Anita Frances Phillips (14 March 1945 – 4 February 2023) was an Australian politician. She was a Member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Early life
Phillips was born in
Melbourne on 14 March 1945, the daughter of John Phillips and Anita (née Kerridge). The family lived in a housing commission estate in the outer suburbs (at that time of Melbourne). From 1952 to 1957 she attended St Michaels Catholic Primary School in
Ashburton. Later, she attended St Rochs School in
Glen Iris, Our Holy Redeemer School in
Ripponlea
Ripponlea is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. Ripponlea recorded a population of 1,532 at the 202 ...
, and Presentation College, Windsor.
She studied at the
University of Melbourne, receiving a Diploma of Social Studies in 1968 and a Bachelor of Arts in 1976.
In 1969, she moved to
Townsville in
Queensland and became a social worker.
She studied at the
University of Canberra, completing a Masters of Public Administration in 1990.
Politics
In 2001, Phillips was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the
Labor member for
Thuringowa
Thuringowa Central is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the Thuringowa Central had a population of 2,023 people.
Geography
Shaped like an inverted letter "T", Thuringowa Central consists of residen ...
,
defeating
One Nation-turned-
independent sitting member
Ken Turner.
After being elected, she thanked former
Victorian Premier
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,
Joan Kirner, for being a mentor. She also thanked the ALP's support through the
Emily's List scheme to increase female representation in parliaments around Australia.
In 2004, she retired
in order to contest the federal seat of
Herbert
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, held by the
Liberal Party's
Peter Lindsay, in the
2004 federal election but was unsuccessful.
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Later life
Phillips served in a number of roles:
* ACT Public Advocate (circa 2005 -2013)
* advisor to federal ministers
* executive roles on the
Leichhardt and
Queanbeyan
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local governments
* board member on the Sunshine Coast Health and Hospital Board (2017-2022)
In 2012, Phillips completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies at the University of Canberra. In 2022, Phillips completed a PhD at the University of Canberra titled "The process of policy development using the
NDIS as a case study".
On 4 February 2023, Phillips died after a short illness in the
Sunshine Coast University Hospital.
References
External links
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1945 births
2023 deaths
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland
21st-century Australian politicians
21st-century Australian women politicians
Women members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Politicians from Melbourne
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