Malcolm Fraser

Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser "Malcolm Fraser was Prime Minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983. He had previously served in various junior and senior Ministerial portfolios after entering the Federal Parliament in 1955.

"As Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser welcomed refugees from Vietnam and elsewhere, led international condemnation of the apartheid regime in South Africa, moved to recognize aboriginal land rights, championed the cause of multi-culturalism (including the establishment of SBS Broadcasting) and developed significant strategic relationships with Asian and sub-continent nations.

"He remains a prominent member of the InterAction Council. He was Chairman of CARE Australia from 1987 to 2001, President of CARE International from 1990 to 1995. In 2000 Malcolm Fraser was awarded the Australian Human Rights Medal."

Affiliations

 * Vice President, Royal Commonwealth Society
 * Board of Governors, Committee for Economic Development of Australia
 * Founding Group, Australians All
 * Council Member, Asialink Centre
 * Advisory Council, B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission
 * Patron, A Just Australia
 * Senior Advisor, International Crisis Group

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 * Helped establish Project Australia in the 1970s