Liz O'Neill | |
Birth Name: | Elizabeth Josephine O'Neill |
Birth Date: | 19 March 1969 |
Birth Place: | Brisbane |
Death Place: | Adisutjipto International Airport, Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
Occupation: | Diplomat, public servant |
Children: | Lucinda |
Alma Mater: | University of Sydney (BA) |
Elizabeth Josephine "Liz" O'Neill (19 March 19697 March 2007) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.
She was Counsellor (Public Affairs) for the Public Affairs section of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta at the time of her death.[1] in service of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.[2] She was killed on 7 March 2007 in the crash of Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.[3] [4] The Elizabeth O'Neill Journalism Award is given annually in her honour.
O'Neill was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in October 2003 for her service as a member of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Bali crisis taskforce through liaison with the media following the bombings which occurred in Bali on 12 October 2002.