The Prime Minister today congratulated Ms Cate Blanchett on yesterday's birth of her third son and announced that Dr Julianne Schultz will be added as an additional co-chair on the Creative Australia panel at the Australia 2020 Summit.
I want to extend my best wishes to Ms Blanchett and her family and thank her for her contribution to the Australia 2020 Summit thus far.
Ms Blanchett has indicated that she will continue to participate in the 2020 Summit in her role as a co-chair of the Creative Australia panel and has asked that Dr Schultz also be added as an additional co-chair on this panel.
Dr Schultz is an accomplished author and academic and is well-placed to contribute to the dialogue on Australia's cultural endeavours.
A former journalist, Dr Schultz is a Professor at the Centre for Public Culture and Ideas at Griffith University and the author/editor of more than 20 books. Dr Schultz is also the founding editor of Griffith REVIEW, an award-winning topical literary and public affairs quarterly.
Dr Schultz was General Manager, Corporate Strategy and Communications at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 1998-2000, and prior to this, was the Perspectives Editor and columnist at The Courier Mail. Before returning to full-time journalism, Dr Schultz was the Associate Professor of Journalism and the founding director of the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism at the University of Technology Sydney.