Scott Ryan was elected as a Senator for Victoria at the 2007 federal election and re-elected in 2013 and 2016. He served in the Abbott ministry as parliamentary secretary for education, and in the Turnbull ministries as minister for vocational education, special minister of state, and minister assisting the prime minister for Cabinet. In 2017 he was elected the twenty-fifth President of the Senate, the youngest person to ever hold the position. Prior to entering parliament, Scott was a consultant in the health and insurance sectors and in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as working as a speechwriter and political adviser, a tutor in politics, and serving as a research fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs. He holds a Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours from the University of Melbourne. Scott was born in Brisbane in 1973 and raised and educated in Melbourne, where he lives with his wife Helen and two sons.
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Grilling the Democracy Sausage
Canberra Writers Festival - Museum of Australian Democracy
Does our country have a vision for a stronger economy, fairer society, and more environmentally sustainable future? Who dares to imagine and fight for a better Australia? Speakers include Jo...
The Change Makers
Canberra Writers Festival - Museum of Australian Democracy
Participating Chair: Linda Jaivin • Emma Batchelor, Diana Reid and Jo Dyer Sometimes significant incidents in life can only be fully appreciated after they’ve passed. Four passionate women unpack pivotal...
Comrade — It’s Time Again!
Canberra Writers Festival - Kambri Cultural Centre
Australian National University
Moderator: Paul Bongiorno • Christine Sykes, Jenny Hocking, John Faulkner and Paul Kelly 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the Whitlam Government being elected to office. Our panel talks all...
The Toughest Assignment
Canberra Writers Festival - Kambri Cultural Centre
Australian National University
Moderator: Karen Middleton • Kylie Moore-Gilbert, John Lyons and Andrew Quilty From Kabul to Tehran via the conflict in the Middle East, how does one survive the harrowing risks that...
Dateline Jerusalem: John Lyons in conversation with Stan Grant
Gleebooks
49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, News South Wales
Rarely is the public taken deep into the inner sanctum of major news organisations. In this extraordinary book, award-winning journalist John Lyons goes to the heart of how the media...
Free – $12
Grilling the Democracy Sausage
Canberra Writers Festival - Museum of Australian DemocracyDoes our country have a vision for a stronger economy, fairer society, and more environmentally sustainable future? Who dares to imagine and fight for a better Australia? Speakers include Jo...
The Change Makers
Canberra Writers Festival - Museum of Australian DemocracyParticipating Chair: Linda Jaivin • Emma Batchelor, Diana Reid and Jo Dyer Sometimes significant incidents in life can only be fully appreciated after they’ve passed. Four passionate women unpack pivotal...
Comrade — It’s Time Again!
Canberra Writers Festival - Kambri Cultural Centre Australian National UniversityModerator: Paul Bongiorno • Christine Sykes, Jenny Hocking, John Faulkner and Paul Kelly 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the Whitlam Government being elected to office. Our panel talks all...
The Toughest Assignment
Canberra Writers Festival - Kambri Cultural Centre Australian National UniversityModerator: Karen Middleton • Kylie Moore-Gilbert, John Lyons and Andrew Quilty From Kabul to Tehran via the conflict in the Middle East, how does one survive the harrowing risks that...
Dateline Jerusalem: John Lyons in conversation with Stan Grant
Gleebooks 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, News South WalesRarely is the public taken deep into the inner sanctum of major news organisations. In this extraordinary book, award-winning journalist John Lyons goes to the heart of how the media...
