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Don Aitkin Don Aitkin i(A32253 works by) (a.k.a. Donald Alexander Aitkin)
Born: Established: 1937 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Don Aitkin was a professor of political science at MAcquarie University and the Australian National University, the foundation chairman of the Australian Research Council, and the Vice-Chancellor of th eUniversity of Canberra for twelve years. He is the authour of sixteen books, and was a noted newspaper columnist and television commentator.

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  • Noted academic and political commentator; inaugural Vice-Chancellor of the University of Canberra. Has published/edited several other books on Australian politics, including The Howson Diaries: the life of politics (1984).

Personal Awards

1998 Order of Australia — Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

For service to higher education and to the community as a scholar, writer, teacher, mentor, and leader in the Australian universities sector.
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