Gregory Andrews

Gregory represented Australia as an Ambassador and High Commissioner in West Africa, and as a diplomat in China, Japan and the United Nations.

 

As Australia’s first-appointed Threatened Species Commissioner, Gregory wrote and implemented Australia’s first Threatened Species Strategy and first Threatened Species Prospectus. He worked at SES levels in the Departments of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Environment, Climate Change, and Indigenous Affairs. As a not-for-profit CEO, he led, grew and reformed a national Indigenous charity. He is an experienced champion and career mentor for First Nations peoples.

 

Gregory speaks French and Mandarin. He has a First Class Honours Degree in Economics and a Masters Degree in Foreign Affairs and Trade.

 

Gregory is an Associate Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra's Centre for Applied Ecology.  

 

Gregory is the founder and Managing Director of Lyrebird Dreaming Pty Ltd. In 2023, he co-designed and wrote a Reconciliation Action Plan for the National Capital Authority and an Indigenous Employment Strategy and Indigenous Career Investment Program for Australia's Parliament House. He also developed an Aboriginal Community Inclusion Strategy for the Cooks River Alliance and conducted a review of the Board of SydWest Multicultural Services.

Gregory currently has projects with the NSW Department of Planing, Housing and Infrastructure, the National Library of Australia and Resilient Sydney. ​Gregory is Deputy Chair of the Canberra Writers Festival. He writes his own policy blog as well for Pearls and Irritations, the Canberra Times, and other outlets.

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In November 2023, Gregory undertook a #ClimateHungerStrike on the lawns of Parliament House calling on the Australian Government to take stronger action for our kids and future. In 2024, he rode his eBike across Australia to promote the benefits and simplicity of climate action.