Hugh Mackay is the founder of the
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
n quarterly research series The Ipsos Mackay Report (previously The Mackay Report). He is a
psychologistA psychologist is someone who studies the human mind and behavior. Research psychologists study human perception, cognition, attention, emotion, motivation, personality, behavior and interpersonal relationships...
,
social researchSocial research refers to research conducted by social scientists , but also within other disciplines such as social policy, human geography, political science, social anthropology and education...
er and
writerA writer is anyone who creates a written work, though the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, as well as those who have written in many different forms.-Profession:...
. He is a regular columnist in
The AgeThe Age is a broadsheet daily newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. The Age was founded by three Melbourne businessmen, the brothers John Cooke and Henry Cooke who had arrived from New Zealand in the 1840s, and Walter Powell...
and regularly commentator appearing on radio and television. He is a graduate of
Sydney Grammar SchoolSydney Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, selective, day school for boys, located in Darlinghurst, Edgecliff and St Ives, all suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
, the
University of SydneyThe University of Sydney is the oldest university in Australia. It was established in Sydney in 1850. It is a member of Australia's "Group of Eight" universities that are highly ranked in terms of their research performance...
and
Macquarie UniversityMacquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
. He is one of the founders of the
St James Ethics CentreSt James Ethics Centre is a fully independent not-for-profit organisation which provides a non-judgemental forum for the promotion and exploration of ethics and ethical decision-making. The Ethics Centre works with business, professions, community groups, governments and individuals to encourage...
.
Hugh Mackay is the founder of the
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
n quarterly research series The Ipsos Mackay Report (previously The Mackay Report). He is a
psychologistA psychologist is someone who studies the human mind and behavior. Research psychologists study human perception, cognition, attention, emotion, motivation, personality, behavior and interpersonal relationships...
,
social researchSocial research refers to research conducted by social scientists , but also within other disciplines such as social policy, human geography, political science, social anthropology and education...
er and
writerA writer is anyone who creates a written work, though the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, as well as those who have written in many different forms.-Profession:...
. He is a regular columnist in
The AgeThe Age is a broadsheet daily newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. The Age was founded by three Melbourne businessmen, the brothers John Cooke and Henry Cooke who had arrived from New Zealand in the 1840s, and Walter Powell...
and regularly commentator appearing on radio and television. He is a graduate of
Sydney Grammar SchoolSydney Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, selective, day school for boys, located in Darlinghurst, Edgecliff and St Ives, all suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
, the
University of SydneyThe University of Sydney is the oldest university in Australia. It was established in Sydney in 1850. It is a member of Australia's "Group of Eight" universities that are highly ranked in terms of their research performance...
and
Macquarie UniversityMacquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
. He is one of the founders of the
St James Ethics CentreSt James Ethics Centre is a fully independent not-for-profit organisation which provides a non-judgemental forum for the promotion and exploration of ethics and ethical decision-making. The Ethics Centre works with business, professions, community groups, governments and individuals to encourage...
.
Positions
He is an Adjunct Professor in the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (a joint project of the Australian National University, the University of Melbourne and Charles Sturt University), a former honorary professorial fellow in the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Chairman of the Board of Management for the Constable Education Program for the NSW Police, a former Chairman of Trustees of
Sydney Grammar SchoolSydney Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, selective, day school for boys, located in Darlinghurst, Edgecliff and St Ives, all suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
, a former Deputy Chairman of the
Australia CouncilThe Australia Council, informally known as the Australia Council for the Arts, is the official arts council of the Government of Australia. It is responsible for funding arts projects around Australia, formulating and implementing policies to foster and promote the arts in Australia. The Council...
, a member of the advisory committee for the
Sydney Peace PrizeThe Sydney Peace Prize is awarded by the Sydney Peace Foundation, a non-for-profit organisation associated with the University of Sydney. The Sydney Peace Prize is the only International Peace Prize awarded in Australia....
and a former Chairman of the ACT Government’s
Community Inclusion Board.
He is a Fellow of the
Australian Psychological SocietyThe Australian Psychological Society is a professional association established to represent psychologists in Australia. The APS has more than 15,000 members, making it the largest professional body representing psychologists in Australia...
and has been awarded honorary doctorates by The
University of New South WalesThe University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW or colloquially as New South, is a university situated in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.The University was founded in 1949...
,
Charles Sturt UniversityCharles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus university located in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. It has campuses at Bathurst, Canberra, Albury-Wodonga, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange , Wagga Wagga and Ontario...
and
Macquarie UniversityMacquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
.
Publications
- Advance Australia...Where? (2007)
- The Ipsos Mackay Report quarterly research series (previously The Mackay Report).
- Right and Wrong: How to Decide for Yourself (2004).
- Media Mania: Why Our Fear of Modern Media is Misplaced (2002)
- Turning Point (1999)
- Generations: Baby Boomers, their Parents & their Children (1997)
- The Good Listener (originally Why Don't People Listen?, 1994)
- Reinventing Australia (1993) drew on 60 individual reports
- Better Communication with Caroline Jones (audio tapes, 1982)
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