Amanda Eloise Vanstone (born 7 December 1952) is a former Australian politician and the current Ambassador to Italy, taking office in June 2007. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest She was a Liberal Senator for South Australia from 1984 to 2007, and held several ministerial portfolios in the Howard Government. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country A minister or a secretary is a Politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional Government. See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March Her time as Minister for Immigration was marked by controversies within the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs. In the Government of Australia, the Minister for Immigration is responsible for overseeing the Department of Immigration. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC is an Australian Government department [1]
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Early life
Vanstone was born on 7 December 1952, the youngest of four children in Adelaide, South Australia. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country As a child, Vanstone was educated at St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School before attending the University of Adelaide. The University of Adelaide (colloquially Adelaide University or Adelaide Uni) is a Public university located in Adelaide, South Australia At university, Vanstone received both Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law degrees, as well as a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice and a Marketing Studies Certificate from the South Australian Institute of Technology which is now the University of South Australia. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects The Bachelor of Laws (abbreviated LLB, LLB or rarely LlB) is an undergraduate or bachelor degree in law offered in most Common law The University of South Australia, or UniSA, is a Public university in the Australian state of South Australia. The University of South Australia, or UniSA, is a Public university in the Australian state of South Australia. In the late 1980s, Amanda married Tony Vanstone, a commercial lawyer from Adelaide.
Prior to entering politics, Vanstone worked as a retailer in a large department store, and later had her own business selling prints and picture-frames. She later took up a job as a legal practitioner.
Political career
In 1984, at age 32, Vanstone was elected the youngest member of the Australian Senate as a representative for South Australia. The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. She was one of 27 senators for the Liberal Party of Australia elected that year. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Vanstone's maiden speech to the Senate was made on 27 March 1985 and addressed issues that young Australians had with the then Labor Government led by Prime Minister Bob Hawke. A maiden speech is the first speech given by a newly- elected members of a Legislature or Parliament. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Robert James Lee (Bob Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929 was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia and longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister
Vanstone was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry from 1987 to 1988, from 1989 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996, serving as Shadow Attorney-General and Shadow Minister for Justice from 1994 to 1996.
In March 1996 Vanstone became the only woman in John Howard's cabinet when she was appointed Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs. See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March The Australian Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations is currently the Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard. In this portfolio she presided over heavy cuts to the employment programs established by the Keating government, which drew strong criticism. Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944 was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia, from 1991 to 1996 In October 1997 she was dropped from Cabinet and appointed Minister for Justice, a title which was changed to Minister for Justice and Customs in October 1998. The Australian Minister for Home Affairs has been the Hon Bob Debus MP since 3 December 2007.
Vanstone made a comeback in January 2001 when she was re-appointed to Cabinet as Minister for Family and Community Services. The Australian Minister for Family Housing Community Services and Indigenous Affairs has been Jenny Macklin since December 2007 During this period she was also Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women. The Australian Minister for Status of Women is Tanya Plibersek, who was appointed on 3 December 2007, following the Labor Party 's win In the Family and Community Services portfolio she presided over the massive government pensions and welfare system whose service delivery agency, Centrelink, is a frequent target of criticism by welfare activists. Centrelink is the trading name of the Commonwealth Service Delivery Agency (CSDA a statutory authority responsible for delivering human services on behalf of agencies of the
Vanstone proved to be a robust defender of government policies, not afraid to use strong language or offend interest groups. The then Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services, Wayne Swan, described her as "a political hyena who takes delight in attacking society's most vulnerable. Wayne Maxwell Swan (born 30 June 1954 is an Australian politician "[2]
In his reshuffle in October 2003, Howard showed his confidence in Vanstone by appointing her Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation, one of the most difficult portfolios in the government. Her biggest decision in this portfolio was to abolish the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC), which she said had become a corrupt bureaucracy not serving the interests of indigenous Australians. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission ( ATSIC) ( 1990 &ndash 2005) was the Australian Government body through which Aboriginal This is an article about a class of people as identified and defined within Australian law
During 2005 Vanstone became involved in three major controversies, two of them involving the treatment of asylum-seekers by her department - the Cornelia Rau and Vivian Alvarez Solon cases - and a third involving a defecting Chinese diplomat, Chen Yonglin. Cornelia Rau is a German citizen and Australian Permanent resident who was unlawfully detained for a period of ten months in 2004 and 2005 as part of the Vivian Alvarez Solon is an Australian who was unlawfully removed to the Philippines by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs Chen Yonglin ( is a former Chinese diplomat who sparked fears of a diplomatic incident through his defection to Australia in the summer of 2005. An inquiry by the former Australian Federal Police commissioner Mick Palmer was severely critical of the Immigration Department's treatment of Cornelia Rau. The Australian Federal Police (AFP is the Federal police agency of the Commonwealth of Australia.
In January 2006 a ministerial reshuffle saw Indigenous Affairs transferred to Mal Brough. Malcolm Thomas "Mal" Brough (pronounced /bɹʌf/ Bruff) (born 29 December 1961) is a former Australian politician and Liberal Vanstone's title was changed to Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs. In January 2007, the Senator was removed from the cabinet after an election year reshuffle, with Kevin Andrews replacing her as the Immigration Minister in the new Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). Kevin James Andrews (born 9 November 1955) is an Australian politician and member of the Liberal Party of Australia.
In July 2006, Vanstone came under fire for holding shares in the South Australian Agribusiness Wasley's Piggery[3]. In Agriculture, agribusiness is a generic term that refers to the various Businesses involved in Food production including Farming, Seed Wasley's had come under fire after the group, Animal Liberation Australia, revealed footage of animal conditions which they say did not adhere to the states animal welfare regulations. Animal welfare refers to the viewpoint that it is morally acceptable for humans to use nonhuman animals for food in animal research, as clothing and in entertainment Vanstone responded stating that she is 'simply one shareholder in the business'. The RSPCA later conducted an inspection[4] and found that while the sow stall sizes were smaller than regulation, the size was only a recommendation and could not be enforced. This article is about the original RSPCA in England and Wales A gestation crate, also known as a sow stall, is a 7 ft by 2 ft metal enclosure in which a female breeding pig (sow may be confined
In February 2007, she released the lyrics to her "Ode to Australia", Under Southern Stars. Under Southern Stars is an Australian patriotic song with lyrics written by former Australian immigration minister and Senator Amanda Vanstone [5]
On 26 April 2007, Vanstone announced her immediate resignation from politics, telling reporters, "It is always important to look to the future and with that in mind it is important for me to move on to the next phase of my life". Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [6]
References
- ^ Dornin, Tim. "'It's done', Vanstone ends her political career", Australian Associated Press, 26 April 2007. Australian Associated Press (AAP is Australia 's national News agency. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Walsh, Kerry-Anne. "Could Amanda Vanstone be the meanest person in Canberra?", The Sun Herald, 17 August 2003. This article is about the United States newspaper For the Sunday newspaper in Sydney Australia see The Sun-Herald. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-05-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and
- ^ "Vanstone caught up in piggery cruelty row", ABC News Online, 13 November 2006. ABC News and Current Affairs is the name of the division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC that controls content classified as News, Public Affairs Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-04-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I.
- ^ "Piggery cleared of cruelty allegations", Ninemsn, 14 July 2006. ninemsn is an Australian 50/50 joint venture between Microsoft and PBL Media. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-04-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I.
- ^ "Vanstone penned ode to Australia over six years", News.com.au, 4 February 2007. News Limited was the principal holding for the business interests of Rupert Murdoch until the formation of News Corporation in 1979 Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-02-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons
- ^ Vanstone quits politics, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 April 2007. The Sydney Morning Herald ( SMH) is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-04-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
External links
- Amanda Vanstone, Senate Biography
- Australian Women biographical entry
- Vanstone pens ode to Australia, February 4 2007, News.com.au, AAP
- Transcript: Amanda Vanstone, Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 24 May 2004. News Limited was the principal holding for the business interests of Rupert Murdoch until the formation of News Corporation in 1979 Australian Associated Press (AAP is Australia 's national News agency. Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (often shortened to Enough Rope) is a television Talk show broadcast on ABC1 in Australia Andrew Christopher Denton (born 4 May 1960 is an Australian Comedian and The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
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