Concerned Catholics Canberra Goulburn

John Warhurst AO is an experienced political scientist, with special interests in public policy, political lobbying, election campaigning and church-state relations. He is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the Australian National University in Canberra. John is Chair of Concerned Catholics Canberra Goulburn and is a delegate from the Archdiocese of Canberra-Goulburn for the Plenary Council 2020. He recently served on the Governance Review Project Team for the ACBC and CRA. He has served on boards for Caritas Australia (National Council), Marist 180, Catholic Social Services Australia and the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council. His long interest in religion and politics led to a research fellowship on "The Faith of Australian Prime Ministers" and to publications on the church and public debate, St Mary MacKillop and Australian society, and Catholic identity and mission. He is a former president of the Australian Republican Movement and a regular contributor to Eureka Street magazine and the Canberra Times. John is also published regularly in other major metropolitan daily newspapers and media platforms including the ABC.