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Name	Anne Barbara Deveson
Alternative Names	Anne Barbara Blain
Born	19 June, 1930 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Died	12 December, 2016 (aged 86) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	dementia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Blain, Georgia Francis (daughter)
Occupation or Descriptor *	radio commentator (1956-1972) New South Wales, Australia contemporary-affairs commentator (1970-1990) New South Wales, Australia feminist (1970-2016) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1983) Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1993)
Key Events *	Royal Commission on Human Relationships (1974-77) (commissioner)
Key Organisations *	Schizophrenia Australia (founder)
Social Issues *	domestic violence (victim)
Workplaces *	2GB radio station (Sydney) (radio presenter, 1956) Australian Broadcasting Corporation (radio presenter, 1956) South Australian Film Corporation (chair, 1984-1987) Australian Film Television and Radio School (director, 1985-1988)

* Dates are approximate

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