Australian Press Council appoints first female Chairs to Panels

The Australian Press Council (APC) has appointed two new Chairs to its Adjudication Panels with hopes to increase gender diversity and extend expertise in the organisation ranks.

Press Council Members Julie Kinross, barrister at the Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General, and Jennifer Elliott, former managing director and regional head of Moody’s Asia Pacific, are the first women to be appointed to the position of Chair.

Professor Weisbrot said of the appointments: “In making these appointments, we were conscious of the need for greater gender and geographical diversity, as well as to recognise and develop the capabilities of our public members.”