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Alison Elizabeth Broinowski, AM (née Woodroffe; born 25 October 1941) is an Australian academic, journalist, writer and former Australian public servant.
Alison Elizabeth Broinowski | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alison Woodroffe 25 October 1941 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
| Occupations | Academic, journalist, writer |
Political party | The Wikileaks Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Anna Broinowski Adam Broinowski |
Biography
editAlison Woodroffe was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 25 October 1941.[citation needed] She attended the Wilderness School from 1946 to 1958, and in 1962 she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Adelaide. In December 1963, she married diplomat Richard Philip Broinowski. From 1963 to 1964, she was a cadet for the Australian Department of External Affairs before beginning her extensive public service career, including various diplomatic postings, with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT).[citation needed]
Broinowski ran in New South Wales as a Senate candidate for The Wikileaks Party at the 2013 Australian federal election.[1][2] Broinowski was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2019 Australia Day Honours in recognition of her "significant service to international relations as an academic, author, and diplomat".[3]
Career
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- 1965–68 – Freelance journalist in Japan
- 1969 – Journalist and leader-writer for the Canberra Times
- 1970–74 – Department of Foreign Affairs, Japan Section
- 1975–78 – Second Secretary at the Australian Embassy in Manila, Philippines
- 1978–82 – ASEAN Section, Department of Foreign Affairs; Co-ordinator, Australian Institute of International Affairs Conferences
- 1982–83 – Administrative Assistant to the Governor General; executive director of the Australian National Word Festival
- 1983–85 – Cultural Counsellor at the Australian Embassy in Tokyo, Japan
- 1986 – Director, Japan Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- 1987–88 – Director, Australia-Japan Foundation, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; visiting fellow at the Department of Asian Studies, Australian National University
- 1988 – Chargé d'Affaires with the Australian Embassy in Amman, Jordan, and research associate with the Korean Research Foundation and Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea
- 1989–90 – Counsellor with the Australian Mission to the United Nations in New York City, United States
- 1990–92 – On leave from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to undertake freelance work, including lecturing, journalism, broadcasting and research on Australia/Asian affairs
- 1992–93 – Regional Director with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Melbourne
- 1993–94 – Director, Advocacy and Planning, Australia Council
- 1995 – Visiting Fellow, Australian Defence Force Academy
- 1995–96 – Research Associate, Ibero American University, Mexico
- 1996 – Visiting Fellow, University of Canberra
- 1996–99 – Visiting Fellow, Australian National University
Bibliography
editBooks
edit- 1974: Take One Ambassador (Macmillan) ISBN 978-0333139462
- 1992: The Yellow Lady : Australian Impressions of Asia (Melbourne: Oxford University Press) ISBN 978-0195534528
- 1996: The Yellow Lady : Australian Impressions of Asia, 2nd edition (Melbourne: Oxford University Press)
- 2003: About Face : Asian Accounts of Australia, (Melbourne: Scribe Publications)
- 2003: Howard's War (Scribe Publications) (Scribe Short Books) ISBN 0908011997
- 2004: as editor, Double Vision: Asian Accounts of Australia (Canberra: Pandanus Books) ISBN 1740760492
- 2005: with James Wilkinson, The Third Try: Can the UN Work? (Scribe Publications) (Scribe Short Books)
- 2007: "Allied and Addicted" (Scribe Publications) (Scribe Short Books)
Articles
edit- "A Long Journey on the Ikebana Road", The National Library of Australia Magazine, 8 (1): 20–23.
References
edit- ↑ "Alison Broinowski – ABC News". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ↑ Julia Baird (25 July 2013). "Alison Broinowski to run for Senate as WikiLeaks candidate". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ↑ "Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia (A–L)" (PDF). Australia Day 2019 Honours List. Office of the Governor-General of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.