He was National President of the Australian Labor Party ( ALP ) from 1980 to 1986 and Chairman of both the Lionel Murphy Foundation and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation ( CSIRO ) from 1986 to 1991 .
He was National President of the Australian Labor Party ( ALP ) from 1980 to 1986 . He was also Chairman of both the Lionel Murphy Foundation and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation ( CSIRO ) from 1986 to 1991 .