Background
Murphy is the son of former Attorney-General and High Court Justice, Lionel Murphy and Ingrid Gee (née Grzonkowski).
Murphy is the son of former Attorney-General and High Court Justice, Lionel Murphy and Ingrid Gee (née Grzonkowski).
Murphy was educated at Macquarie University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws.
Cameron is best known for his role as the President of the NSW Council for Civil Liberties from 1999-2013 and was endorsed as the ALP candidate in the seat of East Hills for the March 2015 NSW state election, which he narrowly lost. Murphy was an intern under the Australian Council of Trade Unions "Organising Works" program in its inaugural year, 1994, where he trained in recruitment and organising of workers. He was placed as an Organiser with the Forestry Division of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and upon graduation he continued to work there from 1994-1997 becoming an Industrial Officer in 1996-1997.
President, NSW Council for Civil Liberties, 1999-2013.
Statutory Board Member, Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW, 2003-2009. Member, Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal of New South Wales, 2003-2008.
Trustee, Lionel Murphy Foundation, 2004–present. Member, Australian Labor Party National Policy Forum, 2012–Present.
Board Member, Light on the Hill Society, 2015-Present.
In 2012 Murphy stood as a candidate in the NSW Labor Party"s trial community preselection for the Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney. Murphy was unsuccessful with Linda Scott winning the community preselection. In 2012 Murphy stood as a candidate in the rank and file ballot for the ALP National Policy Forum on a human rights platform and he was elected as one of only six rank and file representatives from NSW. In 2014 Murphy was preselected as the Labor candidate for the state seat of East Hills, defeating Nicole Campbell in a rank and file preselection 103 votes to 61 (weighted up to 732 under the ALP rules affirmative action weighting for female candidates).
Titles 30 March 1973 – 8 June 2014: Mr.