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Kim Carr

The longest-serving Victorian Labor senator in history and former tech-school teacher, Kim Carr was drawn to politics by the transformational possibilities of science and education. He was elected as a senator for Victoria in 1993 and retired at the end of his term in June 2022. Following Labor’s election win in 2007, Kim was appointed Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, and he also served as Minister for Manufacturing, Defence Materiel, Human Services, and Higher Education.

In 2022, Kim was made an honorary fellow of both the Academy of Technology Science and Engineering (ATSE), and the Academy of the Humanities (AHA). He was also awarded the Academy of Science Medal, becoming only the second politician to receive this honour, after Prime Minister Bob Hawke in 1990.

Kim is currently a Vice Chancellor’s Professorial Fellow at Monash University, and a director of the Made in Australia Campaign Limited.

Senator the Hon Kim Carr, Senator for Victoria, Australian Labor Party. Portraits in office, S1-44, and Senate Courtyard 28H, 14 May 2020. File number 20200163. 46th Parliament. Parliament House Canberra. Image David Foote

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Open Access Week 2024 – Explore our newest titles

Monash University VIC, Australia

Monash University Publishing is proud to celebrate Open Access Week with the release of The AI (Re)volution. Explore our full Open Access list here.

Highway to Hell including Isabelle Reinecke

30 Fingal Street 30 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads, NSW

On October 23, 2024, the Brunswick Picture House will host “Highway to Hell: Are We Stuck in a Climate Action Cul-de-sac?”, a pivotal event featuring a presentation by renowned climate...

$20

Author Talk: No One Knows Their Destiny – Inside the Dunera Story

The Theatre, Australian National Maritime Museum 2 Murray Street, Sydney, NSW

A moving portrait of two Dunera Boys, from Kristallnacht in Vienna to VE Day in Melbourne, that complicates the traditional story of the Dunera. Popular culture has mythologised the Dunera Boys...