Selection panel
Winners of the McKinnon Prize in Political Leadership will be decided by a selection panel formed from a diverse group of distinguished Australians.
Panellists for the 2021 Prize will be announced shortly.
Panellists for the 2020 Prize were:
Hon Julia Gillard AC
Former Prime Minister of Australia
Hon Mike Baird
Former Premier of New South Wales
Professor Jim McCluskey
Acting Provost, University of Melbourne
Mr Leigh Clifford AO
Chairman, Bechtel Australia
Professor Megan Davis
Expert with the UN Human Rights Council's Expert Mechanism on the rights of Indigenous peoples
Mr Nick Farr-Jones AM
Director of Taurus Funds Management Pty Ltd
Mr Chris Kenny
Political commentator, author and former political adviser
Ms Sabra Lane
Presenter, ABC Radio’s AM and President of the National Press Club of Australia
Ms Catherine Livingstone AO
Chairman of the Commonwealth Bank
Mr Peter McNamara
Board Director of the Australian Council of Social Service
Dr Sophie Oh
Co-Founder, Susan McKinnon Foundation
Ms Lisa Paul AO
Former senior Australian public servant and policymaker
Ms Yasmin Poole
Award-winning speaker, writer and youth advocate
The McKinnon Prize in Political Leadership is a collaboration between the Susan McKinnon Foundation and the University of Melbourne.
