Allport, Carolyn

Carolyn Allport ran for parliament only once (Independent Candidate for Camden, New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1995), but has continued in elected office in her union for more than a decade.

Carolyn Allport has held an academic position in the university sector since 1974. She was elected the first President of the National Tertiary Education Union in 1994 and re-elected in 1998. She represents the Union’s 25,000 academic and general staff members in matters relating to tertiary education funding, policy and industrial relations issues.
She was a member of the Higher Education Council 1995-1999 and a member of the Australian Council of Trade Unions Executive.

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