Janice Carolyn Burnswoods (born 29 December 1943) is a former

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n politician. She received a

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and a Diploma of Education from the

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, and was later employed at the University of Melbourne, the

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and the history unit of the

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Department of Education. In 1972, she joined the Labor Party at

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, and was a founder and secretary of the Drummoyne Residents' Action Group during the 1970s. She was an Officer of the New South Wales Labor Women's Committee from 1977 to 1986 and an executive member of the New South Wales Teachers' Federation 1986–1991. In 1991, she was elected to the

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as a Labor member, serving until her retirement in 2007.

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