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Andrew McNamara
Australian politician
For the Irish jockey, see Andrew McNamara (jockey). For the American sportscaster, see Andy McNamara.
Andrew Ian McNamara (born 19 August 1959) was an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2001 to 2009, representing the district of Hervey Bay. He served as Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation from 2007 to 2009, beneath the premiership of Anna Bligh. Currently, Mr McNamara was the CEO of the Chiropractors' Association of Australia.[1]
Peak oil
[edit]In February 2005, McNamara came to national prominence as the first mainstream Australian politician to speak out on the issue of Peak Oil.[2][3]
McNamara was the Chair of the Queensland Government's Oil Vulnerability Taskforce.[4] The Taskforce report, "Queensland's Vulnerability to Rising Oil Prices," also known as the McNamara Report was commissioned in 2005 and is the first
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Ian McNamara or Macca was born in Sydney, Australia. He graduated from Sydney University, but left the city for the country to become a jackeroo. It was during this time that he joined Col Joye and the Joye Boys as a singer/guitarist. This let Ian express his love of Australia in song.
But the need for steady employment called and Ian joined the ABC in 1974, he initially worked in the Industrial Relations department but moved across to the Rural Department two years later as a Rural Reporter. Ian then gained twelve months experience in television, working on "A Big Country" and "Countrywide", before returning to Rural Radio in 1980 as a reporter. This led eventually to his becoming presenter of "Australia All Over".
1984 Has Ian being appointed Executive Producer of the current affairs program "City Extra" which was a 2BL current affairs show, however late in 1985 he returned to the Regional Radio Unit of the ABC as Executive Producer of p
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Ian McNamara AM
Ian McNamara AM, radio broadcaster, graduated from Sydney University with an economics degree before leaving the city to become a jackeroo. After performing with Col Joye and the Joy Boys he joined the ABC in 1974. Two years later he became a rural reporter. After a year in television, working on A Big Country and Countrywide, he returned to rural radio in 1980 as a reporter on, and then presenter of, Australia All Over, the program with which he is now universally identified. In 1985 he became executive producer of rural radio programs including Morning Extra, Australia All Over, and Resources. Australia All Over, a mix of music, poetry, anecdotes, book readings and talkback, attracts a weekly listenership of some 2 million. McNamara still performs occasionally, and is also a songwriter and producer. His books include On the Road with Macca (2003) and Why I Live Where I Live (2005); his CD compilations include Macca Tracks (2005), two volumes of Macca by Request (2