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Carmen Lawrence to deliver Page Politics Lecture

May 24, 2004

Dr Carmen LawrenceDr Carmen Lawrence, Member for Freemantle, President of the Australian Labor Party and former Premier of Western Australia will deliver the 21st Annual Earle Page College Politics Lecture in the College dining hall at 8.30 pm on Thursday June 3.
The lecture held in conjunction with the discipline of Politics and International
Studies has attracted many high profile speakers in recent years including Senator Natasha Stott Despoja in 2000, Peter Garrett in 2001, The Hon Philip Ruddock in 2002 and Emeritus Professor Graham Maddox in 2003. The lecture follows a formal dinner for college members and official guests.

"We are delighted at the College that Dr Lawrence has accepted our invitation to deliver this year's Lecture,” said Master, David Ward “Her contribution to debate on
important issues affecting the nation has been significant over many years."
Dr Lawrence entered politics in 1986 by winning the seat of Subiaco, held by the Liberal Party for the previous 27 years and within two years became Minister for Education, adding Aboriginal Affairs as an extra portfolio in 1989.
She made history in 1990 by becoming Premier of Western Australia, Australia’s first female Premier, and following Labor’s defeat in 1993, its first female Opposition Leader.
In 1994 she entered Federal politics by winning the seat of Fremantle in a by-election and was appointed Minister for Human Services and Health and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women.
Following the defeat of the Keating Government in 1996, she became Shadow Minister for the Environment; the Arts and Assistant to the Leader of the Opposition on the Status of Women, posts she held until April 1997. In September 2000 Dr Lawrence was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Industry, Innovation and Technology, and Shadow Minister for the Status of Women. She also held the Reconciliation, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Affairs; the Arts, and Status of Women portfolios until December 2002.
Since her return to the backbench, Dr Lawrence has been an active and vocal peace campaigner, speaking at rallies and forums around the country.
As there are only a limited number of seats available, those wishing to attend the lecture should collect a seat ticket from the Earle Page College Office from Monday, 24th May.

Posted by lcreedy at May 24, 2004 03:49 PM