Academic Career
Gary Foley completed a Bachelor of Arts at Melbourne University in 2000 before completing a First Class Honours Degree in 2002. In 2001, he was appointed Senior Curator at Museum Victoria until April 2005, when he resigned in protest over the Dja Dja Wurrung barks scandal. Foley is currently completing a doctorate at the University of Melbourne, where until 2008 he was also a lecturer and tutor before resigning in protest at the University's apparent lack of commitment to Indigenous education. Foley also maintains the Kooriweb site on Aboriginal history and was formerly a senior lecturer at Swinburne University. Foley is currently lecturing and tutoring at Victoria University.
Gary Foley recently participated in the Melbourne Free University project.
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