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Cate McGregor

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Cate McGregor
Personal details
Born
Malcolm Gerard McGregor
Nationality Australian
Occupation Army officer, author, cricket commentator

Group Captain Cate McGregor AM (formerly Malcolm Gerard McGregor) is a serving member of the Australian Defence Force and also a well known cricket commentator and author.[2][3][4][5]

Military[]

In 2012, McGregor was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the Military Division for "exceptional service to the Australian Army as the Director of the Land Warfare Studies Centre".[6]

As of November 2013 she was the highest ranking transgender individual in the Army, and the speechwriter and strategic adviser for Chief of Army, Lieutenant General David Morrison AO.[1] Morrison "refused to accept her resignation when she went public".[7] McGregor transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 20 June 2014 to work on projects for the Chief of Air Force.[8]

Cricket[]

McGregor has been a cricket commentator and political columnist for The Australian, and cricket writer for The Spectator, and currently Australian Financial Review.[3][4] McGregor is also the author of a book, An Indian Summer of Cricket, published on 24 November 2012.[9] In a 2012 review of the book, Tony Abbott, then federal Leader of the Opposition, described the book as "the best sort of book about sport" for "those who think that sport can be a metaphor for life". Abbott called the Chief of Army's launch of the book "a fitting salute to [moral] courage"[10]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "One Plus One (Video)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-05/one-plus-one-lieutenant-colonel-cate-mcgregor/4802564. Retrieved 1 November 2013. 
  2. ↑ Maiden, Samantha. "Bombshell dropped as army officer changes gender". http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/bombshell-dropped-as-army-officer-changes-gender/story-fndo317g-1226514363928. Retrieved 1 November 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Malcolm McGregor, The Spectator, 12 November 2011
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 How Malcolm became Cate amidst a passion for cricket and war, Radio National, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 24 November 2012
  5. ↑ Coffee with my mate Cate (who used to be Malcolm), Malcolm Farr in The Punch.
  6. ↑ "Media Advisory: Governor-General to Invest Australian Honours and Bravery Recipients 27 April 2012". Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. http://www.gg.gov.au/media-release/media-advisory-governor-general-invest-australian-honours-and-bravery-recipients. Retrieved 1 November 2013. 
  7. ↑ Transgender Lieutenant Colonel Cate McGregor speaks out about abuse and support, News.com.au, 5 July 2013
  8. ↑ "Special invitation to share her story". Air Force. Royal Australian Air Force. 19 June 2014. p. 7. http://www.defence.gov.au/news/raafnews/editions/5611/5611.pdf. Retrieved 14 October 2014. 
  9. ↑ An Indian Summer of Cricket, Barrallier Books, 2012
  10. ↑ Tradition meets change, Tony Abbott, writing in The Spectator, 24 November 2012
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