Alistair Ross Harkness (born 7 August 1974, Melbourne) is a former Australian politician and member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Labor Party.
[2] Prior to entering Parliament, his career included working for Steve Bracks in his first term as Premier, as a lecturing associate at Monash University teaching in Australian politics, policy making and police studies, and on the galvanizing and paint lines at BHP Westernport.
In office, Harkness listed his key areas of interest as road safety, education and the environment.
[4] He returned to academia in 2011, and was teaching and researching in Criminal Justice in the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences at Monash University.
In this regard, he has been a vocal critic of the Baillieu Government's conduct in relation to Victoria Police Commissioner Simon Overland.