John Black (Australian politician)

John Black
John Black
Senator for Queensland
	In office; 1 December 1984 – 30 June 1990
Personal details
Born	26 January 1952; Sydney
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party

John Rees Black (born 26 January 1952) is a former Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was a journalist and industrial advocate before entering politics. In 1984, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Queensland. He remained a Senator until his defeat in 1990.[1] John Black chaired the Senate Inquiry into "Drugs in Sport" which reported to Parliament in May 1989. This report provided the initial reference report on this important issue.

Career after politics

Pioneered demographic profiling of Australian political and economic groups in Australia since 1975. Developed demographic strategy for the Australian Labor Party national campaign in 1983.

In 1994, he established a demographic research and marketing group called Australian Development Strategies of which he is Founder and Executive chairman. He has been a regular commentator on Australian politics. John Black has also maintained a lifelong interest in the issue of drugs in sport and has been a founding board member of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency. Black is a part-time Senior Member of the Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

Currently a guest commentator for the ABC and a columnist for The Australian.

References

Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2008.

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[Psephos-1] Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2008.