Cassandra Goldie

Cassandra Goldie AO is CEO of ACOSS, the Australian Council of Social Service, and an adjunct professor at the University of New South Wales, who was awarded an Order of Australia in 2023 for her "service to social justice through leadership and advocacy to promote the rights of people marginalised and disadvantaged in the community."[1]

Cassandra Goldie
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales
Occupation(s)CEO, Adjunct Professor
EmployerUniversity of New South Wales
Known forAustralian Council of Social Service
TitleProfessor
Board member ofPinnacle Foundation
Scientific career
ThesisLiving in public space: a human rights wasteland?
Websitehttps://www.kaldorcentre.unsw.edu.au/author/200

Career and education

Goldie has both a PhD from University of New South Wales[2] as well as a Masters of Law, awarded from University College London.[3]

Goldie has worked in the Australian Council of Social Service, as CEO, since 2010. She was a representative of the Australian Climate Roundtable, in 2023, and a consumer representative panel, of the Energy Charter Independent Accountability Panel, in 2023.[4]

Goldie was an adjunct professor at the UNSW, since 2018. Goldie worked in public policy, with expertise across economic and social issues, social justice, human rights as well as climate change for vulnerable populations, she has worked with disadvantaged people in national and international issues.

She was Director of Sex and Age Discrimination with the Australian Human Rights Commission, as well as Senior Executive with Legal Aid in Western Australia.[5]

She was also on a panel on Climate Change and Resilience Building for the Justice and Peace office, as part of a WWF and The Sydney Alliance event.[6] Goldie is also a member of Chief Executive Women.[7]

Media

Goldie has both published, and been cited numerous times in the media, with comments on climate change and social policy.[8][9][10][11] She has commented on JobSeeker, the Youth Allowance, and Rent Assistance, with comment on the Federal Budget in 2023. Goldie commented that the community sector needs to speak out on stronger action to address climate change.[12] which is impacting the cost of living, as well as accelerated damage to people's homes livelihoods, health and employment.[13]

Goldie's work on climate change has been published in The Guardian.[14] She has also been on RN Drive on ABC Radio National, discussing impacts of climate change with the Energy Council.[15]

Recognition & awards
  • 2023 – Officer of the Order of Australia.[1]
  • 2021 – UNSW Alumni Award for Social Impact and Science
  • 2021 – Impact 25 Most Influential People in the Social Economy, Pro Bono Australia
  • 2018 – One of Australia's top 50 outstanding LGBTI Executives (Deloitte).
  • 2015 – Pro Bono Impact 25 on the Social Economy.
  • 2013 – BOSS True Leader, Australian Financial Review.
  • 2012 – Women of Influence, Inaugural Westpac/ Australian Financial Review.

References
  1. "Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia" (PDF). 12 June 2023. p. 21.
  2. Goldie, Cassandra Mary-Ellen (2008). Living in public space: a human rights wasteland? (PhD thesis). UNSW Sydney. doi:10.26190/unsworks/17926.
  3. "Kaldor Centre".
  4. "Dr Cassandra Goldie". emergingeconomists.esansw.org.au. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  5. "Federal Budget news".
  6. "Climate change and resilience building: A lesson from New Orleans. | Justice and Peace Office". Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  7. "ACOSS".
  8. "News". Australian Energy Council. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  9. Australia, Energy Consumers (24 February 2022). "People power to pave the way towards a cleaner, better energy future". Energy Consumers Australia. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  10. Pordage, Charlotte (2 April 2019). "Climate change plan 'needs more work'". Utility Magazine. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  11. "Climate Act Now" (PDF).
  12. "Community sector unites to call for fair fast climate action this decade". Mirage News. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  13. "Climate legislation".
  14. Goldie, Cassandra (3 November 2021). "Australia can't reach net zero unless it helps people on low incomes transition to clean energy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  15. "News". Australian Energy Council. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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