Council Chair
Professor Clare Wright is an award-winning historian, author, broadcaster, podcaster and public commentator who has worked in politics, academia and the media. She is Professor of History and Professor of Public Engagement at La Trobe University, Victoria.
Clare is the author of several best-selling books including Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions, which completes her Democracy Trilogy. She has written and presented history documentaries for ABC TV, co-hosts and co-produces the podcast Archive Fever and is Executive Producer of the internationally award-winning children’s podcast Hey History!.
In 2020 Clare was awarded an Order of Australia for services to literature and to historical research. She was a member of the Independent Expert Advisory Panel for the Australian Government’s National Cultural Policy and co-authored the vision statement for Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place.
Clare joined the Museum’s Council in 2022 and was appointed Chair on 21 August 2024.
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