Professor Wiltshire is the first Australian to be elected to this position. MOST is one of the world's most significant social science programs. It identifies major social transformations which are occurring internationally and recommends policies for governments to deal with related issues and impacts.
MOST projects cover areas where domestic policies often impact on a global scale.
These include issues such as multiculturalism, migration in Asia and the Pacific, citizenship and democracy, growing up in cities, sustainable development, drug trafficking, environment and technological change. Professor Wiltshire is the J D Story Professor of Public Administration at the University of Queensland.