Amanda Vanstone
Former Howard government cabinet minister Amanda Vanstone is Chair of the Woomera Prohibited Area Advisory Board. The Chair is required to be independent yet Vanstone also sits on the board of Lockheed Martin Australia, the world’s largest weapon-maker.
Current Positions
Industry
Board member, Lockheed Martin Australia (1.12.18-present)*
*ASIC report
Publicly funded
Chair, Woomera Prohibited Area Advisory Board (current term 1.7.19-30.6.21; first term 14.11.17-30.6.19)
Presenter, Counterpoint, ABC Radio (2013-present)
Other
Chair, Vision 2020 Australia (19.6.14- 11.11.20)
Board member, Drinkwise Australia (??-present)
(contacted Drinkwise 05.07.22, no reply)
Previous Positions
Federal cabinet and ministerial positions
Numerous ministerial positions in the Howard government, including two periods as a cabinet minister (30.1.01-30.1.07 and 11.3.96-9.10.97)
Federal shadow ministerial positions
Numerous shadow ministerial positions, including Shadow Attorney-General (26.5.94-11.3.96)
Political and public administrative positions
Ambassador to Italy (May 2007-July 2010)
Senator for South Australia (1984-April 2007)
Voluntary
Chair, Royal Flying Doctor Service (2013-2019)
Before politics
Solicitor
Source for previous positions here, unless otherwise linked
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3.12.18 Announcing Vanstone’s appointment to its board, Lockheed said, “We are thrilled with Ms Vanstone’s appointment and believe she will make a significant contribution to the future of Lockheed Martin in Australia.” Vanstone was quoted, “I look forward to contributing by using my knowledge and experience to ensure [Lockheed’s] ongoing success.”
James is studying a bachelor of Communication (Journalism) at the University of Technology Sydney. He is a producer at 2SER radio and contributor at UTS’s Central News.