Mr Stan Grant was appointed Chair of Indigenous Affairs at Charles Sturt University in June 2016. Mr Grant is the winner of the 2015 Walkley award for coverage of Indigenous affairs as well as numerous other accolades. He is a presenter on National Indigenous Television (NITV), the Indigenous affairs editor for Guardian Australia, international editor at Sky News Australia. Mr Grant has previously held posts in Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong and Beijing for CNN International and covered many large international news events.
In April 2016, he was appointed to the Referendum Council on constitutional recognition by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten. Mr Grant is also the author of two books, Talking to My Country (2016) and Tears of Strangers (2004).