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Ita Buttrose
Ita Buttrose started her media career as a copygirl on The Australian Women’s Weekly. Eighteen years later she was appointed the magazine’s editor, its youngest ever, a distinctio...view moreIta Buttrose started her media career as a copygirl on The Australian Women’s Weekly. Eighteen years later she was appointed the magazine’s editor, its youngest ever, a distinction she still holds. She has enjoyed an extensive career in print, radio and television and, as well as The Weekly, has edited leading magazines and newspapers including Sydney’s Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph. Ita was the founding editor of Cleo and ITA magazines. In 2019 she was appointed Chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), completing her five-year term in March 2024. She is Patron of Dementia Australia, Patron of Macular Disease Foundation, Patron of Bobby Goldsmith Foundation and Qtopia, the queer museum. Ita was the 2013 Australian of the Year. She currently chairs the Advisory Committee of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) at UNSW.view less
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