▁of ▁the ▁Social ▁Sciences ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Government ' s ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁Council ▁( 1 9 9 8 – 2 0 0 8 ), ▁a ▁panel ▁member ▁on ▁the ▁Australian ▁Research ▁Council , ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Found ing ▁Comm itte es ▁of ▁the ▁Government ' s ▁Australia - Mal ays ia ▁Institute ▁and ▁Australia - Th ailand ▁Institute . ▁ ▁Mil ner ▁received ▁his ▁B . A ▁from ▁Mon ash ▁University ▁and ▁Ph D ▁from ▁Corn ell ▁University ▁under ▁John ▁Leg ge ▁and ▁Oliver ▁Wol ters . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁leading ▁international ▁cultural ▁anth rop ologist ▁Cl iff ord ▁Ge ert z . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Award ed ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Australia ▁( AM ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁for ▁" service ▁to ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁Asian ▁studies ▁as ▁an ▁academic ▁and ▁author , ▁and ▁to ▁international ▁relations ▁through ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁cross - c ult ural ▁education ▁and ▁out re ach ▁activities ". ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Social ▁Sciences ▁in ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Historical ▁Society ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁National ▁Life ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Institute ▁of ▁International ▁Affairs ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Mer de ka ▁Award ▁for ▁" out standing ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁People