Ken Buckley

Ken Buckley (1922–2006) was a British-born Australian academic, activist, historian and radical economist. He was a founding member of the NSW Council for Civil Liberties and in 2000 was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for his advocacy of "civil liberties, human rights and social justice" in Australia.

Early life and education Kenneth Donald Buckley was born in 1926 in Hackney

He served as an intelligence officer and paratrooper in the Middle East, Greece (liaising with the Greek resistance)

During the protests against the Vietnam War he supported the protesting students and conscientious objectors including in court cases following arrests.

He retired in 1988 His other associates in the NSWCCL included Neville Wran, John Kerr QC, Lionel Murphy QC, James McClelland, Alan Stout, Michael Kirby, John Kerr, Jim McClelland, John Hirshman, and Berenice Granger (later Berenice Buckley).

During his years in the NSWCCL Buckley attempted "to curb the excesses of the NSW Police", of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and others including public service bureaucrats and prison guards. He also fought the censorship by the Australian federal and state governments of books (including Lady Chatterley's Lover),

Personal life In Greece in the Second World War Ken Buckley met Thoula whom he later married and with whom he would have two children.