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  An open letter to the Australian public from the undersigned staff of the University of Sydney. We write this letter motivated by a sense of grave concern over circumstances at Nauru, Manus Island and other Australian mandatory detention centres for refugees. As members of an academic institution that is situated at the forefront of Australian social and cultural life, we feel it is our duty to express this concern, hoping that—together with similar efforts by others—it will serve as a catalyst for positive action and change. Allegations of torture and more generally mistreatment of refugees by Department of Immigration and Border Protection employees and contractors have been and continue to be made public over the last several years. Initially, perhaps, such allegations were dismissed by Australian citizens, in disbelief that such repugnant acts could be committed by a society that perceives itself to be just and humane. The mounting evidence, however, of torture and abuse—including testimonies given by refugees themselves, as well as evidence submitted by former employees and contractors who worked in detention centres—is overwhelming. We find it abhorrent that the Australian Government has passed a law, the Australian Border Force Act 2015 that came into effect on July 1 st , threatening its citizens with prosecution and up to two years imprisonment for publicly disclosing details relating to these conditions. The context that the Act deals with—circumstances in immigration detention centres—has nothing whatsoever to do with national security. We are deeply distressed at the erosion of our society’s democratic ethos and of its core freedoms that such legislation represents. The Government acts in our name and on our behalf; it must remain accountable for the treatment of both its citizens and of all others who come to our shores. The current situation, of which the above account describes only a small part, stands in contradiction to any reasonable conception of “Australian values”. This letter represents an expression of deep concern, as well as a call to action—to each person as he or she is able and sees fit—to demand of members of the Australian Parliament decisive intervention on this matter. The issue of Australia’s treatment of refugees constitutes a crucial test of the moral mettle of our society and of the Australian spirit in general.

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An open letter to the Australian public from the undersigned staff of theUniversity of

Sydney.

WewritethislettermotivatedbyasenseofgraveconcernovercircumstancesatNauru,

Manus Island and other Australian mandatory detention centres for refugees. As

membersofanacademicinstitutionthatissituatedattheforefrontofAustraliansocial

and cultural life,we feel it is ourduty toexpress this concern,hoping that—together

withsimilareffortsbyothers—itwillserveasacatalystforpositiveactionandchange.

Allegationsof tortureandmoregenerallymistreatmentof refugeesbyDepartmentof

ImmigrationandBorderProtectionemployeesandcontractorshavebeenandcontinue

tobemadepublicover the last severalyears. Initially,perhaps, suchallegationswere

dismissed by Australian citizens, in disbelief that such repugnant acts could be

committed by a society that perceives itself to be just and humane. The mounting

evidence, however, of torture and abuse—including testimonies given by refugees

themselves, aswell asevidence submittedby formeremployeesand contractorswho

workedindetentioncentres—isoverwhelming.

We find itabhorrent that theAustralianGovernmenthaspasseda law, theAustralian

Border Force Act 2015 that came into effect on July 1st, threatening its citizenswith

prosecutionanduptotwoyearsimprisonmentforpubliclydisclosingdetailsrelatingto

these conditions. The context that the Act dealswith—circumstances in immigration

detentioncentres—hasnothingwhatsoevertodowithnationalsecurity.Wearedeeply

distressedattheerosionofoursociety’sdemocraticethosandofitscorefreedomsthat

suchlegislationrepresents.TheGovernmentactsinournameandonourbehalf;itmust

remainaccountableforthetreatmentofbothitscitizensandofallotherswhocometo

ourshores.

Thecurrentsituation,ofwhichtheaboveaccountdescribesonlyasmallpart,standsin

contradictiontoanyreasonableconceptionof“Australianvalues”.Thisletterrepresents

anexpressionofdeepconcern,aswellasacalltoaction—toeachpersonasheorsheis

able and sees fit—to demand of members of the Australian Parliament decisive

interventiononthismatter.TheissueofAustralia’streatmentofrefugeesconstitutesa

crucialtestofthemoralmettleofoursocietyandoftheAustralianspiritingeneral.

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Signatories(inalphabeticalorderofsurname):

MrLeoAdler,TeamLeaderEducationPrograms,CentreforVeterinaryEducation

MrJeremyAitken,EducationalDesigner,SydneyNursingSchool

DrNeeloyAlam,PostdoctoralResearchAssociate,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

DrAvrilAlba,Lecturer,DepartmentofHebrew,BiblicalandJewishStudies

ProfessorRobertAldrich,DepartmentofHistory

MrStevenAllen,SeniorTechnicalSupportofCytometry,SydneyMedicalSchool

AdjunctAssociateProfessorPhilipAlpers,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

DrLuisFernandoAngosto‐Ferrández,Lecturer,DepartmentofAnthropology

EmeritusProfessorBruceArmstrong,Chairman,TheSaxInstitute

DrIsabelArnaiz,DisciplineofPhysiology

DrK.R.AubreySeniorResearchFellow,NorthernClinicalSchool

MrTimBakas,Tutor,FacultyofPharmacy

EmeritusProfessorABBakerAM,UniversityofSydney

DrLilonBandler,AssociateDean(Indigenous),SydneyMedicalSchool

MsRanaBaraz,SeniorResearchAssistant,WestmeadMillenniumInstituteforMedical

Research

DrRuthBarcan,DepartmentofGenderandCulturalStudies

ProfessorLesleyBarclayAO,Director,UniversityCentreforRuralHealth

Ms Veronica Barlow, Research Librarian, Social Work Student Coordinator, Sydney

MedicalSchool

ProfessorAlexandraBarratt,ProfessorofPublicHealth,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

AssociateProfessorVanessaBarrs,FacultyofVeterinaryScience

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MsSoniaBartoluzzi,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrMichaelBeggs,Lecturer,DepartmentofPoliticalEconomy

DrKatyBell,HonorarySeniorLecturer,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

AdjunctProfessorBillBellew,PrincipalResearchFellow,ExecutiveOfficer,Prevention

ResearchCollaboration,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

DrAricBendorf,PostdoctoralResearchFellow,CentreforValues,EthicsandtheLawin

Medicine

Associate Professor James Bennett‐Levy, Associate Professor in Mental Health,

UniversityCentreforRuralHealth

MsJulietBennett,PhDCandidateandSessionalLecturer,CentreforPeaceandConflict

Studies

DrKatherineBenson,ClinicalSeniorLecturer,SydneyMedicalSchool

MsJudithBeveridge,Lecturer,DepartmentofEnglish

AssociateProfessorLaurentBillot,PrincipalResearchFellow,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrHudsonBirden,SeniorLecturer,CentreforValues,EthicsandtheLawinMedicine

DrKerrinBleicher,HonoraryAssociate,ConcordClinicalSchoolofMedicine

Dr Emily Blyth, NHMRC Postdoctoral Fellow and Senior Lecturer, Sydney Medical

School

AdjunctAssociateProfessorJonathanBogais,DepartmentofSociologyandSocialPolicy

DrCarissaBonner,SeniorResearchOfficer,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

Professor Robert Booy, Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical

School

MsInesBorovic,MarketingandSalesManager,CentreforVeterinaryEducation

DrLauraBradfield,PostdoctoralResearchAssociate,BrainandMindCentre

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DrMelissaBradley,ClinicalLecturer,FacultyofMedicine

DrDavidBray,SeniorLecturer,DepartmentofSociologyandSocialPolicy

AssociateProfessorMeaganBrennan,SydneyMedicalSchool

MsChristineBrickenstein,PostgraduateCoordinator(Education),SaveSightInstitute

MsTiffanyBrittain,EventsCoordinator,CentreforVeterinaryEducation

DrPhilipBritton,Dean’sFellowandLecturer,SydneyMedicalSchool

MsEllenBrodie,AdministrationAssistant,SaveSightInstitute

DrDavidBrophy,Lecturer,DepartmentofHistory

DrPatrickBrownlee,FacultyofEducationandSocialWork

MsRachelBrownlow,Tutor,SchoolofPsychology

ProfessorBradBuckley,ProfessorofContemporaryArtandCulture,SydneyCollegeof

theArts

MrLukeBuizen,Biostatistician,NHMRCClinicalTrialsCentre

DrMaritaBullock,Lecturer,DepartmentofEnglish

DrCathieBurgess,LecturerinEducation,FacultyofEducationandSocialWork

AssociateProfessorJenniferByrne,DisciplineofPaediatricsandChildHealth

DrAliceCaffarel‐Cayron,SeniorLecturer,DepartmentofFrenchStudies

DrDamienCahill,SeniorLecturer,DepartmentofPoliticalEconomy

MsAnnetteCairnduff,Director,SocialInclusion

AssociateProfessorPatrinaCaldwell,DisciplineofPaediatricsandChildHealth

DrRachelCampbell,AssociateLecturer,SydneyConservatoriumofMusic

DrEmmaCarberry,SeniorLecturer,SchoolofMathematicsandStatistics

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Ms Lesley Carnus, Co‐ordinator, Refugee Language Program, Centre for Peace and

ConflictStudies

HonoraryProfessorPeterCarroll,SydneyMedicalSchool

AssociateProfessorStacyCarter,DeputyDirector,CentreforValues,EthicsandtheLaw

inMedicine

AssociateProfessorDeeCarter,SchoolofMolecularBioscience

ProfessorJudyCashmoreAO,ProfessorofSocio‐legalResearchandPolicy,SydneyLaw

School

Professor Stephen Castles, Research Chair in Sociology, School of Social and Political

Sciences

DrBelalChami,PostdoctoralScientist,DisciplineofPathology

ProfessorSimonChapmanAO,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

MsJacquelineCharlesworth,CommunicationsCoordinator,SchoolofPhysics

DrRoseChesworth,PostdoctoralResearcher,SchoolofPsychology

VisitingProfessorJocelynChey,SchoolofLanguagesandCultures

DrFrancesM.Clarke,SeniorLecturer,DepartmentofHistory

ProfessorRufusClarke,HonoraryAssociate,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

MsElisabethCoates,NHMRCClinicalTrialsCentre

DrClareColeman,SeniorResearchFellow,SydneyCentreforAboriginal&TorresStrait

IslanderStatistics

AssociateProfessorJohnCollins,DisciplineofPaediatricsandChildHealth

DrSusanColmar,ProgramDirectorSchoolCounselling,FacultyofEducationandSocial

Work

MsJaimeComber,AssessmentOfficer,FacultyofMedicine

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ProfessorKateConigrave,SeniorStafffSpecialist,SydneyMedicalSchool

EmeritaProfessorRaewynConnell,

ProfessorLindaConnor,Chair,DepartmentofAnthropology

AssociateProfessorMelindaCooper,DepartmentofSociologyandSocialPolicy

DrPhilipCoote,ClinicalSeniorLecturer,SydneyMedicalSchool

MrGraemeCorbett,SiteServicesAdviser,UniversityLibrary

DrRachaelCordina,ClinicalSeniorLecturerandCardiologist,SydneyMedicalSchool

Mr Christen Cornell, PhD Candidate and Tutor, Department of Gender and Cultural

Studies

DrChristineCowie,ConjointSeniorResearchFellow,FacultyofMedicine

HonoraryProfessorGillianCowlishaw,DepartmentofAnthropology

AssociateProfessorIvanCrozier,ARCFutureFellow,DepartmentofHistory

ProfessorRobertCumming,ProfessorofEpidemiology,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

HonoraryProfessorAnnCurthoys,DepartmentofHistory

DrAnneCust,SeniorResearchFellow,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

AdjunctProfessorIanDarnton‐HillAO,UniversityofSydney

MsSophiaDavidsonGluyas,StudentAdministrationAssistant,TheUniversityofSydney

BusinessSchool

ProfessorAngusDawson,Director,CentreforValues,EthicsandtheLawinMedicine

Professor Andrew Dawson, Clinical Professor in Addiction Medicine, Central Clinical

School

DrMarieDeverell,UniversityofSydney

DrHaryanaDhillon,ResearchFellow,SchoolofPsychology

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HonoraryProfessorJohnDocker,SchoolofPhilosophicalandHistoricalInquiry

MsGinaDolphin,AdministrativeOfficer,SydneyMedicalSchool

Mr Evin Donohoe, Administrative Assistant, Research Support Unit, Sydney Nursing

School

DrShoshanaDreyfus,Lecturer,DepartmentofLinguistics

MrPaulDuffill,VisitingScholar,CentreforPeaceandConflictStudies

DrAndrewDuggins,ClinicalSeniorLecturer,WestmeadClinicalSchool

EmeritaProfessorHelenDunstan,DepartmentofHistory

MsEmmaDupal,Manager,MenziesCentreforHealthPolicy

DrMarcoDuranti,Lecturer,DepartmentofHistory

AssociateProfessorDavidEasdown,SchoolofMathematicsandStatistics

DrUteEickelkamp,ARCFutureFellow,DepartmentofAnthropology

DrLinaEngelen,ResearchFellow,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

MrTimEnglish,DisciplineSpecialist,ExerciseandSportScience

AdjunctAssociateProfessorDanEwald,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrLisaEwans,ClinicalAssociateLecturer,SydneyMedicalSchool

MsSalmaFahridin,ClinicalDataProjectManager,ClinicalTrialsCentre

AssociateProfessorCharlesFairchild,AssociateProfessorofPopularMusic,ArtsMusic

Unit

MsRachelFarmer,AdministrationOfficer,OfficeofClinicalEducationSupport

EmeritusProfessorMichaelFieldAM,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrKarinFindeis,SeniorLecturer,SydneyCollegeoftheArts

DrThomasFinn,ClinicalAssociateLecturer,SydneyMedicalSchool

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MsAlanaFisher,PhDCandidate,SchoolofPsychology

DrJenniferFleming,ResearchFellow,CentreforValues,EthicsandtheLawinMedicine

MrPeterFoggitt,Teacher,CentreforEnglishTeaching

MsNicolaFortune,ResearchFellow,FacultyofHealthSciences

Associate Professor Kirsty Foster, Associate Dean (International), Sydney Medical

School

Dr Becky Freeman, NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow, Sydney School of Public

Health

Dr Bettina Friedrich, Postdoctoral Researcher and Disability Plan Coordinator, Brain

andMindCentre

MrDavidFulton,ClinicalSkillsCoordinator,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrSandraGaffney,Tutor,SchoolofRuralHealth

MsMargaretGall,PhDCandidate,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrJohnGallo,SeniorLecturer,FacultyofMedicine

DrBeatrizCarrilloGarcia,SeniorLecturer,DepartmentofSociologyandSocialPolicy

DrJonathanGatward,ClinicalLecturer,SydneyMedicalSchool

ProfessorMarkGillies,Director,MacularResearchGroup,SaveSightInstitute

AssociateProfessorElizabethGleeson,FacultyofEducationandSocialWork

ProfessorGerardGoggin,DepartmentofMediaandCommunications

DrKarenGonsalkorale,SeniorLecturer,SchoolofPsychology

MsJodieGonzalezJennings,AdministrativeOfficer,NHMRCClinicalTrialsCentre

ProfessorPeterGoodyear,ARCLaureateFellow,FacultyofEducationandSocialWork

DrAdrienneGordon,NHMRCEarly Career Fellow andNeonatologist, SydneyMedical

School

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EmeritaProfessorKerryGoulston,FacultyofMedicine

DrLiamGrealy,Lecturer,DepartmentofGenderandCulturalStudies

Dr Victoria Grieves, ARC Indigenous Research Fellow, Department of Sociology and

SocialPolicy

AssociateProfessorPeterGrimison,SydneyMedicalSchool

AssociateProfessorJohnGrumley,DepartmentofPhilosophy

AssociateProfessorPascaleGuitera,CentralClinicalSchool

DrHasanthaGunasekera,DisciplineofPaediatricsandChildHealth

MsKylieGwynne,Director,PocheCentreforIndigenousHealth

DrBridgetHaire,Affiliate,CentreforValues,EthicsandtheLawinMedicine

Ms Naomi Hammond, Research Fellow and Conjoint Senior Lecturer, SydneyMedical

School

MsRebeccaHancock,ResearchOfficer,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

ProfessorJaneHanrahan,FacultyofPharmacy

DrMelissaHardie,AssociateDeanUndergraduate,DepartmentofEnglish

DrLouiseL.Hardy,SeniorResearchFellow,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

DrAndrewHarman,SeniorResearchFellow,WestmeadClinicalSchool

DrIrinaHarris,ARCFutureFellow,SchoolofPsychology

DrPatrickHarris,SeniorResearchFellow,MenziesCentreforHealthPolicy

DrAmandaHarris,SydneyConservatoriumofMusic

DrJenHarrison,ResearchPortfolio,UniversityofSydney

MsBrendaHartley,PersonalAssistant,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

AssociateProfessorCatherineHawke,SchoolofRuralHealth

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Associate Professor Alison Hayes, Associate Professor in Health Economics Sydney

SchoolofPublicHealth

MrJoshHayes,StrategyAnalyst,OfficeoftheViceChancellorandPrincipal

Ms Dominique Haywood, Project Manager, Office of the Provost and Deputy Vice‐

Chancellor

DrKatrionaHerborn,ClinicalLecturer,UniversityofSydney

DrJolynHersch,PostdoctoralResearcher,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

DrFionaHibberd,SeniorLecturer,SchoolofPsychology

DrMichaelHibbert,Lecturer,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrHollyHigh,SeniorResearchFellow,DepartmentofAnthropology

DrAndrewHill,ResearchFellow,AustralianCentreforFieldRobotics

DrElizabethHill,SeniorLecturer,DepartmentofPoliticalEconomy

DrHeidiHilton,ResearchFellow,SydneyMedicalSchool

MsVirginiaHo,MuseumCollectionsOfficer,SydneyUniversityMuseums

HonoraryAssociateProfessorJosephHoh,DisciplineofPhysiology

AssociateProfessorAlexHolcombe,SchoolofPsychology

ClinicalAssociateProfessorJaneHolmes‐Walker,WestmeadClinicalSchool

MsVivianHonan,ResearchAssistant,DepartmentofIndonesianStudies

DrClaireHooker,SeniorLecturer,CentreforValues,EthicsandtheLawinMedicine

DrElizabethHovey,HonoraryAssociate,NHMRCClinicalTrialsCentre

Dr Deirdre Howard‐Wagner, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Sociology and

SocialPolicy

DrRosaHoward,AssociateLecturer,DisciplineofPharmacology

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MsSimoneHowland,MultimediaOfficer,CentreforVeterinaryEducation

AssociateProfessorCarolineHunt,SchoolofPsychology

EmeritusProfessorNicholasHunt,DisciplineofPathology

DrCynthiaHunter,MedicalAnthropologist InternationalPublicHealth,FacultyofArts

andSocialSciences,andFacultyofMedicine

MsSallyHunter,ProjectManager,CommercialDevelopmentandIndustryPartnerships

AssociateProfessorFazlulHuq,DisciplineofBiomedicalScience

DrJodieIngles,ConjointSeniorLecturerandResearchOfficer,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrHollyInglis,HonoraryAssociate,FacultyofMedicine

ProfessorLesIrwig,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

ProfessorDavidIsaacs,ClinicalProfessorinPaediatricInfectiousDiseases,Disciplineof

PaediatricsandChildHealth

AssociateProfessorKurtIveson,SchoolofGeosciences

Dr Kimberley Ivory, Senior Lecturer in Population Health, Sydney School of Public

Health

AssociateProfessorMichelleJack,ConjointClinicalProfessor,StaffSpecialistPaediatric

Endocrinology,NorthernClinicalSchool

DrJagnoorJagnoor,PostdoctoralResearchFellow,NorthernClinicalSchool

DrNeridaJarkey,SeniorLecturer,SchoolofLanguagesandCultures

DrGeshaniJayasuriya,ClinicalLecturer,DisciplineofPaediatricsandChildHealth

DrMarisaJenkins,AssociateLecturer,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

DrNeilR.Jeyasingam,ClinicalLecturer,FacultyofMedicine

DrSebastianJob,HonoraryAssociate,DepartmentofAnthropology

MsEricaJobling,ExecutiveOfficer,BiostatisticsCollaborationofAustralia

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DrMirandaJohnson,Lecturer,DepartmentofHistory

DrDavidC.Johnson,SeniorLecturerinAnatomy,UniversityofSydney

AssociateProfessorJayJohnston,DirectorofWorldReligionsProgram,Departmentof

StudiesinReligion

DrAmandaJohnston,ConjointLecturerandHaematologist,FacultyofMedicine

DrNatalieJohnston,ClinicalLecturer,SchoolofRuralHealth

MrMarkJohnston,SoftwareandAssetsOfficer,SchoolofLetters,ArtandMedia

DrDanielJohnstone,PostdoctoralFellow,DisciplineofPhysiology

MrPhilJones,Sales/AccountsAssistant,SydneyUniversityPress

DrMairwenJones,ClinicHead,TheAnxietyDisordersClinic

Associate Professor Christopher Jordens, Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in

Medicine

DrChinJou,Lecturer,DepartmentofHistory

DrStevenKao,ConjointSeniorLecturer,CentralClinicalSchool

MrAspasiaKarageorge,ResearchProjectCoordinator,BrainandMindCentre

DrDemeKarikios,FacultyofMedicine

DrAnnetteKatelaris,Director,ProfessionalMedicalEducation,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrJessicaKean,SessionalLecturer,DepartmentofGenderandCulturalStudies

DrJockKeene,DepartmentofGeology

AssociateProfessorJudithKeene,DepartmentofHistory

ProfessorRichardKeffordAM,HonoraryProfessorinMedicine,UniversityofSydney

MsLexKeilar,AdministrativeOfficer,DisciplineofPharmacology

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MsJaneKelly,ContinuingProfessionalEducation inStutteringCoordinator,Australian

StutteringResearchCentre

DrDavidKelly,SeniorLecturer,DepartmentofEnglish

ProfessorDiannaKenny,FacultyofArtsandSocialSciences

Clinical Associate Professor Judy Kirk, Centre for Cancer Research, Sydney Medical

School

MsElizabethKirkwood,ResearchAssistant,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

MrJamesKite,AssociateLecturer,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

Ms Christiane Klinner, Research Support Officer and Qualitative Research Assistant,

CentreforValues,EthicsandtheLawinMedicine

DrMaaikeKockx,ANZACResearchInstitute

Clinical Associate Professor Kasia Kozlowska, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist,

DisciplinesofPsychiatryandofPaediatricsandChildHealth

MsMartaKremky,ResearchNetworkCoordinator,SydneyMedicalSchool

MsKarolinaKulczynska,ProgramAdministrator,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

ProfessorVijayKumar,ClinicalProfessorSydneyMedicalSchool

Dr Sergey Kurdyukov, Manager for Confocal and Genomic Core Facilities, Kolling

InstituteofMedicalResearch

HonoraryProfessorNoelineKyle,NursingHistoryResearchUnit,SchoolofNursing

AssociateProfessorLesleyLaing,FacultyofEducationandSocialWork

DrBennLancman,ClinicalAssociateLecturer,SydneyMedicalSchool

HonoraryAssociateProfessorCyrilLatimer,SchoolofPsychology

AssociateProfessorJulieLeask,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

DrKylieLee,SeniorLecturer,SydneyMedicalSchool

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Emeritus Professor Stephen Leeder, Emeritus Professor of Public Health and

CommunityMedicine,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

MsSusanLiddell,ExecutiveAssistant,SchoolofMathematicsandStatistics

DrRubyC. Y. Lin, Senior Scientist, AsbestosDiseasesResearch Institute, President of

AustralasianGenomicTechnologiesAssociation

DrCarolineLipovsky,SeniorLecturer,SchoolofLanguagesandCultures

DrJanetLong,FacultyofMedicine

DrJoLongman,ResearchFellow,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

DrRemyLow,ScholarlyTeachingFellow,FacultyofEducationandSocialWork

AssociateProfessorNatalyaLusty,DepartmentofGenderandCulturalStudies

MrCraigLyons,Tutor,SchoolofGeosciences

AssociateProfessorKristineMacartney,DisciplineofPaediatricsandChildHealth

DrCarolynMacCann,SeniorLecturer,SchoolofPsychology

DrGaynorMacdonald,SeniorLecturer,DepartmentofAnthropology

DrRitaMachaalani,ClinicalSeniorLecturer,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrNeilMaclean,SeniorLecturer,DepartmentofAnthropology

DrKenMacnab,President,CentreforPeaceandConflictStudies

DrAlanMaddox,SeniorLecturer,SydneyConservatoriumofMusic

ProfessorRogerMagnusson,SydneyLawSchool

DrSarahMaguire,SeniorLecturer,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrSuzanneMahady,Lecturer,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

DrRichardMalik,FacultyofVeterinaryScience

DrGiselleManalo,SeniorLecturer,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

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AssociateProfessorBenJ.Marais,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrAmyMarshall,AffiliateSeniorResearchFellow,UniversityofSydney

ProfessorPaulR.Martin,ProfessorofExperimentalOphthalmology,SaveSightInstitute

andARCCentreforIntegrativeBrainFunction

MsElizabethMartin,MentalHealthAcademic,SydneyMedicalSchool

MsEmilyMascord,ExecutiveAssistant,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrYorgiMavros,PostdoctoralResearchAssociate,FacultyofHealthSciences

DrClaireMcAulay,Tutor,SchoolofPsychology

DrAlexandraMcCormick,Lecturer,FacultyofEducationandSocialWork

DrTimMcCulloch,FacultyofMedicine

MsWandaMcDermott,ClinicalSkillEducator,SydneyAdventistHospitalClinicalSchool

AssociateProfessorMichaelMcDonnell,DepartmentofHistory

DrAnnabelMcGoldrick,PartimeLecturer,CentreforPeaceandConflictStudies

DrMarieMcInnes,AcademicAdvisor,LearningCentre

DrGenevieveMcKew,ClinicalAssociateLecturer,SydneyMedicalSchool

Ms ShannonMcKinn, PhDCandidate andResearchAssistant, Sydney School of Public

Health

DrAnnaMcKinnon,ResearchAssociate,BrainandMindCentre

DrJustinMcNab,ResearchFellow,FacultyofMedicine

AdjunctAssociateProfessorJohnMendoza,BrainandMindCentre

MsDanielleMiller,SydneyCatalystResearchManager,NHMRCClinicalTrialsCentre

MsAngelaMillsBoyd,ComplianceOfficer,OfficeofClinicalEducationSupport

DrJadranMimica,SeniorLecturer,DepartmentofAnthropology

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DrCeciliaMinogue,SchoolofPsychology

MrZevicMishor,PhDCandidateandTutor,DepartmentofAnthropology,andDiscipline

ofPhysiology

DrLynetteA.Moffat,SeniorLecturer,DisciplineofAnatomyandHistology

DrSuzanneMorony,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

MsBronwenMorrell,NHMRCPhDCandidate,CentreforValues,EthicsandtheLawin

Medicine

ProfessorAdamDavidMorton,Chair,DepartmentofPoliticalEconomy

DrMeloniMuir,SeniorLecturer,DisciplineofPhysiology

DrOliviaMurphy,PostdoctoralFellow,DepartmentofEnglish

DrM.J.Murray,FacultyofScience

DrYasmineMusharbash,ARCFutureFellow,DepartmentofAnthropology

Associate Professor Louise Nash, Psychiatrist, Associate Director Teaching and

Learning,BrainandMindCentre

DrAinsleyNewson,SeniorLecturerinBioethics,CentreforValues,EthicsandtheLaw

inMedicine

DrNickO’Connor,ClinicalSeniorLecturer,DepartmentofPsychiatry

HonoraryAssociateProfessorNicholasO’Dwyer,FacultyofHealthSciences

ProfessorKimOatesAM,FacultyofMedicine

MsOliviaOliver‐Hopkins,PhDCandidate,FilmStudies

DrÅseOttosson,Lecturer,DepartmentofAnthropology

DrTimOuthred,PostdoctoralResearchAssociate,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrSarahOverton,ClinicalPsychologist,PainManagementResearchInstitute

DrStephenOwen,ResearchAssistant,DepartmentofMediaandCommunications

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DrJonathanPage,ClinicalSeniorTutor,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrSusannaPark,SeniorLecturer,BrainandMindCentre

DrDavidA.Parker,ClinicalSeniorLecturer,SydneyMedicalSchool

EmeritusProfessorTrevorR.ParmenterAM,SydneyMedicalSchool

AssociateProfessorMeganPassey,NHMRCResearchFellow,UniversityCentreforRural

Health

DrCathyPayne,FacultyofMedicine

ProfessorVladoPerkovic,ExecutiveDirector,TheGeorgeInstituteforGlobalHealth

DrRobbiePeters,DirectorofDevelopmentStudies,DepartmentofAnthropology

DrAnastasiaPhillips,ClinicalAssociateLecturer,SydneyMedicalSchool

MsKristenPickles,PhDCandidate,CentreforValues,EthicsandtheLawinMedicine

Ms Suzanne Plater, Academic, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Sydney

SchoolofPublicHealth

MsSusanPoetsch,Lecturer,FacultyofEducationandSocialWork

DrSarahPotter,ResearchFellow,WestmeadMillenniumInstituteforMedicalResearch

DrJimPouliopoulos,ClinicalSeniorLecturer,SydneyMedicalSchool

AssociateProfessorChrisPoullaos,DisciplineofAccounting

MrCarlPower,EditorialCoordinator,WorkandOrganisationalStudies

MsJuliePrice,RareBooksandSpecialCollectionsLibrary

MrDavidPrimrose,Tutor,DepartmentofPoliticalEconomy

DrFionaProbyn‐Rapsey,SeniorLecturer,DepartmentofGenderandCulturalStudies

DrHelenQuinn,Lecturer,DisciplineofPaediatricsandChildHealth

MsAngeliqueRalph,ResearchOfficer,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

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AssociateProfessorGabyRamia,GraduateSchoolofGovernment

MsMadeleineRandell,CasualTutor,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

DrCamilleRaynes‐Greenow,SeniorResearchFellow,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

DrElizabethRechniewski,HonorarySeniorLecturer,SchoolofLanguagesandCultures

EmeritusProfessorStuartReesAM,CentreforPeaceandConflictStudies

ClinicalAssociateProfessorCliffReid,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrNickRiemer,SeniorLecturer,DepartmentofEnglish

MsEmilyRiley,ResearchAssistant,MenziesCentreforHealthPolicy

DrJoRiver,Lecturer,SydneyNursingSchool

MsFionaRobards,SeniorResearchOfficer,SydneyMedicalSchool

ProfessorPhillipRobinson,Children'sMedicalResearchInstitute

AssociateProfessorMonicaRobotin,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

DrJulie‐AnnRobson,SchoolofPhilosophicalandHistoricalInquiry

MrStephenRogers,SchoolofPsychology

DrMartinRorke,ResearchPortfolio,UniversityofSydney

AssociateProfessorStuartRosewarne,DepartmentofPoliticalEconomy

MsImogeneRothnie,Lecturer,SydneyMedicalSchool

ProfessorGeorgeRubin,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

MrTomRubin,ExecutiveOfficer,SydneyMedicalSchool

ProfessorTrudyRudge,ProfessorofNursing(SocialSciencesandHumanities),Sydney

NursingSchool

DrJenniferRuhno,ClinicalSeniorLecturer,SchoolofRuralHealth

ProfessorPennyRussell,Chair,DepartmentofHistory

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AdjunctAssociateProfessorLesleyRussell,MenziesCentreforHealthPolicy

ClinicalAssociateProfessorChristopherRyan,Psychiatrist,CentreforValues,Ethicsand

theLawinMedicine

MsVeronicaRyan,ProjectAdministrator,SydneyMedicalSchool

MsOlyaRyjenko,ResearchSpeechPathologist,AustralianStutteringResearchCentre

AdjunctAssociateProfessorPeterSainsbury,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

MsRosemarySaul,EducationalDesigner,SydneyeLearning

MsMounaSawan,PhDCandidate,FacultyofPharmacy

DrStephenScher,Associate,CentreforValues,EthicsandtheLawinMedicine

DrTimothySchlub,Lecturer,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

DrCarmenHuckelSchneider,Lecturer,MenziesCentreforHealthPolicy

AssociateProfessorLeslieSchrieber,NorthernClinicalSchool

DrKarenScott,SeniorLecturer,DisciplineofPaediatricsandChildHealth

DrTatjanaSeizova‐Cajic,SeniorLecturer,FacultyofHealthSciences

ConjointAssociateProfessorNicholasShackel,SydneyMedicalSchool

ClinicalAssociateProfessorSmitaShah,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrGeorgeShan,UniversityofSydney

AdjunctAssociateProfessorGabrielShannon,SydneyMedicalSchool

ProfessorLouiseSharpe,ProfessorofClinicalPsychology,FacultyofScience

ProfessorJudySimpson,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

DrJudySinger,ResearchFellow,UniversityCentreforRuralHealth

ProfessorMariaFiataroneSingh,SuttonChair,ExerciseandSportScience

ProfessorRajSitharthan,DepartmentofPsychiatry

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DrGomathiSitharthan,FacultyofHealthSciences

AssociateProfessorRachelSkinner,DisciplineofPaediatricsandChildHealth

DrJenniferSmith‐Merry,SeniorLecturer,FacultyofHealthSciences

MsAndreaSmith,PhDCandidate,CentreforValues,EthicsandtheLawinMedicine

DrMargaretSmith,SeniorResearchFellow,KollingInstituteofMedicalResearch

MrDanielSmith,TheUniversityofSydneyBusinessSchool

ProfessorRodneySmith,DepartmentofGovernmentandInternationalRelations

MsLynnSmith,CasualAcademic,CentreforContinuingEducation

MrGlenSmyth,UniversityLibrary

MsDanielleSomers,Director,OfficerforGlobalHealth,SydneyMedicalSchool

MsClaraSpencer,Manager,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrDerekSpielman,FacultyofVeterinaryScience

ClinicalAssociateProfessorJanineStevenson,ConsultantPsychogeriatrician,University

ofSydney

ProfessorLenStorlien,BodenInstituteandCharlesPerkinsCentre

MsLindySwain,PharmacistAcademic,UniversityCentreforRuralHealth

DrSioh‐YangTan,ResearchOfficer,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrAmandaTattersall,HonoraryAssociate,SchoolofGeosciences

ProfessorRosanneTaylor,UniversityofSydney

Dr Varsha Tembe, Postdoctoral Fellow, Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical

Research

DrCindyThamrin,SeniorResearchFellow,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrAnneThomas,SeniorLecturer,SchoolofMathematicsandStatistics

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AssociateProfessorSusanThomas,Director,TheWritingHub

MrMichaelThomson,BranchPresident,NationalTertiaryEducationUnion(NTEU)

DrAnneMarieThow,Lecturer,MenziesCentreforHealthPolicy

DrSusannahTobin,FacultyofEducationandSocialWork,andSydneyMedicalSchool

DrOmidTofighian,HonoraryResearchAssociate,DepartmentofPhilosophy

DrJosephToltz,ResearchFellow,SydneyConservatoriumofMusic

MsJoTomlinson,ExecutiveOfficer,OfficeofClinicalEducationSupport

DrChristopherW.Toon,AffiliateLecturer,NorthernClinicalSchool

MsAngelaTopping,DevelopmentOfficer,DivisionofAlumniandDevelopment

AssociateProfessorEuanTovey,WoolcockInstituteofMedicalResearch

DrLorraineTowers,Lecturer,FacultyofEducationandSocialWork

Dr Mark Tracy, Senior Staff Specialist and Clinical Senior Lecturer, Discipline of

PaediatricsandChildHealth

ProfessorLyndalTrevena,Chair,PrimaryHealthCare,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

DrCarrieTsai,Lecturer,PaediatricDentistry,FacultyofDentistry

ProfessorTimUsherwood,HeadandSub‐Dean,DisciplineofGeneralPractice,Sydney

MedicalSchool

MsAnnaValton,TeachingandLearningOfficer,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

MsKathrynvanDommele,StudentCoordinator,UniversityCentreforRuralHealth

MsCaitlinvanHolstPellekaan,ClinicalTrialCoordinator,NHMRCClinicalTrialsCentre

DrRameshVannitamby,ClinicalLecturer,DepartmentofPsychiatry

Associate Professor Janette Vardy, Associate Professor of Cancer Medicine, Sydney

MedicalSchool

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AssociateProfessorNesrinVarol,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrDineshWadiwel,Lecturer,DepartmentofSociologyandSocialPolicy

DrGerardWain,SeniorLecturerinGynaecologicalOncology,WestmeadClinicalSchool

DrMontahaWajidKhan,AssociateLecturer,SydneyMedicalSchool

ProfessorMerrilynWaltonAM,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

Ms ElizabethWalton, ExecutiveAssistant,Melanoma Institute Australia, University of

Sydney

MsSandraWare,ClinicalLecturer,SchoolofMolecularBioscience

DrAlessandraWarren,ResearchFellow,FacultyofMedicine

Ms Sadhbh Warren, Research Network Coordinator, Sciences and Technologies of

LearningResearchNetwork

MsAnnaWatters,PhDCandidate,DepartmentofPsychiatry

ClinicalAssociateProfessorLeonieWatterson,NorthernClinicalSchool

MsCarolineWatts,WestmeadMillenniumInstituteforMedicalResearch

Associate Professor Angela Webster, Associate Professor Clinical Epidemiology,

Nephrologist,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

DrEmmaWebster,SeniorLecturer,SchoolofRuralHealth

DrRuthWebster,SeniorLecturer,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrNikkiWedgwood,Lecturer,FacultyofHealthSciences

MsKristieWeir,ResearchAssistant,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

AssociateProfessorKathrynWelch,DepartmentofClassicsandAncientHistory

MsRobynWells,PartimeLecturerinVoice,SydneyConservatoriumofMusic

DrJohnWenham,SydneyMedicalSchool

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DrSarahWhite,Lecturer,SydneyMedicalSchool

DrHughWhite,UniversityofSydney

MrMichaelWhite,DisciplineofAnatomyandHistology

ClinicalProfessorBridgetWilckenAM,EmeritusConsultant,SydneyMedicalSchool

AssociateProfessorNicholasWilcken,FacultyofMedicine

DrKerrieWiley,ResearchFellow,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

DrYashviWimalasena,ClinicalSeniorLecturer,SydneyMedicalSchool

AssociateProfessorBronwynWinter,SchoolofLanguagesandCultures

DrRosemaryWiss,Lecturer,DepartmentofAnthropology

DrSallyWortley,ResearchFellow,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

DrJasonWu,SeniorResearchFellow,UniversityofSydney

AssociateProfessorKateWyburn,SydneyMedicalSchool

MrJesseWynhausen,PhDCandidate,SchoolofPsychology

DrKevinYin,ConjointLecturer,SydneySchoolofPublicHealth

Mr Christian Young, PhD Candidate and Research Officer, Sydney School of Public

Health

DrHelenYoung,SeniorLecturer,NorthernClinicalSchool

DrSanaaZaki,SeniorLecturerinVeterinaryAnaesthesia,FacultyofVeterinaryScience

DrLindaZheng,ClinicalAssociateLecturer,UniversityofSydney

Associate Professor Yvonne Zurynski, Deputy Director, Australian Paediatric

SurveillanceUnit