6 July 2016

National Press Club Address: Susan Ryan

The Hon Susan Ryan AO

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In her final address to the National Press Club, Susan Ryan pressed the case for the right to work for older people and people with a disability. Ryan included reflections about her own 'fortunate' working life, as she ended her term as Commissioner.

National Press Club, Canberra, ACT, Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country

  • Discrimination

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TheHonSusanRyanAO

1942-10-10 - 2020-09-27

ALP Senator in Australian Parliament, Education Minister

Following a career as a teacher and tutor, Susan Ryan became a Senator from 1975-1988, a Member of the Legislative Assembly from 1974-1975, and a delegate to the ACT ALP Branch Council from 1973-1988. Among her portfolios she was the Minister for Education (1984-87) and the Minister Assisting the PM on Status of Women (1983-88), she was also Age Discrimination Commissioner and Disability Discrimination Commissioner. Susan was a founding member of the Women's Electoral Lobby in ACT and became a member of the Republican Advocate Committee in 1993.

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