Nivek Thompson
Nivek Thompson is undertaking a PhD at the Institute for Sustainable Futures to answer the question: can democratic participatory institutions, such as deliberative mini-publics contribute to improving the quality of democracy?
Nivek is the founder and director of Deliberately Engaging where she recruits mini-publics for deliberative processes around Australia and supports online engagement through the European crowdsourcing platform Synthetron.
Nivek has worked for the newDemocracy Foundation designing and managing citizens’ juries. And before that she worked in State government and the non-government sector undertaking community and stakeholder engagement to support change and the development of new policies in a broad range of areas including quality childcare, children’s rights, competition policy, consumer protection, community development, workplace health and safety, road safety and regulatory reform.
Nivek is the host and producer of Real Democracy Now! a podcast, where she talks to thought leaders from around the world about democracy and democratic reform. And the producer of the Facilitating Public Deliberations podcast with Professor Carson.
Research Assistant at Institute for Sustainable Futures.
Wife of Daren McDonald, mother of Casey Thompson.
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ATTENDANCE LIST SEARCH AGM 2017
Invited guests Mark Godlewski and Scott Marsh of Pitcher Partners; Seng La of Refuge Accounting.
- Adelaide: Ashley Campbell, Glen Giles, Gwyneth Regione, Roger Keyes, David Faber, Kay Anastassiadis, Adrian Shackley, Don Jarrett.
- Brisbane: Patricia Hovey, Jan Ryall, Clare Rudkin
- Melbourne Judith Klepner, Julius Roe, Peter Gibbons, Louise Connor, Penny Sara, Greg Strickland, Michael Evans.
- Newcastle Greg Giles, Vera Deacon, Malcolm Bailey, John Witte, Judy Morley and Bev Symons.
- Sydney Luke Whitington, Victoria Brookman, David McKnight, Casey Thompson, Declan O'Byrne, Audrey McDonald, Tom McDonald, Daren McDonald, Paul Norton, Barry Power, Peter Murphy, Pat Ranald, Sam Altman, Gillian Workman, Mark Stevens, Carmen Blanco, Kathy Gollan, Richard Walsham, Tony Hawkins, Pam Hawkins, Dylan Griffiths, Leila Barreto, Cat Kutay, Ama Somaratna, Don Sutherland, Matt Kunkel, Adrian Graves, Mick Tubbs, John Poulos, Patrick Wright, Mark Stevens, Ron Marriott, Nivek Thompson, Margaret Kirkby, Adam Farrar, Jane Durie, Helen Hewett, Rex Hewett, Tim Gartrell, Brian Aarons, Amalina Wallace.
Union comrades
Daren McDonald July 10. 2023.
Vale Geoffrey Lawler: Trade Unionist, Socialist, and a dedicated fighter for the working class especially in The Bush. A wonderful union man.
Pictured here in 1991 with BWIU National Secretary Tom McDonald and FMWU (Missos) officials Rassem Asmar, Peter Miller (far R)and myself (far L).
Sent to Frank Raffaelli, Don Brown, Sr., Tony Latimore, Chris Christodoulou, Ian Milliss, Col Brodie, Ron Tishler, Sue Suchy, Rassem Asmar, Nivek Thompson, Jeff Roser, Jo-anne Schofield, Mel Gatfield, Annie Owens, Sue Fenwick.
Tom McDonald's 90th
Comrades family gathering
Left to right - Audrey McDonald, Tom McDonald, Nivek Thompson, Casey Thompson, David Pink, Daren McDonald.