Dr Andrea Connor is the Manager of Policy and Research at the Whitlam Institute within Western Sydney University. She is an interdisciplinary scholar publishing across the fields of human and urban geography, politics and IR, critical heritage studies, and cultural studies. At the Whitlam Institute, she manages a range of research projects connected to the policy legacy of Australia's 21st Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and the Whitlam government (1972–1975).