Tony Abbott is federal MP for Warringah and leader of the Liberal Party. He is a former Rhodes Scholar, and journalist for The Australian. He worked at The Bulletin between 1986 and 1988. more (Tony Abbott)

Eric Abetz is the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. more (Eric Abetz)

Dr Norman Abjorensen is a lecturer in political science at the Australian National University. more (Norman Abjorensen)

Rodrigo Acuña is a PhD candidate in International Studies at Macquarie
University, Sydney. He writes regularly on Latin American affairs in the
Australian press and has been interviewed on ABC Radio, SBS Radio
(Spanish) and Radio Adelaide among others. more (Rodrigo Acuña)

Lucy Adams is a lawyer with the PILCH Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic. Prior to joining HPLC, Lucy worked as an Intellectual Property and Technology lawyer at a Melbourne law firm. more (Lucy Adams)

Martin Garang Aher came to Australia in 2006 after living in the Karuma Refugee Camp in Kenya for many years. more (Martin Garang Aher)

Russell Ainley is executive director of the NSW Forest Products Association. more (Russell Ainley)

Jessica Ainscough is a Queensland-based freelance writer and creator of the blog the Wellness Warrior. more (Jessica Ainscough)

A/Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh is Deputy Director of the National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies, University of Melbourne, and co-author of US Foreign Policy in the Middle East (Routledge 2008). more (Shahram Akbarzadeh)

Shalini Akhil is an Indo-Fijian, Melbourne-based writer who has dabbled in stand-up comedy. more (Shalini Akhil)

Vic Alhadeff is Chief Executive Officer of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies. He is former editor of the Australian Jewish News and a former chief sub-editor of The Cape Times. He is also the author of two books on South African history. more (Vic Alhadeff)

Richard Allsop is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs, where he focuses on transport policy and cultural issues. Previously, an adviser to state and federal government ministers, he also works for the consulting firm, Globe Communications, and is undertaking a PhD in history at Monash University. more (Richard Allsop)

Jon Altman is ARC Australian Professorial Fellow at the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research at the ANU. more (Jon Altman)

Waleed Aly is a lecturer in politics at Monash University, where he also works within the Global Terrorism Research Centre. more (Waleed Aly)

Haydon Manning is Head of the Department and Geoff Anderson is a Lecturer and Senior Research Associate in the Department of Politics and Public Policy at Flinders University. more (Haydon Manning and Geoff Anderson)

Kevin Andrews is the Federal Member for Menzies and a Liberal Party backbencher in the House of Representatives. He was Minister for Immigration and Citizenship in the Howard Government. more (Kevin Andrews)

Timothy Andrews is a full-time Masters student at the University of Sydney, and works part time as a paralegal. He is the recently re-elected President of the Australian Liberal Students' Federation, and the Vice-President
(Policy) of the Young Liberal Movement of Australia (NSW Division). Timothy Andrews also sits on the Executive of the National Union of Students, and has previously interned in Washington DC for the Cato Institute. These are his personal views. more (Tim Andrews)

Jeff Angel is Executive Director of Total Environment Centre. He has been an environmental campaigner for over 30 years. more (Jeff Angel)

Dr Thalia Anthony is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Technology, Sydney. more (Thalia Anthony)

Fred Argy served as Secretary to the path-breaking Inquiry on the Australian Financial System (Campbell report) in 1979-81, Ambassador to the OECD (1983-5) and senior policy adviser in several departments, including Treasury. His last position in the public service was as Director of the Economic Planning Advisory Commission. more (Fred Argy)

David Armstrong is an adviser to senior management at Post Publishing in Bangkok. He is a former president and chief operating officer of the company. He is also a former editor-in-chief of The Australian, and of Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, and a former editor of the Canberra Times and The Bulletin. more (David Armstrong)

Anthony Ashbolt is a Senior Lecturer in Politics in the School of History & Politics at the University of Wollongong. more (Anthony Ashbolt)

Alice Aslan is a social anthropologist and writer based in Sydney. She is the author of ‘Islamophobia in Australia’. more (Alice Aslan)

Annabel Astbury is the Executive Director of the History Teachers' Association of Victoria. more (Annabel Astbury)

John Austin is journalist in residence at the University of Queensland's School of Journalism and Communication. more (John Austin)

Sarah Ayoub is a freelance journalist, speaker, copywriter and researcher. more (Sarah Ayoub)