Cameron Murphy
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The Hon. Cameron Lionel Murphy AM MLC (born 30 March 1973) is an Australian barrister, civil libertarian and Labor Party member of the NSW Legislative Council.
The Honourable Cameron Murphy AM MLC | |
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Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 25 March 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1973-03-30) 30 March 1973 (age 51) Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia |
Political party | Labor Party |
Spouse | Agatha |
Alma mater | Macquarie University |
Website | Personal Website |
Murphy is a member of the New South Wales Bar Association and is admitted as a lawyer in NSW. He specialises in Industrial Law, Workplace Health & Safety, Administrative Law and Intellectual Property Law. He is best known for his role as the President of the NSW Council for Civil Liberties from 1999–2013 and was endorsed as the ALP candidate in the seat of East Hills for the March 2015 and March 2019 NSW state elections, which he narrowly lost. He was the seventh person elected to the NSW Legislative Council at the 2023 NSW state election.