Jill Ker Conway, a champion of women

By Peter Austin
June 15 2018 - 8:00am
Distinguished Australian-born author and business achiever, Jill Ker Conway, has died at the age of 83. (Photos by Tamara Voninski and Kenneth Stevens/Fairfax Media).
Distinguished Australian-born author and business achiever, Jill Ker Conway, has died at the age of 83. (Photos by Tamara Voninski and Kenneth Stevens/Fairfax Media).

As drought again grips NSW, there’s a certain resonance in the news that Jill Ker Conway, the distinguished Australian-born author, academic and business achiever, has died at the age of 83. Dr Ker Conway, who spent most of her adult life in the United States, made headlines in Australia when in 2000 she became the first chairwoman of Lendlease Corporation.

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