Feminism in Australia woman Premier was Carmen Lawrence, becoming Premier of Western Australia in 1990. The short-lived Australian Women's Party sought to ensure equal representation of men and women at all levels of government. Quentin Bryce was the first woman to hold the position of Governor-General of Australia between September 2008 and March 2014. Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard gained international attention and praise in 2012 for an off-the-cuff speech in the Australian federal parliament directed at then Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott. The speech, known as The Misogyny Speech has been uploaded to YouTube multiple times, with several thousand views each. The speech
Michael Bryce of Melanoma Patients Australia. Michael Bryce married Quentin Strachan on 12 December 1964. They have two daughters, three sons and eleven grandchildren. Quentin Bryce was made a Dame of the Order of Australia on 25 March 2014, the day before her tenure as governor-general ended. In 2003, he was conferred with the degree of Doctor of the University "honoris causa" by the University of Canberra. He was honoured by Indesign Magazine as a luminary. In 2006, he was inducted into the Australian Design Hall of Fame. Michael Bryce Michael John Bryce AM AE is an Australian architect and graphic and