Early Years and Background
Peter Collins was born the eldest son of Ronald and Mavis Collins. He was educated at Marist College Kogarah, Saint Patrick's, Bathurst and Waverley College from 1960 to 1964. From 1965 to 1972 Collins was a student at the University of Sydney, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws and residing at St John's College. After university, Collins went on to be a journalist and researcher for Four Corners and Monday Conference on ABC TV and was a media consultant for several major companies.
During his university years from 1964 - 1960, Collins joined the Army Reserve gaining the rank of Lieutenant. In 1969, Collins qualified as a parachutist in the 1st Commando Company. In 1988 after being promoted to Commissioned Lieutenant, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Commander and then to Commander in 1994 and Honorary Colonel a year later. Collins retired from the Navy in 2012 in the senior rank of Captain.
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