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==Early life== |
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Born in Melbourne, Dawn moved to Alice Springs in the 1950s. She then settled in Darwin in 1960 |
Born in Melbourne, Dawn moved to Alice Springs in the 1950s. She then settled in Darwin in 1960, where she worked as a public servant. |
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Lawrie joined the Northern Territory Parliament, firstly as an Independent Member of the Legislative Council (1971-74) then as the Independent Member for Nightcliff (1974-1983). |
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After politics, Dawn and her husband established a community newspaper, the Palmerston & Northern Suburbs which was published form 1983 to 1985. Dawn was appointed as the first Regional Director for the Human Rights & Equal Opportunities in 1986. She served as the Administrator of the Cocos Keeling Islands from 1988 - 1990 and was the first NT Anti-Discrimination commissioner. Dawn is also a Justice of the Peace and is a registered Civil Marriage Celebrant. |
After politics, Dawn and her husband established a community newspaper, the Palmerston & Northern Suburbs which was published form 1983 to 1985. Dawn was appointed as the first Regional Director for the Human Rights & Equal Opportunities in 1986. She served as the Administrator of the Cocos Keeling Islands from 1988 - 1990 and was the first NT Anti-Discrimination commissioner. Dawn is also a Justice of the Peace and is a registered Civil Marriage Celebrant. |
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Revision as of 04:50, 15 April 2018
Alline Dawn Lawrie (born 3 November 1938) is an Australian former politician. She was the Independent member for Nightcliff in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1983; in the First Assembly, she and fellow independent Ron Withnall were the sole non-Country Liberal Party members.
Early life
Born in Melbourne, Dawn moved to Alice Springs in the 1950s. She then settled in Darwin in 1960, where she worked as a public servant.
Career
Lawrie joined the Northern Territory Parliament, firstly as an Independent Member of the Legislative Council (1971-74) then as the Independent Member for Nightcliff (1974-1983).
After politics, Dawn and her husband established a community newspaper, the Palmerston & Northern Suburbs which was published form 1983 to 1985. Dawn was appointed as the first Regional Director for the Human Rights & Equal Opportunities in 1986. She served as the Administrator of the Cocos Keeling Islands from 1988 - 1990 and was the first NT Anti-Discrimination commissioner. Dawn is also a Justice of the Peace and is a registered Civil Marriage Celebrant.
She is the mother of Delia Lawrie, former leader of the Labor Party and the opposition in the Northern Territory.[1][2]
References
- ^ Karama, Northern Territory Votes 2012, ABC.
- ^ "Ex-NT chief minister takes backbench role". ninemsn.com.au. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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