http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Smith_%28entrepreneur%29

Smith has been a vocal advocate for the civil aviation industry in
Australia, having been appointed by Prime Minister Bob Hawke to be Chairman of
the Board of the Civil Aviation Authority from February 1990 to February 1992.
He also served as Deputy-Chairman and Chairman of the Board of the Civil
Aviation Safety Authority from 1997 until his resignation in 1999.

Here is what he is into lately:

http://dicksmithpopulation.com/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dick-Smiths-Wilberforce-Award/142695472419894

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/i-was-gutless-over-climate-ads-dick-smith-20110530-1fbwk.html

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/the-idiocy-of-endless-growth-20110529-1fata.html