The Albanese Labor Government has made a range of new appointments to the boards of cherished national institutions.
- Ms Alison Dellit as the Director-General of the National Library of Australia for a five-year term.
- Ms Esther Anatolitis as a member to the National Museum of Australia Council for a three-year term.
- Mr Greg Sitch as a member to the Screen Australia Board for a three-year term.
- Ms Marta Dusseldorp and Mr Nicholas Pickard reappointed as members to the Screen Australia Board both for three-year terms.
Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke, said the appointees would each bring a valuable, unique perspective and years of dedication to their respective positions.
"Alison has worked at the National Library for over two decades now and is the best person to lead this vital institution which safeguards Trove.
"Esther brings a strong combination of creative strategy and policy skills as well as demonstrated experience in Australia's arts and cultural sector.
"Greg's experience as an executive producer, Marta's career as an actor and advocate, and Nicholas' expertise in industry policy are all major assets.
"Ensuring our beloved cultural institutions have the strongest leadership is the best way to protect them for future generations."
Ms Alison Dellit has been the National Library's Assistant Director-General of Collaboration since 2017, with responsibility for Trove and other collaborative programs. Employed as a Graduate Librarian in 2006, Ms Dellit was part of the original working group that developed Trove and advanced through senior leadership roles spanning digital innovation, collections and national collaboration. Over more than two decades, she has helped position the National Library as a global leader in digital cultural services, including Trove and the Australian Web Archive. Some of Ms Dellit's significant contributions to the National Library include leading the development of the National eDeposit service, the first automated electronic deposit system across the nine state, territory and national libraries, managing relationships with 900 Trove partner institutions, introducing world-first linked national library data systems, including the first embedded support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.
Ms Esther Anatolitis is an influential advocate for arts and culture and a respected champion of artists' voices. She is Honorary Professor at RMIT School of Art and a former member of the National Gallery of Australia Governing Council. Ms Anatolitis works all over Australia on strategic development, cultural infrastructure and public policy. For more than two decades she has held arts and media CEO positions as well as strategic advisory roles on museum and gallery best practice, cultural governance, creative precincts, collections and public programming.
Mr Greg Sitch is an Executive Producer and Producer at Frank Worldwide where he has been involved in film and television series such as Crackerjack, Hamish and Andy's Caravan of Courage, The Front Bar, Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee, Fisk, Bay of Fires, Dear Life and children's programs The inBESTigators and Do Not Watch This Show. Mr Sitch is also known for his work on iconic Australian productions such as The Castle, Rove Live, Kath and Kim, Wolf Creek and Utopia. Mr Sitch also co-founded the entertainment law firm Macleay William Lawyers where he continues to practise as a part time consultant solicitor. He has a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and has previously held board positions at the Melbourne International Film Festival and Melbourne Fringe Festival.
Ms Marta Dusseldorp is a respected and award-winning Australian actor who works extensively in theatre, film and television. In 2020, Ms Dusseldorp founded Archipelago Productions in lutruwita/Tasmania, which produces feature films, television and works for the stage - including the successful ABC show Bay of Fires which Marta produced, co-created and starred in. Her accolades include the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a TV Drama for the ABC's Janet King of which she was also an Associate Producer as well as Bay of Fires that was nominated for the AACTA award for Best Drama Series in 2024 and most recently again for the upcoming 2026 AACTA Awards. Ms Dusseldorp's other acting credits include ABC's Jack Irish, Stateless, After the Deluge and FOXTEL's A Place to Call Home and The Twelve. In film she has starred in Paul Cox's Innocence, Praise, Paradise Road and in the recent Australian film With or Without You of which she has also been nominated for the 2026 AACTA for Best Supporting Actress.
Mr Nicholas Pickard is one of Australia's leading creative and cultural industry policy experts and advocates. He has served as the Executive Director, Public Affairs and Government Relations at APRA AMCOS, which represents songwriters, screen composers and music publishers, since 2018. He was previously Director Corporate Affairs for Copyright Agency and an adviser on cultural policy for state and federal governments. He is the Deputy Chair of the NSW Creative Communities Council, and Chair of Create NSW's Literature Artform Advisory Group, and brings significant industry and governance experience to the Screen Australia Board. He started his career as a theatre director and arts journalist. He has a Bachelor of Arts from Macquarie University and received an international scholarship to study at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
