Appendix F The public hearings
The Committee held three days of public hearings, from 1 to 3 July 2009, in the Great Hall of Parliament House in Canberra. The following people spoke:
- Abdo OAM, Maha Krayem
- Aly, Waleed
- Anderson, Alan
- Baker MLA, Lisa
- Banks, Robin
- Bingham of Cornhill KG, PC, FBA, Lord Thomas
- Brandis SC, Senator the Hon. George
- Branson QC, the Hon. Catherine
- Burgess, Mark
- Carr, the Hon. Robert
- Charlesworth AM, Professor Hilary
- Clerahan, Liza
- Cowdery AM, QC, Nicholas
- Craven, Professor Greg
- Croome AM, Rodney
- Debus MP, the Hon. Robert
- Evans, Harry
- Falzon, Dr John
- Forsyth, Right Reverend Robert
- Francis, Neil
- Galligan, Professor Brian
- Gerber, Paula
- Gordon AM, Dr Sue
- Hatzistergos MLC, the Hon. John
- Havnen, Olga
- Heerey QC, the Hon. Peter
- Hodges, Auwa Benny
- Horrigan, Professor Bryan
- Hunt, Murray
- Innes AM, Graeme
- Irlam, Corey
- Irving, Professor Helen
- Joseph, Rita
- Kayess, Rosemary
- Langdon, Elizabeth
- Leeser, Julian
- Lynch, Phil
- Mallinson, Claire
- Matthews, Linda
- McMahon, Felicity
- McMillan, Professor John
- Merkel QC, the Hon. Ronald
- Mitchell, Bill
- Najib, Mustafa
- Naylor, Ines
- O’Connell APM, Michael
- Overall, Tiffany
- Overland, Simon
- Owen, Emma
- Patterson, Michelle
- Phillips, Jacqueline
- Podger, Professor Andrew
- Rees AM, Emeritus Professor Stuart
- Richardson-Dunai, Stella
- Riebl, Cecilia
- Roach, Vickie
- Robertson QC, Professor Geoffrey
- Ryan AO, the Hon. Susan
- Santow, Edward
- Sheikh, Simon
- Stellato, Chiara Ariza
- Stone, Professor Adrienne
- Straw MP, the Rt Hon. Jack
- Szoke, Dr Helen
- Tate AO, Reverend Father the Hon. Michael
- Tee MP, Brian
- Varghese, James
- Wallace AM, Brigadier (Retd) Jim
- Watchirs, Dr Helen
- Webster AO, Emeritus Professor Ian
- Williams, Professor George
- Wood, Janet