Paul Callaghan

Paul Callaghan is an Aboriginal man belonging to the land of the Worimi people, now called Port Stephens.

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Paul has held several senior executive positions in his career including CEO of New England TAFE and currently occupies Professor roles at University of Melbourne, RMIT University and Charles Sturt University. He has qualifications in surveying, drafting, commerce, training, executive leadership, company boards and executive coaching. He also has a PhD in Creative Practice. His most important learning, however, has been through going bush with Elders.

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Paul’s best-selling book, The Dreaming Path received the Australian Book Industry Award for Small Publisher’s Adult Book of the Year in 2023. His children’s book, Adventures on the Dreaming Path was published 1 July 2025 and a book on leadership, Leading from the Dreaming, was published February 2026.