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Ms Burke has been a full-time Member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal since 16 January 2017. She is a former Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives. As a member of the Australian Labor Party, Anna represented the Division of Chisholm, Victoria in the Australian House of Representatives from 1998 to 2016. After Labor's win at the 2007 federal election, she was elected as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives. In 2012 she was nominated and elected, unopposed, the new Speaker of the House of Representatives. Prior to entering Parliament, Anna worked in Industrial Relations at the Finance Sector Union, Victoria University and VicRoads.
On Australia Day 2019, Anna was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to the Parliament and the Community. In 2022, Anna accepted the position of Chair of IBAS after Bill Noonan's retirement in July 2022.
BA(Hons), Mcom(Hons), GAICD, AO
Motor neurone disease (MND) causes the body's muscles to weaken. Breathing muscle weakness means that most people affected by MND will eventually lose the ability to take a deep breath and cough strongly....
RESPIRATORY BIOMARKERS IN MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE
The inability to breathe is unfortunately the most common cause of death in people living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Last year, our clinical research group in Melbourne reported that breathing...
Kudos to Dr. Lauren Booker & Dr. Jen Cori on their JOEM publication examining fatigue detection alarms in rural truck drivers. Their study explores the alarms' effectiveness, accuracy, and habituation, offering key insights into fatigue management.
HONORING EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH
Congratulations to Prof. Anne Holland and A/Prof. Narelle Cox for being featured in the NHMRC's 10 of the Best - 16th Edition. Their work exemplifies groundbreaking research delivering extraordinary outcomes.
Grants Success: The Institute for Breathing and Sleep (IBAS) has received two research grants from the Austin Medical Research Foundation (AMRF) for 2025. Congratulations to Dr Charissa Zaga and Dr Catherine Hill from IBAS.
Congratulations to Professor David Berlowitz, Dr Marnie Graco, and Dr Nicole Sheers who were recognised by Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Australia at a Parliament House event sponsored by the Parliamentary Friends of MND in Canberra last week.
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