Neil McInnes (Australian Journalist)
Neil McInnes may refer to: *Neil McInnes (1924–2017), Australian intellectual, journalist and public servant *Neil McInnes (politician) (Neil Malcolm McInnes, 1924–2005), Australian politician) *Neil McInnes (bowls) Neil McInnes (born 1928) is a Scottish born former United States international lawn and indoor bowler. McInnes won a silver medal in the 1976 World Outdoor Championships in Johannesburg with his bowls partner Dick Folkins. He was born in Glasgow ...

Neil McInnes (1924–2017)
Neil McInnes (6 September 1924 – 28 April 2017) was an Australian intellectual, journalist and senior public servant. His career as a journalist spanned the mid-1940s to the late 1970s in Australia, India and France. His scholarly work focused on the theoretical underpinnings of Marxism as well as the communist parties of Western Europe. In the Australian public service, he occupied several high level posts in intelligence and security from the late 1970s to 2009. Early life and background Neil McInnes was born on 6 September 1924 in Sydney, the fifth of seven children. He was educated at Sydney Boys' High School where he won a number of awards, notably for debating. He studied medicine and physiology at The University of Sydney between 1942 and 1947, however he did not graduate. McInnes also took Philosophy 1 with the Challis Professor of Philosophy John Anderson whose influence permeated several generations of students, known as the Andersonians. During World War I ...
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Neil McInnes (politician)
Neil Malcolm McInnes (26 August 1924 – 2 April 2005) was an Australian politician. He was born at Loy Yang to farmer Norman Willie McInnes and Christina Elizabeth Pentland. Educated at Tinamba and Maffra, he subsequently studied at Dookie Agricultural College and Melbourne University. In 1941 he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, and from 1943 to 1945 was a flight lieutenant in the Royal Australian Air Force. On his return he ran the family property at Tinamba and worked as a civil air pilot, being awarded the Royal Humane Society silver medal in 1947 for his role in an air rescue. He was also a company director, primarily in aviation companies, and in 1953 was the first pilot in the Citizen Air Force to break the sound barrier. It’s reported he was the first civilian pilot to break the sound barrier in 1953. The flight in an RAF Sabre Jet took place at North Luffenham in England when McInnes was a Flight Lieutenant in the City of Melbourne Squadron of the Aus ...
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