The Albanese Labor Government has appointed Ms Amanda Heyworth as Chair of the National Archives of Australia Council, Mr Gary Quinlan AO FAIIA as a Member, and Ms Tanya Hosch as a member to the National Library of Australia Council all for three-year terms.

Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke, said the appointments would strengthen the leadership of two of Australia’s iconic national cultural institutions.

“The National Library and Archives are integral in safeguarding Australian stories, serving as both our physical and digital memory,” Minister Burke said.

“Amanda’s expertise in both government and private sectors will be a great asset to the guidance of the Archives. 

“Gary has represented Australia in a variety of roles internationally and has been an advocate for telling our nation’s stories.

“Tanya’s extensive experience in sport and First Nations advancement, make her an ideal candidate who will help to ensure those stories, and many others, continue to be recorded and saved for future generations.”

The National Archives is Australia’s Federal Government record collecting agency, preserving and managing documents and other evidence that record important events in Australian history, and making them available to the public. 

The National Library of Australia ensures documents of national significance relating to Australia and the Australian people, as well as significant non-Australian library materials, are collected, preserved and made accessible for future generations. It also maintains Trove - an asset that’s future has been safeguarded the Albanese Labor Government - which brings together collections from Australian libraries, universities, museums, galleries and archives and makes them accessible to the public.

Ms Amanda Heyworth is the Deputy of the Archives Council and a professional company director, with expertise in governance, strategy and innovation. Ms Heyworth is the Chair of UniSA Ventures Pty Ltd, a non‑executive Director at People First Bank, and Commissioner of the Essential Services Commission of South Australia. 

Ms Heyworth has previously held senior executive positions in the venture capital, technology and finance sectors. Early in her career, she served as an economist with the federal Treasury and as Adjunct Faculty in the Australian Graduate School of Management at the University of New South Wales.

Mr Gary Quinlan AO FAIIA is a Fellow at the Australian Institute of International Affairs and a Board member of Advance Global Australians. In 2016, he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to public administration in the field of international relations as a senior diplomat and ambassador.

Mr Quinlan was formerly an Australian diplomat and senior public servant. Mr Quinlan has been the Ambassador to Indonesia (2018-2021), Deputy Ambassador to the United States (2005-2007), and the High Commissioner to Singapore (2001-2005). He was Australia’s Ambassador to the United Nations, New York (2009-2015); and Australia’s Representative on the United Nations Security Council (2013-2014) and President of the Council in September 2013 and November 2014. Mr Quinlan was a Senior Adviser to the Hon Dr Kevin Rudd AC, the former Prime Minister, and Chief of Staff to former Minister and Senator the Hon Peter Cook. He was also the Deputy Secretary at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2015-2018). 

Ms Tanya Hosch has a long and distinguished history in Australian Indigenous policy, advocacy, and governance and is an accomplished public speaker. Ms Hosch is currently Chair of the Advisory Board Centre for Indigenous People and Work at University of Technology Sydney, a Co-Chair of the Indigenous Advisory Group of the National Australia Bank, a Director of the Goodes O’Loughlin Foundation, and a Member of the Forum of Corporate Responsibility at BHP. She is also a Council Member of the Australian National University and was a member of the Referendum Council that led the process and final recommendation that resulted in The Uluru Statement from the Heart in May 2017. 

From August 2016 to June 2025, Ms Hosch was the Executive General Manager, Inclusion and Social Policy at the Australian Football League (AFL) and was the first Indigenous person and second woman in its executive ranks. In October 2020, Ms Hosch was announced as the South Australian of the Year for 2021 and in December 2022, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Flinders University.