西蒙•柯林斯 was first elected 新萄京娱乐 federal president in 2015, and again in 2017 and 2019.

Now retired as a full-time musician, Simon played viola for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for more than three decades.

He began his career as a professional musician at the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in 1978 and quickly became active active with the 音乐家’ Union of Australia.

He was an instrumental figure in the creation of the Symphony Orchestra Musician Association (SOMA) in the mid-1990s.

As Federal President, Simon’s responsibilities include signing off on 新萄京娱乐’s financial accounts, chairing meetings of the board and the Federal Council, and representing 新萄京娱乐 on various forums.

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凯伦珀西
(Federal President)

Karen was elected President of 新萄京娱乐 媒体 in 2022. She has been a journalist for more than 35 years. She is currently a freelance journalist. She has worked for the ABC as a local reporter in Adelaide, 艾丽斯斯普林斯, 达尔文, Sydney and Melbourne, as well as the national broadcaster’s South East Asia Correspondent from 2006 to 2009. From 2010 to 2013 she was a freelance correspondent based in Moscow working for a number of clients including Radio NZ, SBS, Deutsche Welle, 加拿大广播公司, 法国广播电台, RTE. She is Deputy Chair of the Walkley Foundation and a past chair of the Dart Centre Asia Pacific.