Monday, 14 April 2008
HREOC Congratulates Quentin Bryce AC
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) congratulates Ms Quentin Bryce AC on her appointment as the next governor-general of Australia.
Ms Bryce is a visionary and inclusive leader who achieved much by improving equality of Australian women when she was federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner with HREOC from 1988 – 1993.
Her appointment as the first female governor-general is a historic moment in Australia’s history and will serve as an excellent model for all Australian women and girls as to what can be achieved by women in Australia in the 21st Century.
HREOC welcomes wholeheartedly the distinctive human rights perspective Ms Bryce will be able to bring to her role from her prestigious history in serving the public - particularly from her advocacy work on behalf on women with HREOC as a former federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner.
Please note current federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick is on leave from 14- 18 April.
Media contact: Louise McDermott 0419 258 597
