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Judith Mary Troeth AM (née Ralston; born 3 August ) is a former Australian politician....
I rise tonight to speak of the case of a constituent in my home state of Victoria, Mr Dally Messenger, who has had a most unfortunate experience with the ACCC.
Judith Troeth
Australian politician
Judith Mary TroethAM (née Ralston; born 3 August 1940) is a former Australian politician. She was a Senator for Victoria from 1993 to 2011, representing the Liberal Party.
She served as a parliamentary secretary in the Howard government from 1997 to 2004. Prior to entering politics she was a schoolteacher and farmer.
It provides a largely reliable and well-researched history of Liberal women and women's policy from the perspectives of Liberal politicians.Early life
Troeth was born on 3 August 1940 in Brighton, Victoria.[1] She is the daughter of Eileen Mary and Keith Malcolm Ralston.[2]
Troeth was educated at Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne.
She later completed the degree of Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne, as well as a diploma in education.[2] She worked as a schoolteacher from 1962 to 1965 and from 1980 to 1987,[1] teaching at schools in Portland and Heywood.
She farmed cattle and sheep with her husband near Heywood for three decades.[3]
Politics
Troeth became an officeholder in the Liberal