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Judy Jackson
Judith Louise Jackson (born 31 August 1947 in ) is an Australian former Labor Party politician, in Tasmania from 1986 to 2006. She was the first female attorney-general of Tasmania and also served as the Minister for Environment in the Tasmanian Government. During her time in parliament, she was a member of the Hobart-based seat of Denison. Political career Before her entry into parliament, Jackson graduate from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Arts, Diploma of Education and Bachelor of Laws. Jackson commenced work as a school teacher. She entered parliament in 1986, despite not coming from a union or political family. She held a number of portfolios including; Minister for Community Services (1989), Minister for Roads and Transport (1991), Shadow Attorney-General (1996–1998) and Minister for Health and Human Services. Jackson is a committed feminist and has worked tirelessly to bring equal opportunity to women in Tasmania. As Attorney-General, Jackson drafted se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Tasmania
The Tasmanian Government is the democratic administrative authority of the state of Tasmania, Australia. The leader of the party or coalition with the confidence of the House of Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of Tasmania, is invited by the governor of Tasmania to form government. The head of government is the premier of Tasmania. Since 8 April 2022, the premier of Tasmania has been Jeremy Rockliff, leader of the Liberal Party. The current ministry of Tasmania is the Rockliff ministry, formed on 8 April 2022 and comprising eight of the 13 Liberal members in the House of Assembly and one of the four in the Legislative Council. Constitutional framework Tasmania is governed according to the principles of the Westminster system, a form of parliamentary responsible government based on the model of the United Kingdom. Legislative power rests with the bicameral Parliament of Tasmania, which consists of the governor of Tasmania (the sovereign), and the two chambers: the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil Facial Tumour Disease
Devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) is an aggressive non-viral clonally transmissible cancer which affects Tasmanian devils, a marsupial native to Australia. DFTD was first described in 1996. In the subsequent decade the disease ravaged Tasmania's wild devils. Affected high-density populations had up to 100% mortality in 12–18 months. Between 1996 and 2015, DFTD wiped out 95% of affected populations. Clinical signs There is often more than one primary tumour. Visible signs of DFTD begin with lumps of soft tissue around the mouth, which ulcerate. Tumours are locally aggressive, destroying the underlying bone of the jaw which interferes with feeding. Tumours may also cover the eyes. Devils usually die within six months from organ failure, secondary infection, or metabolic starvation. DFTD is rare in juveniles. It affects males and females equally. Transmission The most plausible route of transmission is through biting, particularly when canine teeth come into direct contact with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Steve Kons
Steven Kons (born 17 September 1962) is an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1998 until 2010, representing the electorate of Braddon. He served as Deputy Premier under Paul Lennon from 2006 to 2008, and also served as Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Workplace Relations and Minister for Planning. He retired from state politics in 2010, and was elected Mayor of Burnie in 2011 and 2018. He previously served as Mayor of Burnie from 1997 to 1999. Kons was born in Melbourne to Greek immigrants who worked in heavy manual employment to help educate him at Caulfield Grammar School. After the family moved to operate a Devonport business, he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Tasmania before returning to Melbourne to practice mainly in the corporate sector. Kons later returned to Tasmania and established a successful business career. From 1997 to 1999, he served as Mayor of Burnie. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Patmore
Peter James Patmore (born 5 November 1952) is a former Australian politician. In 1984 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as one of the members of Bass, representing the Labor Party. During that time he held the positions of; Deputy Premier, Attorney General, Minister for Justice, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Consumer Affairs and Minister for Education and the Arts. He resigned from parliament in 2002. Patmore was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2005 for services to the Tasmanian Parliament, particularly through the introduction of fiscal, education and law reforms. His qualifications before entering parliament included a Bachelor of Law from the University of Tasmania and a Diploma of Criminology from Cambridge University. He received a PhD in Political Science in 2000. He is a barrister and solicitor, admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Tasmania and the Federal Court of Australia in 1980. Until 2017 Patmore le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Madill (Australian Politician)
Francis Leslie "Frank" Madill AM, FRACGP (born 5 September 1941) is an Australian medical doctor and former politician, who was a Liberal Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1986 until 2000. He graduated with Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees from the University of Melbourne in 1965, relocating to Tasmania in 1966 and becoming a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 1972. Madill first entered parliament in the 1986 Tasmanian election in the electorate of Bass. He became the Speaker of the House of Assembly on 23 April 1996 he held the position until 1998. On 1 March 2000 he resigned due to illness. Following his resignation from parliament, Madill again took up general practice as a doctor. He published a number of autobiographical novels, including ''Why Politics Doctor? Politics: Warts and All''. He currently lectures in Human Life Sciences at the University of Tasmania. In the 2014 Australia Day Honours, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Holgate
Harold Norman Holgate AO (5 December 1933 – 16 March 1997) was a Labor Party politician and Premier of Tasmania from 11 November 1981 to 26 May 1982. Born in Maitland, New South Wales in 1933, Holgate was a television producer and journalist prior to entering politics, arriving in Tasmania to work for '' The Examiner'' newspaper in 1963. He first stood for election in 1972 but was unable to meet the required quota of 4,707 votes. From 1973 to 1974, he worked as a press secretary for Deputy Prime Minister Lance Barnard. In 1974, he was elected on a recount after the resignation of Allan Foster. He held his seat from 26 July 1974 until 1992, and was Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from May 1975 to December 1976. Holgate became Premier in 1981 after a motion of no confidence was raised against Doug Lowe, who subsequently resigned from the party. Holgate only stayed in office for seven months, before being defeated by Robin Gray's Liberals at the 1982 election—on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Groom
Francis Roger Groom (born 3 November 1936) is a former Australian politician. He was born in Hobart, Tasmania. In 1976, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing Braddon for the Liberal Party. He held his seat until his resignation in 1997, when he was replaced in a countback by Carole Cains Carole Susan Cains (born 29 November 1943) is an Australian former politician. She was born in Derby, England. In 1992, she was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing Braddon for the Liberal Party. She was defeated in 1996, but .... References 1936 births Living people Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas John Cleary
(Thomas) John Cleary (born 29 June 1947) is a former Australian politician. He was born in Launceston, Tasmania. In 1979, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing Franklin for the Liberal Party. He served as a minister from 1983 to 1986, when he was defeated; he was re-elected in 1988 and held the seat until his retirement in 1998. After leaving Tasmanian politics he spent a time as administrator of the Tiwi Islands The Tiwi Islands ( tiw, Ratuati Irara meaning "two islands") are part of the Northern Territory, Australia, to the north of Darwin adjoining the Timor Sea. They comprise Melville Island, Bathurst Island, and nine smaller uninhabited islands, wi ... while they were excised from Australian refugee status in 2003. References 1947 births Living people Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bennett (Australian Politician)
John Myles Bennett (19 July 1942 – 8 October 2019) was an Australian politician. He was born in Hobart, Tasmania, and held a Bachelor of Law. In the 1986 state election, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ... member for Denison, and he served as a minister from 1986 to 1989. Bennett resigned from parliament on 30 January 1990. References 1942 births 2019 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Library Of Australia
The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the ''National Library Act 1960'' for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the Australians, Australian people", thus functioning as a national library. It is located in Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, ACT. Created in 1960 by the ''National Library Act'', by the end of June 2019 its collection contained 7,717,579 items, with its manuscript material occupying of shelf space. The NLA also hosts and manages the renowned Trove cultural heritage discovery service, which includes access to the Australian Web Archive and National edeposit (NED), a large collection of digitisation, digitised newspapers, official documents, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmanian Honour Roll Of Women
The State Government of Tasmania in Australia established the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women in 2005 to recognise Tasmanian women who have been distinguished in their contributions to the State. In 2021 Martine Delaney Martine Delaney (born 15 October 1957) is an Australian Transgender rights movement, trans rights activist and former Association football, soccer player who became the first transgender woman to be inducted into the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women ... became the first openly transgender woman into the Honour Roll. The Honour Roll is generated from community involvement in the discovery of women's historical and contemporary contributions to Tasmania, to honour them and to ensure their memory is not lost. Inductees are listed below by year, and for other formats and biographies of the individual inductees see the Tasmanian State Government Honour Roll of Women website. 2021 * Cox, Suzanne Gertrude (for service to health, volunteering, arts and media, and Aborigin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
