Staff

Nick Jensen

Nick is the manager of the Lachlan Macquarie Internship. Nick has formerly worked as the ACT Director for the Australian Christian Lobby, and  as a Chaplain at the Emmaus Christian School. Nick holds a Bachelor of Theology from Charles Sturt University, and a Bachelor of Arts from the Australian National University majoring in philosophy and religious studies. Nick has lived in Christian community for the previous five years, and has a passion for seeing the impact of intentional community living. Nick is married to Sarah who works as a resident doctor at The Canberra Hospital, and has recently become a father to little Micah.

Associated Scholars

Nick Aroney

Nicholas Aroney is a Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Queensland's TC Beirne School of Law, and also the author of the curriculum for Lachlan Macquarie Internship. Nicholas teaches constitutional law, comparative constitutional law and legal theory. He has published widely in these fields, including recent publications in University of Toronto Law Journal, The American Journal of Comparative Law, Law and Philosophy, Sydney Law Review and Melbourne University Law Review. Dr Aroney is the author of several books, including Freedom of Speech in the Constitution and The Constitution of a Federal Commonwealth: The Making and Meaning of the Australian Constitution, recently published by Cambridge University Press. He has recently released a book called "Shari'a in the West" which was reviewed in the New York Times. Professor Aroney teaches during recreational leave from the university.

Paul Henderson

He has been director of research and programs at a public policy think tank publishing research and writing policy on education and welfare. He has worked out of the Prime Minister's Office as Secretariat to a small group of cross-party MPs working on education reform in New Zealand.

Paul has written numerous articles on a wide range of subjects. He is author of the books "Vying for Our Children", a commentary on how curricula consciously promote specific worldviews, and "Silent Legacy", a description of the key philosophical ideas from history that shape our lives and public policy. Paul was educated at Ampleforth College, Aberdeen University, Cambridge University, and Laidlaw College.

Steve Chavura

Steve teaches political thought in the Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University, Sydney. His Phd is in politics from the University of New England, and he is the author of “Tudor Protestant Political Thought 1547-1603”. He has also advised various political parties and even run as a candidate in the NSW election. Steve has a passion to see Christian’s engaged passionately and intellectually with politics, and often lectures on the topic to a wide range of audiences.

Steve Thomas

Steve has worked in New Zealand for seven years as a public policy analyst. He has researched and published in the areas of political theory, education policy, taxation and the economy, and representative government.

Prior to that, he was educated at Canterbury University in Christchurch, New Zealand and graduated in 2005 with a Master of Arts with distinction in European Studies. His thesis examined whether the Pacific Island countries can cooperate together as a region, as required by their trade and aid agreements with the European Union. In 2008, he published his thesis as a book called Cotonou and Pacific Regionalism. He has also published in the journals Asia Pacific Journal of EU Studies and Urban Policy and Research.