Khushaal Vyas, Ronald McCallum AO and Dr Skye Charry represent the legal profession
Three members of the legal profession are among the Australia Day Ambassadors for 2026.
Khushaal Vyas represents Hilltops Council – Harden, Professor Emeritus Ronald McCallum AO represents Muswellbrook Shire Council, and Dr Skye Charry represents Parkes Shire Council.
Vyas is a human rights lawyer who has worked with Youth Law Australia. He focuses on employment law, acting for young people in relation to unfair dismissal, underpayment, workplace exploitation and sexual harassment issues. He is also an employment law instructor at the University of New South Wales.
He sits on the board of Youth Action NSW and the Multicultural NSW advisory board. He has commented on law reform, social justice and diversity in publications like the Sydney Morning Herald and ABC.
McCallum was the first completely blind person to be appointed to full professorship at an Australian university. He was the foundation professor in industrial law at the University of Sydney, where he was once dean of law.
He was the first president of the Australian Labour Law Association, and once chaired the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In 2011, he was awarded Senior Australian of the Year.
Associate law professor Charry sits on the board of the Australian Gender Equality Council. She has a strong background in strategic governance.
She is the chief consultant at S.A.C. Consulting Australia, where she spearheads reviews and training programs in gender equity and sexual harassment. She chairs the ACT Ministerial Advisory Council for Women and is a National Rural Women’s Coalition independent director.
The Australia Day Council of NSW calls on Australia Day Ambassadors to share their stories at local Australia Day events across the state.
