Kris Klugman

Kristine Klugman OAM received her PhD in Politics at ANU for an analysis of the two-way communication flow between MPs and electors. Earlier degrees were in Community Studies, and History. She has been President of Civil Liberties Australia since 2003. Kris previously served on the NSW Legal Aid Commission, was a foundation member of the NSW Council for Civil Liberties, and a researcher with the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, helping to establish the criminal justice tertiary course for police and prison officers in NSW. Her honours award was for ‘services to education and the community’. She was the first-ever female President of Australia’s oldest museum, The Australian Museum. She was also the first female board member and full-time Deputy President of the Board of Fire Commissioners of NSW, running the NSW Fire Brigades (now Fire and Rescue NSW).

People’s trust is vital for justice

5 November 2013 5 November 2013

Citizens quickly lose faith in the justice system if they sense laws, police or the courts aren’t fair, criminologists from Europe and Australia reported at a world conference in Australia.