Hon Bob Carr
The Hon Bob Carr is one of Australia's most respected and popular political leaders.
Carr has spoken on many subjects over the years including Lessons from Leadership: an Australian looks at the careers of Lincoln and FDR; The Australia of 1942 and the fall of Singapore; The 10 Decisions Australia got Right; The Case for Medical Research; The Roman Empire and its Lessons for Us; Imagining Catastrophe: greenhouse, terrorism and proliferation. He also gave a speech welcoming Margaret Thatcher in 1988.
Carr recently retired from politics after 10 years as Premier of the State of New South Wales, Australia's wealthiest and most populous State.
Carr began his career in politics is 1983, and then became the leader of the Australian Labour Party in New South Wales in 1988. He was involved with hosting the most successful Olympic Games ever, achieving highest-ever levels of literacy among school students, declaring 350 new national parks and enacting tough new greenhouse benchmarks.
Bob has written two books and his interests include conservation, literacy, tort law reform, medical research, the arts and economic development.
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