2014 H. V. Evatt Memorial Dinner - with Tanya Plibersek
Sat, 12 Apr
|The Carrington Hotel
Hosted by the Evatt Foundation in association with the Katoomba branch of the ALP.
Time & Location
12 Apr 2014, 6:30 pm
The Carrington Hotel, 15-47 Katoomba St, Katoomba NSW 2780, Australia
About the Event
H.V. Evatt Memorial Dinner 2014
Guest Speaker: Hon. Tanya Plibersek, MP Master of Ceremonies: Bob Debus AM
Hosted by the Evatt Foundation in association with the Katoomba branch of the ALP.
About Tanya Plibersek
Tanya grew up in the Sutherland Shire of Sydney, the daughter of migrants from Slovenia. She studied communications at university and was elected the Women’s Officer at the Student’s Association of the University of Technology. After graduating, she worked in the Domestic Violence Unit of the NSW Ministry for the Status and Advancement of Women and earned a Master of Politics and Public Policy at Macquarie University.
Tanya was elected to the Australian Parliament as the Labor Member for Sydney at the 1998 election. During the Howard government, Tanya called for a return to social justice in government, campaigning on issues such as better relationship rights for same-sex couples, paid parental leave and stronger rights at work.…