Emma DawsonEmma Dawson is a Research Fellow at the Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements, and a Fellow at public policy think tank The Centre for Policy Development. She is a columnist for online political magazine New Matilda and has published widly in a variety of other publications, including The Australian, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. The holder of a first class honours degree from La Trobe University, and a Masters' degree in Media and Communications from Monash University's National Centre for Australian Studies (NCAS), Ms Dawson was awarded a three-year NCAS departmental PhD scholarship in 2004. Her thesis, Public Broadcasting and Multiculturalism: the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) 1978-2008, is due for completion in January 2008. Ms Dawson speaks regularly at conferences and public symposia, and has appeared on various current affairs and talk-back programs on Australian radio. She has worked as a project manager for SBS, a Fellow at Melbourne-based think tank OzProspect, and a policy advisor to government, and has served on the boards of several non-profit and community organisations. Read More Read Less