Hetty Johnston
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Hetty Margarete Johnston, AM (born 27 September 1958), is the Founder and Executive Director of Bravehearts Inc., an organisation advocating for better child protection in Australia. She is a lobbyist, who often highlights and promotes action against pedophilia within media, families, schools and in the general community. She declared in September 2012 a desire "to make Australia the safest place in the world for children".[citation needed]
Johnston has published a book detailing her beliefs called In the Best Interests of the Child.[1] Hetty Johnston has been named the Queensland Australian of the Year 2015.
Politics
In 2004 Hetty Johnston unsuccessfully stood for a Queensland Senate seat in the federal election. In October 2015, she announced her intention to run for mayor of Logan city in the 2016 election.[2]
References
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- ↑ http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/bravehearts-founder-hetty-johnston-to-run-for-logan-mayor-20151006-gk2reu.html
External links
- Article in support of Bill Henson that details Johnston's public profile
- Hetty Johnston writes about the artist Bill Henson
- ABC's 2004 Election guide
- Johnston interviewed about former GG Peter Hollingworth
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