The Vision of the National Leadership Forum
To equip young Australians to lead selflessly and courageously on a strong foundation of values, compassion and connection.
Equipping Young Australian Leaders
First established in 1997, the Forum has become one of Australia’s preeminent leadership development initiatives, each year gathering a community devoted to serving and encouraging young Australians.
The Forum exists to provide the upcoming generation of leaders with a lens to explore what sits beneath their words and actions and has become a hallmark event for young leaders across Australia.
The Forum marks a pivotal time to engage with other leaders, discuss ideas and beliefs, and establish a dialogue about who they are over what role they hold.
In 2021 the National Leadership Forum was launched as an initiative driven by the alumni of past Forums.
Over 20 Years of Exploring Leadership
Since its inception in 1997, the Forum has brought together over 2,700 young emerging leaders from across Australia and the Pacific nations to explore the foundations of their leadership.
With a diversity of intellectual, cultural and religious backgrounds represented, the Forum is an opportunity for young leaders to discuss ideas, explore concepts of leadership, and build networks of young leaders from across Australia and the Pacific.
Over the last 22 years, the Forum has been a nexus of emerging leadership with a focus on values, compassion, and connection.
Hosted by Members of Parliament
The National Leadership Forum is hosted by a multi-party group of Federal Parliamentarians who share a commitment to inspire and equip the next generation of Australian leaders.
Our
Parliamentary
Co-Chairs
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Mr Julian Leeser MP
Federal Member for Berowra | NSW
Mr Luke Gosling OAM, MP
Federal Member for Soloman | NT
The Hon. Paul Fletcher MP
Member for Bradfield | NSW
The Hon. Dr Andrew Leigh MP
Member for Fenner | ACT
Ms Maria Vamvakinou MP
Member for Calwell | VIC
The Hon. Shayne Neumann MP
Member for Blair | QLD
The Hon. Andrew Gee MP
Member for Calare | NSW
Senator the Hon. Don Farrell
Senator for SA
Senator The Hon. David Fawcett MP
Senator for SA
Dr Monique Ryan MP
Member for Kooyong | VIC
The Hon. Jason Clare MP
Member for Blaxland | NSW
Senator Deborah O'Neill
Senator for NSW
The Hon. Andrew Hastie MP
Member for Canning | WA
Mr Graham Perrett MP
Member for Moreton | QLD
The Hon. Alex Hawke MP
Member for Mitchell | NSW
Dr Anne Webster MP
Member for Mallee | VIC
Mr Dan Repacholi MP
Member for Hunter | NSW
Ms Anne Stanley MP
Member for Werriwa | NSW
Senator Perin Davey
Senator For NSW
Mr Terry Young MP
Member for Longman | QLD
The Hon. Dr Anne Aly MP
Member for Cowan | WA
Mr Tony Zappia MP
Member for Makin | SA
Mr Sam Lim MP
Member for Tangney | WA
The Hon. Scott Buchholz MP
Member for Wright | QLD
The Hon. Andrew Wallace MP
Member for Fisher | QLD
The Hon. Luke Howarth MP
Member for Petrie | QLD
Dr Gordon Reid MP
Member for Robertson | NSW
Senator The Hon. Jonathon Duniam
Senator for TAS
Ms Kylea Tink MP
Member for North Sydney | NSW
The Hon. Matt Thistlethwaite MP
Member for Kingsford Smith | NSW
The Hon. Michael Sukkar MP
Member for Deakin | NSW
The Hon. Milton Dick MP
Member for Oxley | QLD
The Hon. Michael McCormack MP
Member for Riverina | NSW
Ms
Dai Lee MP
Member for Fowler | NSW
Dr Sophie Scamps MP
Member for Mackellar | NSW
The Hon. Bob Katter MP
Member for Kennedy | QLD
Mr Bert van Manen MP
Member for Forde | QLD
Senator Hollie Hughes
Senator for NSW
Mr David Smith MP
Member for Bean | ACT
Dr Andrew Charlton MP
Member for Parramatta | NSW
Mr Ian Goodenough MP
Member for Moore | WA
The Hon. Emma McBride MP
Member for Dobell | NSW
Our Parliamentary Hosts
The Forum is co-chaired by our two Anchor Parliamentarians from both major parties.
The Forum is endorsed and hosted by a large group of bi-partisan, multi-party, Members of Parliament and Senators some of which are shown below.
*This list is constantly being updated
Senator Perin Davey
Senator For NSW
Mr Terry Young MP
Member for Longman | QLD
The Hon. Dr Anne Aly MP
Member for Cowan | WA
Mr Tony Zappia MP
Member for Makin | SA
The Hon. Alex Hawke MP
Member for Mitchell | NSW
Dr Anne Webster MP
Member for Mallee | VIC
Mr Dan Repacholi MP
Member for Hunter | NSW
The Hon. Jason Clare MP
Member for Blaxland | NSW
Senator Deborah O'Neill
Senator for NSW
The Hon. Andrew Hastie MP
Member for Canning | WA
Mr Graham Perrett MP
Member for Moreton | QLD
The Hon. Andrew Gee MP
Member for Calare | NSW
Senator the Hon. Don Farrell
Senator for SA
Senator The Hon. David Fawcett
Senator for SA
The Hon. Paul Fletcher MP
Member for Bradfield | NSW
The Hon. Dr Andrew Leigh MP
Member for Fenner | ACT
Ms Maria Vamvakinou MP
Member for Calwell | VIC
The Hon. Shayne Neumann MP
Member for Blair | QLD
Mr Sam Lim MP
Member for Tangney | WA
The Hon. Scott Buchholz MP
Member for Wright | QLD
The Hon. Andrew Wallace MP
Member for Fisher | QLD
The Hon. Luke Howarth MP
Member for Petrie | QLD
Dr Gordon Reid MP
Member for Robertson | NSW
Senator The Hon. Jonathon Duniam
Senator for TAS
Ms Kylea Tink MP
Member for North Sydney | NSW
The Hon. Matt Thistlethwaite MP
Member for Kingsford Smith | NSW
The Hon. Michael Sukkar MP
Member for Deakin | VIC
The Hon. Milton Dick MP
Member for Oxley | QLD
The Hon. Michael McCormack MP
Member for Riverina | NSW
Ms Dai Le MP
Member for Fowler | NSW
The Hon. Bob Katter MP
Member for Kennedy | QLD
Mr Bert van Manen MP
Member for Forde | QLD
Senator Hollie Hughes
Senator for NSW
Mr David Smith MP
Member for Bean | ACT
Dr Andrew Charlton MP
Member for Parramatta | NSW
Mr Ian Goodenough MP
Member for Moore | WA
Mr Stephen Bates MP
Member for Brisbane | QLD
The Hon. Peter Dutton MP
Member for Dickson | QLD
Mrs Melissa McIntosh MP
Member for Lindsay | NSW
Mr Tony Pasin MP
Member for Barker | SA
Mr James Stevens MP
Member for Sturt | SA
Ms Zoe Daniel MP
Member for Goldstein | VIC
The Hon. David Gillespie MP
Member for Lyne | NSW
Ms Allegra Spender MP
Member for Wentworth | NSW
Ms Meryl Swanson MP
Member for Paterson | NSW
Mr Keith Wolahan MP
Member for Menzies | VIC
Ms Zoe McKenzie MP
Member for Flinders | VIC
Ms Kate Thwaites MP
Member for Jagajaga | VIC
Ms Anne Stanley MP
Member for Werriwa | NSW
The Hon. Emma McBride MP
Member for Dobell | NSW
Senator Perin Davey
Senator For NSW
Mr Terry Young MP
Member for Longman | QLD
The Hon. Dr Anne Aly MP
Member for Cowan | WA
Mr Tony Zappia MP
Member for Makin | SA
The Hon. Alex Hawke MP
Member for Mitchell | NSW
Dr Anne Webster MP
Member for Mallee | VIC
Mr Dan Repacholi MP
Member for Hunter | NSW
The Hon. Jason Clare MP
Member for Blaxland | NSW
Senator Deborah O'Neill
Senator for NSW
The Hon. Andrew Hastie MP
Member for Canning | WA
Mr Graham Perrett MP
Member for Moreton | QLD
The Hon. Andrew Gee MP
Member for Calare | NSW
Senator the Hon. Don Farrell
Senator for SA
Senator The Hon. David Fawcett
Senator for SA
The Hon. Paul Fletcher MP
Member for Bradfield | NSW
The Hon. Dr Andrew Leigh MP
Member for Fenner | ACT
Ms Maria Vamvakinou MP
Member for Calwell | VIC
The Hon. Shayne Neumann MP
Member for Blair | QLD
Mr Sam Lim MP
Member for Tangney | WA
The Hon. Scott Buchholz MP
Member for Wright | QLD
The Hon. Andrew Wallace MP
Member for Fisher | QLD
The Hon. Luke Howarth MP
Member for Petrie | QLD
Dr Gordon Reid MP
Member for Robertson | NSW
Senator The Hon. Jonathon Duniam
Senator for TAS
Ms Kylea Tink MP
Member for North Sydney | NSW
The Hon. Matt Thistlethwaite MP
Member for Kingsford Smith | NSW
The Hon. Michael Sukkar MP
Member for Deakin | VIC
The Hon. Milton Dick MP
Member for Oxley | QLD
The Hon. Michael McCormack MP
Member for Riverina | NSW
Ms Dai Le MP
Member for Fowler | NSW
The Hon. Bob Katter MP
Member for Kennedy | QLD
Mr Bert van Manen MP
Member for Forde | QLD
Senator Hollie Hughes
Senator for NSW
Mr David Smith MP
Member for Bean | ACT
Dr Andrew Charlton MP
Member for Parramatta | NSW
Mr Ian Goodenough MP
Member for Moore | WA
Mr Stephen Bates MP
Member for Brisbane | QLD
The Hon. Peter Dutton MP
Member for Dickson | QLD
Mrs Melissa McIntosh MP
Member for Lindsay | NSW
Mr Tony Pasin MP
Member for Barker | SA
Mr James Stevens MP
Member for Sturt | SA
Ms Zoe Daniel MP
Member for Goldstein | VIC
The Hon. David Gillespie MP
Member for Lyne | NSW
Ms Allegra Spender MP
Member for Wentworth | NSW
Ms Meryl Swanson MP
Member for Paterson | NSW
Mr Keith Wolahan MP
Member for Menzies | VIC
Ms Zoe McKenzie MP
Member for Flinders | VIC
Ms Kate Thwaites MP
Member for Jagajaga | VIC
Ms Anne Stanley MP
Member for Werriwa | NSW
The Hon. Emma McBride MP
Member for Dobell | NSW
Senator Perin Davey
Senator For NSW
Mr Terry Young MP
Member for Longman | QLD
The Hon. Dr Anne Aly MP
Member for Cowan | WA
Mr Tony Zappia MP
Member for Makin | SA
The Hon. Alex Hawke MP
Member for Mitchell | NSW
Dr Anne Webster MP
Member for Mallee | VIC
Mr Dan Repacholi MP
Member for Hunter | NSW
Ms Anne Stanley MP
Member for Werriwa | NSW
The Hon. Jason Clare MP
Member for Blaxland | NSW
Senator Deborah O'Neill
Senator for NSW
The Hon. Andrew Hastie MP
Member for Canning | WA
Mr Graham Perrett MP
Member for Moreton | QLD
The Hon. Andrew Gee MP
Member for Calare | NSW
Senator the Hon. Don Farrell
Senator for SA
Senator The Hon. David Fawcett MP
Federal Member for Soloman | NT
Dr Monique Ryan MP
Member for Kooyong | VIC
The Hon. Paul Fletcher MP
Member for Bradfield | NSW
The Hon. Dr Andrew Leigh MP
Member for Fenner | ACT
Ms Maria Vamvakinou MP
Member for Calwell | VIC
The Hon. Shayne Neumann MP
Member for Blair | QLD
Mr Sam Lim MP
Member for Tangney | WA
The Hon. Scott Buchholz MP
Member for Wright | QLD
The Hon. Andrew Wallace MP
Member for Fisher | QLD
The Hon. Luke Howarth MP
Member for Petrie | QLD
Dr Gordon Reid MP
Member for Robertson | NSW
Senator The Hon. Jonathon Duniam
Senator for TAS
Ms Kylea Tink MP
Member for North Sydney | NSW
The Hon. Matt Thistlethwaite MP
Member for Kingsford Smith | NSW
The Hon. Michael Sukkar MP
Member for Deakin | NSW
The Hon. Milton Dick MP
Member for Oxley | QLD
The Hon. Michael McCormack MP
Member for Riverina | NSW
Ms
Dai Lee MP
Member for Fowler | NSW
Dr Sophie Scamps MP
Member for Mackellar | NSW
The Hon. Bob Katter MP
Member for Kennedy | QLD
Mr Bert van Manen MP
Member for Forde | QLD
Senator Hollie Hughes
Senator for NSW
Mr David Smith MP
Member for Bean | ACT
Dr Andrew Charlton MP
Member for Parramatta | NSW
Mr Ian Goodenough MP
Member for Moore | WA
The Hon. Emma McBride MP
Member for Dobell | NSW
Behind The National Leadership Forum
The 'National Leadership Forum' is a new initiative started by a group of Forum Alumni who sought to carry on the vision of the Forum for future generations under a new and exciting vision. The National Leadership Forum is born out of the National Student Leadership Forum and has been of endorsed by the NSLF directors.
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