Dr Sue Olney is a Public Policy Research Fellow in the Melbourne Disability Institute at the University of Melbourne, an Honorary Senior Fellow in the Melbourne School of Government, and a Visiting Fellow in the Public Service Research Group at UNSW Canberra.

Her research examines market-based reform of public services, with a focus on employment, welfare-to-work and disability services. She has worked in universities, government and the not-for-profit sector and been involved in numerous cross-government and cross-sector initiatives, committees and working groups to promote access and equity in employment, training and disability services in Australia.

She is also on the editorial board of the Australian Journal of Public Administration and co-director of the social policy discussion platform Power to Persuade.