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Judith Sloan (1973) is an
eminent Australian economist
with extensive experience
in business and academic
circles. She is a Director of
Alumnae Sarah Donkersley the Westfield Group and a
(2012), Rebecca Duke (2012) Contributing Economics Editor
and Bridget Sweeney (2012) for The Australian. She is also
meet on the summit of Arthur‘s a Director at the Lowy Institute
Seat in Edinburgh. for International Policy. She has
held a number of academic
Rebecca Duke (2012) is
currently on exchange at appointments, including
Durham University in the UK. Josie Graham (2008) Professor of Labour Studies Michelle Grattan AO (1963)
During her time in the College completed her Bachelor of and Director of the National is one of Australia’s most
Bec was very active in the Arts, Music (Honours) at the end Institute of Labour Studies at respected and awarded
producing numerous drawings of 2011, majoring in cello Flinders University. She is now political journalists. She is
for our student art exhibition. performance. She was a Honorary Professorial Fellow currently the chief political
A classical ballerina, Bec member of the Zellwood String at the Melbourne Institute of correspondent for ‘The
also performed at JCH revues Quartet, which performed Applied Economic and Social Conversation’, Australia’s
and soirees. Bec had been at the Australia Pavilion at Research at the University of largest independent news
an Orientation Week leader the Shanghai World Expo in Melbourne. website. As a former editor of
and she also spearheaded the May 2010. The quartet also the Canberra Times, Michelle
production of a new Freshers’ included JCH alumnae Sophie In her distinguished career, Grattan was also the first
Guide, helping new students to Hudgell (2007) and Bridget Prof Sloan has been a female editor of an Australian
find their feet in Melbourne. Graham (2006) - Josie’s sister. Commissioner on the daily newspaper. She written
Towards the end of 2012, Josie Productivity Commission, for the Australian Financial
travelled to Germany and Deputy Chair of the Australian Review, the Sydney Morning
spent six months furthering Broadcasting Corporation and Herald and was formerly
her cello studies with various Commissioner of the Australian Political Editor of the Age.
teachers. During that period, Fair Pay Commission. Her She is a Professorial Fellow
she also travelled extensively previous appointments also at the University of Canberra
throughout Europe. Since include Chairman of Primelife specialising in politics and
returning, she has been Limited, Chairman of National political communication.
working with a chamber Seniors Australia and Director
music group called ‘anon’, of Santos Limited and Mayne She has co-authored several
performing in their debut Nickless Limited. books, including Can Ministers
concert series and a number Cope? (1981), Reformers
of other musical engagements, Judith Sloan’s up-to-date news (1989) and Back on the
in venues such as the chapel stories for the Australian can Wool Track (2004), and has
at ‘Stones of the Yarra Valley’, be read online at http://www. edited collections such as
St Johns Southgate and theaustralian.com.au/opinion/ Australian Prime Ministers and
‘Fortyfivedownstairs’. columnists/judith-sloan Reconciliation (both 2000).
Rebecca Duke on exchange at
Durham University.
In 1988, Michelle Grattan
was awarded the Graham
A journey of writing Perkin Award as the Australian
Journalist of the Year. She won
Alumni and staff joined Dr Sarah Martin (Meldrum 1966) as a Walkley Award for Journalism
she spoke to the University’s Heritage Society on her journey Leadership in 2006. She was
writing Davis McCaughey: A life. Dr McCaughey will be known to made an Officer of the Order
generations of alumni as the charismatic Master of Ormond who of Australia (AO) in 2004 for
played a fundamental role in the foundation of the Uniting Church her long and distinguished
of Australia, and who went on to become Deputy Vice-Chancellor service to Australian
and then Governor of Victoria. Dr McCaughey and his wife Jean journalism.
had a long and friendly association with JCH, and were last in the
Michelle Grattan’s tweets on
College for Dr Eden’s eightieth birthday shortly before Davis’ death
politics can be found at https://
in 2005. Sarah’s biography provides a nuanced exploration of a man
twitter.com/michellegrattan
whose deep felt humanity and desire for change changed not only his
and her official facebook news
College but Church, state and nation. site is https://www.facebook.
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