Topic: John Brumby
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I think what occurred yesterday at Xavier was disappointing, I think probably let down a lot of the other students across the system because the bulk of them do the right thing, they have fun but they stay within the rules
Aussie 'muck-up day' pranks go too far Oct 21, 2008
We will make sure people who already own property or have owned property can't cheat the system by hiding behind children
Baby home 'buyers' bag big bucks Oct 13, 2003
We'll be providing more information to the community, like Twitter and Facebook -- alternative means of communication to get the information out to the public, so that they've got better information from a variety of sources and if they need to make a judgment to go early, they will go and they will go early
Bush fire warnings sent via Facebook Jul 06, 2009
John Mansfield Brumby (born 21 April 1953), Australian Labor Party politician, is the 45th Premier of Victoria, assuming office on 30 July 2007 after the resignation of Steve Bracks. He also serves as the Minister for Veterans' Affairs and the Minister for Multicultural Affairs.
John Brumby was born in Melbourne and educated at Ivanhoe Grammar School and then later, Melbourne Grammar School and the University of Melbourne, where he graduated in Commerce (BCom) in 1974, and at the State College of Victoria at Rusden, where he completed a Diploma of Education (DipEd) in 1975. He was a teacher at Eaglehawk High School, near Bendigo in central Victoria, from 1976 to 1979. From 1979 to 1983 he was an employee of the Victorian Teachers Union. He was also active in the Australian Labor Party.
In 1983 John Brumby was elected to the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Bendigo, which he held until his defeat in 1990. A member of the Labor Unity faction, he was a strong supporter of Prime Minister Bob Hawke and an opponent of the Socialist Left faction, which historically had its stronghold in the Victorian branch of the Labor Party.
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