High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Thomas Clive "Tom" Wheelwright (born 29 April 1953) is a former Australian politician. Born in Huddersfield in Yorkshire, he migrated to Australia and was educated at the University of New South Wales and the Australian Graduate School of Management, after which he became a university tutor, research officer, stockbroker, economist and author. He was a senior adviser to both Prime Minister Paul Keating and Member for Dobell Michael Lee. In 1995, he was appointed to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for New South Wales, filling a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Stephen Loosley. He was defeated at the 1996 election.