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ACFID National Conference 2023
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Professor Susan Harris Rimmer

Professor and Director of the Policy Innovation Hub - Griffith University

Professional Bio

Professor Susan Harris Rimmer is the Director of the Griffith University Policy Innovation Hub in Brisbane, Australia and a human rights lawyer.  The Hub forms relationships with governments, international institutions and policymakers to assist informed decision-making and involvement in the delivery of transformational projects. The hub's signature policy innovation is Everywhen, a tool to support policymakers to ensure the rights of future generations.

Sue leads the Climate Justice theme of the new Griffith Climate Action Beacon led by Professor Brendan Mackey.  She was named a Top Innovator by Uplink World Economic Forum for the Climate Justice Challenge in 2022 for the design of the Climate Justice Observatory, launching in December. 

With Professor Sara Davies, Susan is also co-convenor of the Griffith Gender Equality Research Network. Her vision is for a gender equal society that respects human rights and has made a full and just transition to a zero-carbon world. She loves public policy and law reform and designing grand manifestos with diverse coalitions to create a better future for all.

Sue was previously the Advocacy lead at the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), and the Director of Studies at the Asia Pacific College of Diplomacy at ANU. She has also worked for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the National Council of Churches as a refugee advocate and the Parliamentary Library.

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