Increases policy and public importance of India as a crucial partner in Australia’s future, through research and policy activities across academic, political, business and community sectors. Through delivery of key program areas in education, geopolitics and security, bilateral economy and cultural diplomacy, shapes engagement among decision makers, changes perceptions about Australia in India and activates bilateral networks.
Lisa Singh is a former Australian Senator and was the first woman of South Asian heritage to be elected to the Australian Parliament. She is also a former Tasmanian Member of Parliament and Minister in the Tasmanian Government. She has previously served as Deputy Chair on the Australian Government’s Australia-India Council and as an advisory committee member on UNSW’s Australian Human Rights Institute. Lisa currently sits on the advisory board of Asialink at the University of Melbourne. She is also a Board director of Beyond Blue, Australia’s well known mental health organisation.
In 2014 she was awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman by the President of India for building friendly Australia-India relations, the highest civilian honour for a person of Indian origin. Representing Australia as an influential professional, Lisa has been advancing Australia’s social and economic ties with the Indo-Pacific region for over a decade. Lisa commenced her role as CEO of the Australia India Institute in September 2021.
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