Alison Elizabeth Broinowski, ( Woodroffe; born 25 October 1941) is an Australian academic, journalist, writer and former Australian public servant.

Biography

Alison Woodroffe was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 25 October 1941. She attended from 1946 to 1958 the Wilderness School in that city, and in 1962 she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Adelaide. In December of the following year, she married diplomat Richard Philip Broinowski. From 1963 to 1964, she was a cadet for the Australian Department of External Affairs before beginning her extensive public service career, including various diplomatic postings, with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT). In July 2013, Broinowski announced her intention to run as

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in New South Wales

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candidate for at the

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. Broinowski was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the

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in recognition of her "significant service to international relations as an academic, author, and diplomat".

Career

* 1965–68 – Freelance journalist in Japan * 1969 – Journalist and leader-writer for the ''

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'' * 1970–74 – Department of Foreign Affairs, Japan Section * 1975–78 – Second Secretary at the Australian Embassy in Manila, Philippines * 1978–82 – ASEAN Section, Department of Foreign Affairs; Co-ordinator, Australian Institute of International Affairs Conferences * 1982–83 – Administrative Assistant to the Governor General; Executive Director of the Australian National Word Festival * 1983–85 – Cultural Counsellor at the Australian Embassy in Tokyo, Japan * 1986 – Director, Japan Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade * 1987–88 – Director, Australia-Japan Foundation, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; visiting fellow at the Department of Asian Studies, Australian National University * 1988 – Chargé d'Affaires with the Australian Embassy in

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, Jordan, and research associate with the Korean Research Foundation and Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea * 1989–90 – Counsellor with the Australian Mission to the United Nations in New York City, United States * 1990–92 – On leave from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to undertake freelance work, including lecturing, journalism, broadcasting and research on Australia/Asian affairs * 1992–93 – Regional Director with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Melbourne * 1993–94 – Director, Advocacy and Planning, Australia Council * 1995 – Visiting Fellow, Australian Defence Force Academy * 1995–96 – Research Associate, Ibero American University, Mexico * 1996 – Visiting Fellow, University of Canberra * 1996–99 – Visiting Fellow, Australian National University

Bibliography

Books

* 1992:
The Yellow Lady : Australian Impressions of Asia
' (Melbourne: Oxford University Press) * 1996: ''The Yellow Lady : Australian Impressions of Asia'', 2nd edition (Melbourne: Oxford University Press) * 2003: ''About Face : Asian Accounts of Australia'', (Melbourne: Scribe Publications) * 2003: ''Howard's War'' (Scribe Publications) (Scribe Short Books) * 2004: as editor, ''Double Vision: Asian Accounts of Australia'' (Canberra: Pandanus Books) * 2005: with James Wilkinson, ''The Third Try: Can the UN Work?'' (Scribe Publications) (Scribe Short Books) * 2007: "Allied and Addicted" (Scribe Publications) (Scribe Short Books)

Articles

*
A Long Journey on the Ikebana Road"
''The National Library of Australia Magazine'', 8 (1): 20–23.

References

External links

Papers of Alison Broinowski

Dr Alison Broinowski – Faculty of Asian Studies

* ttp://www.allbookstores.com/author/Alison_Broinowski.html Alison Broinowski Books – List of books by Alison Broinowski {{DEFAULTSORT:Broinowski, Alison 1941 births Australian activists Australian diplomats Australian freelance journalists Australian National University faculty Australian public servants Australian women diplomats Australian women journalists Living people Members of the Order of Australia Writers from Adelaide The Canberra Times people WikiLeaks Party politicians University of Adelaide alumni