Kristina Keneally after an ongoing Chinese-related donations scandal. Keneally was formally appointed to the vacancy on 14 February 2018 and was sworn in as a Senator the following day. In June 2018, Keneally stated her opposition to mandatory reporting for Catholic priests who are informed of child sexual abuse in confession; she believes it is not the most effective way to prevent abuse. Keneally also attended the Rambam Israel Fellowship Program in Israel, sponsored by the Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council. The lobby group funded "transport, accommodation, meals and other associated costs". Keneally is married to former Mayor of Botany Bay, Ben
Thomas Keneally He worked as a Sydney schoolteacher before his success as a novelist and was a lecturer at the University of New England (1968–70). His father, Edmund Thomas Keneally, flew for the RAAF in World War II, then returned to work in a small business in Sydney. Keneally was known as "Mick" until 1964 but began using the name Thomas when he started publishing, after advice from his publisher to use what was really his first name. Kenneally's first story was published in the "Bulletin" magazine in 1962 under the pseudonym Bernard Coyle. By February 2014, he had written over 50