Ursula Stephens Ursula Stephens i(A109731 works by)
Born: Established: Wicklow (County),
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Ireland,
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1961
Heritage: Irish
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BiographyHistory

Ursula Stephens moved to Australia with her family in 1961and settled in Grafton, New South Wales. She completed her schooling in Grafton and then trained as a primary school teacher. Stephens later completed a Bachelor of Education through the University of South Australia while she was living in the Northern Territory. She worked for almost 20 years as a primary, secondary and TAFE teacher and then studied towards a Masters Degree in Adult Education; she converted this to a PhD in Public Administration in 2000 and gained her doctorate in 2005.

Stephens was elected to the Federal Senate in November 2001 as a Country Labor Senator for New South Wales.

Source: Ursula Stephens's website, http://www.ursulastephens.com
Sighted: 12/09/2007

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

On a Human Rights Note i "In a cage in Guantanamo bay", 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 12 December vol. 16 no. 19 2006; (p. 41)
2006 winner Eureka Street Limerick Competition
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