Manager

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