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class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1962-03-05</span>) </span>5 March 1962<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 62)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Canberra" title="Canberra">Canberra</a>, Australia</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_National_Party_of_Queensland" title="Liberal National Party of Queensland">Liberal National Party of Queensland</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia" title="Liberal Party of Australia">Liberal Party of Australia</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a 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He was a <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia" title="Liberal Party of Australia">Liberal</a>/<a href="/wiki/Liberal_National_Party_of_Queensland" title="Liberal National Party of Queensland">Liberal National of Queensland</a> member of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Senate" title="Australian Senate">Australian Senate</a> from 1 July 1999 to 15 April 2015, representing the state of <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-parlbio_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parlbio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mason was the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Australian_Ambassadors_to_the_Netherlands" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Australian Ambassadors to the Netherlands">Australian Ambassador to the Netherlands</a> from September 2015 to August 2018. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brett_Mason&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mason completed BA and LLB(Hons) degrees at the <a href="/wiki/Australian_National_University" title="Australian National University">Australian National University</a>, an MPhil degree in International Relations at <a href="/wiki/Trinity_Hall,_Cambridge" title="Trinity Hall, Cambridge">Trinity Hall</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Cambridge" title="University of Cambridge">University of Cambridge</a>, and a PhD degree at <a href="/wiki/Griffith_University" title="Griffith University">Griffith University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-parlbio_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parlbio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Parliamentary_career">Parliamentary career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brett_Mason&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Parliamentary career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following Mason's entry into the Senate in 1999, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing in the <a href="/wiki/Howard_government" title="Howard government">Howard government</a> from 21 March 2007 to 3 December 2007, and appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the <a href="/wiki/Abbott_government" title="Abbott government">Abbott government</a> from 18 September 2013 to 23 December 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-parlbio_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parlbio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Along with senators Mitch Fifield and Mathias Cormann, Mason was one of the first to resign from the Coalition front bench in 2009 over the Shadow Cabinet's decision to support Kevin Rudd's ETS.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 24 March 2015, Mason announced he intended to resign from the Senate prior to the parliament's budget sittings in May.<sup id="cite_ref-resignation_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-resignation-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He resigned on 15 April 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The casual vacancy resulting from his resignation was filled by the appointment of <a href="/wiki/Joanna_Lindgren" title="Joanna Lindgren">Joanna Lindgren</a> on 21 May 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-yahoo_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yahoo-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Diplomatic_career">Diplomatic career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brett_Mason&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Diplomatic career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 21 April 2015, six days after his resignation from the Senate, Foreign Minister <a href="/wiki/Julie_Bishop" title="Julie Bishop">Julie Bishop</a> announced that Mason would be appointed as Australia's ambassador to the Netherlands, replacing Neil Mules in mid-2015.<sup id="cite_ref-netherlands_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-netherlands-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mason presented his credentials in the Netherlands on 2 September 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He completed his posting in August 2018. </p><p>In June 2018 Mason was appointed the chair of the <a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Australia" title="National Library of Australia">National Library of Australia's</a> Library Council, commencing on 9 August 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brett_Mason&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal, 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-parlbio_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parlbio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publications">Publications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brett_Mason&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Publications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation book cs1">Mason, Brett (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70257406"><i>Privacy without principle : the use and abuse of privacy in Australian law and public policy</i></a>. Melbourne, Vic.: Australian Scholarly Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-74097-111-6" title="Special:BookSources/1-74097-111-6"><bdi>1-74097-111-6</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/70257406">70257406</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Privacy+without+principle+%3A+the+use+and+abuse+of+privacy+in+Australian+law+and+public+policy&rft.place=Melbourne%2C+Vic.&rft.pub=Australian+Scholarly+Publishing&rft.date=2006&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F70257406&rft.isbn=1-74097-111-6&rft.aulast=Mason&rft.aufirst=Brett&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldcat.org%2Foclc%2F70257406&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABrett+Mason" class="Z3988"></span><sup id="cite_ref-parlbio_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parlbio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1">Mason, Brett (2013). Wood, Daniel (ed.). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/830167199"><i>Future Proofing Australia : the Right Answers for Our Future</i></a>. Carlton: Melbourne University Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-522-86246-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-522-86246-1"><bdi>978-0-522-86246-1</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/830167199">830167199</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Future+Proofing+Australia+%3A+the+Right+Answers+for+Our+Future.&rft.place=Carlton&rft.pub=Melbourne+University+Publishing&rft.date=2013&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F830167199&rft.isbn=978-0-522-86246-1&rft.aulast=Mason&rft.aufirst=Brett&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldcat.org%2Foclc%2F830167199&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABrett+Mason" class="Z3988"></span><sup id="cite_ref-parlbio_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parlbio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1">Mason, Brett (2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1345458814"><i>Wizards of Oz : how Oliphant and Florey helped win the war and shape the modern world</i></a>. Sydney, NSW. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-74223-854-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-74223-854-8"><bdi>978-1-74223-854-8</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1345458814">1345458814</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Wizards+of+Oz+%3A+how+Oliphant+and+Florey+helped+win+the+war+and+shape+the+modern+world&rft.place=Sydney%2C+NSW&rft.date=2022&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F1345458814&rft.isbn=978-1-74223-854-8&rft.aulast=Mason&rft.aufirst=Brett&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldcat.org%2Foclc%2F1345458814&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABrett+Mason" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_location_missing_publisher" title="Category:CS1 maint: location missing publisher">link</a>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brett_Mason&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-parlbio-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-parlbio_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-parlbio_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-parlbio_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-parlbio_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-parlbio_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-parlbio_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://handbook.aph.gov.au/Parliamentarian/84M">"Senator the Hon Brett Mason"</a>. <i>Senators and Members of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Australia" title="Parliament of Australia">Parliament of Australia</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 November</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Senators+and+Members+of+the+Parliament+of+Australia&rft.atitle=Senator+the+Hon+Brett+Mason&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fhandbook.aph.gov.au%2FParliamentarian%2F84M&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABrett+Mason" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBourke2014" class="citation news cs1">Bourke, Latita (24 December 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150109031600/http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/dumped-brett-mason-planned-to-challenge-george-brandis-in-government-senate-stoush-20141223-12cy78.html">"Dumped Brett Mason planned to challenge George Brandis in Senate stoush"</a>. <i>The Sydney Morning Herald</i>. Fairfax Media. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/dumped-brett-mason-planned-to-challenge-george-brandis-in-government-senate-stoush-20141223-12cy78.html">the original</a> on 9 January 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Sydney+Morning+Herald&rft.atitle=Dumped+Brett+Mason+planned+to+challenge+George+Brandis+in+Senate+stoush&rft.date=2014-12-24&rft.aulast=Bourke&rft.aufirst=Latita&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smh.com.au%2Ffederal-politics%2Fpolitical-news%2Fdumped-brett-mason-planned-to-challenge-george-brandis-in-government-senate-stoush-20141223-12cy78.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABrett+Mason" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150416160324/http://www.news.com.au/national/embattled-liberal-leader-malcolm-turnbull-still-believes-ets-will-pass-this-week/story-e6frfkvr-1225804366833">"Embattled Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull still believes ETS will pass this week"</a>. <i>news.com.au</i>. News Corp. 27 November 2009. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.news.com.au/national/embattled-liberal-leader-malcolm-turnbull-still-believes-ets-will-pass-this-week/story-e6frfkvr-1225804366833">the original</a> on 16 April 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=news.com.au&rft.atitle=Embattled+Liberal+leader+Malcolm+Turnbull+still+believes+ETS+will+pass+this+week&rft.date=2009-11-27&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.news.com.au%2Fnational%2Fembattled-liberal-leader-malcolm-turnbull-still-believes-ets-will-pass-this-week%2Fstory-e6frfkvr-1225804366833&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABrett+Mason" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-resignation-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-resignation_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBorrello2015" class="citation news cs1">Borrello, Eliza (24 March 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-24/qld-senator-brett-mason-to-retire/6343780">"Queensland Liberal National Party senator Brett Mason to quit politics"</a>. <i>ABC News</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Fairfax Media. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/former-liberal-senator-brett-mason-named-as-australias-ambassador-to-the-netherlands-20150421-1mq2eb.html">the original</a> on 20 May 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Sydney+Morning+Herald&rft.atitle=Former+Liberal+senator+Brett+Mason+named+as+Australia%27s+ambassador+to+the+Netherlands&rft.date=2015-04-22&rft.aulast=Massola&rft.aufirst=James&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smh.com.au%2Ffederal-politics%2Fpolitical-news%2Fformer-liberal-senator-brett-mason-named-as-australias-ambassador-to-the-netherlands-20150421-1mq2eb.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABrett+Mason" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBishop2015" class="citation pressrelease cs1"><a href="/wiki/Julie_Bishop" title="Julie Bishop">Bishop, Julie</a> (21 April 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150426093533/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2015/jb_mr_150421a.aspx?ministerid=4">"Ambassador to the Netherlands"</a> (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2015/jb_mr_150421a.aspx?ministerid=4">the original</a> on 26 April 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Ambassador+to+the+Netherlands&rft.pub=Australian+Government&rft.date=2015-04-21&rft.aulast=Bishop&rft.aufirst=Julie&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fforeignminister.gov.au%2Freleases%2FPages%2F2015%2Fjb_mr_150421a.aspx%3Fministerid%3D4&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABrett+Mason" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMather2015" class="citation news cs1">Mather, Joanna (21 April 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afr.com/news/politics/national/brett-mason-appointed-ambassador-to-the-netherlands-20150421-1mq24f">"Brett Mason appointed ambassador to the Netherlands"</a>. <i>Australian Financial Review</i>. Fairfax Media.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Australian+Financial+Review&rft.atitle=Brett+Mason+appointed+ambassador+to+the+Netherlands&rft.date=2015-04-21&rft.aulast=Mather&rft.aufirst=Joanna&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.afr.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fnational%2Fbrett-mason-appointed-ambassador-to-the-netherlands-20150421-1mq24f&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABrett+Mason" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAustralian_Embassy,_The_Netherlands2015" class="citation cs2">Australian Embassy, The Netherlands (2 September 2015), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160112083734/https://www.facebook.com/AUSinNL/posts/468607503314088"><i>Welcome to Brett Mason, now officially the new Australian Ambassador!</i></a>, archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.facebook.com/AUSinNL/posts/468607503314088">the original</a> on 12 January 2016</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Welcome+to+Brett+Mason%2C+now+officially+the+new+Australian+Ambassador%21&rft.date=2015-09-02&rft.au=Australian+Embassy%2C+The+Netherlands&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FAUSinNL%2Fposts%2F468607503314088&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABrett+Mason" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2018/06/27/110193/mason-appointed-chair-of-nla/">"Mason appointed chair of NLA"</a>. <i>Books + Publishing</i>. 27 June 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 August</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Books+%2B+Publishing&rft.atitle=Mason+appointed+chair+of+NLA&rft.date=2018-06-27&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booksandpublishing.com.au%2Farticles%2F2018%2F06%2F27%2F110193%2Fmason-appointed-chair-of-nla%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABrett+Mason" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Review: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWatson2007" class="citation journal cs1">Watson, Penelope (2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/PrecedentAULA/2007/17.pdf">"Privacy without Principle: The Use and Abuse of Privacy in Australian Law and Public Policy"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Precedent</i> (78): 50–51.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Precedent&rft.atitle=Privacy+without+Principle%3A+The+Use+and+Abuse+of+Privacy+in+Australian+Law+and+Public+Policy&rft.issue=78&rft.pages=50-51&rft.date=2007&rft.aulast=Watson&rft.aufirst=Penelope&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.austlii.edu.au%2Fau%2Fjournals%2FPrecedentAULA%2F2007%2F17.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABrett+Mason" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Schmidt" title="Brian Schmidt">Schmidt, Brian</a> (30 September 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/vc%E2%80%99s-update-%E2%80%93-the-wizards-of-oz-and-launching-meta-optics">"VC's Update – The Wizards of Oz and launching meta-optics"</a>. 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href="https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/brett_mason">Summary of parliamentary voting for Senator Brett Mason on TheyVoteForYou.org.au</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-5d5w1eFqk">Interview with Mason</a></li></ul> <p>  </p> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FACEFF;">Diplomatic posts </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Neil Mules</div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_Australia_to_the_Netherlands" title="List of ambassadors of Australia to the Netherlands">Australian Ambassador to the Netherlands</a> </b><br />2015 – 2018 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a 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