Leonie Short
Leonie Short (born 1 January 1956) was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for eight months in 2001, representing the western Brisbane seat of Ryan for the Australian Labor Party, a party she had been a member of since 1981. Short was elected on 17 March 2001 at a by-election following the resignation of John Moore in what was normally a safe Liberal seat.
The Liberals' preferred candidate, Michael Johnson, was unable to stand because he had not renounced his British citizenship. Short defeated former state Liberal president Bob Tucker, with a swing of 9.59%. Issues such as the introduction of the GST, and increased petrol and beer prices, dominated the by-election. The seat reverted to the Liberals at the general election in November 2001, in which Short was defeated by Michael Johnson.
Short has a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters of Health Planning, and is a registered dental therapist. Following her time in parliament, she worked at Teachers Union Health and DRUG ARM. She then helped establish Australia's first new Dental School in 57 years at Griffith University on the Gold Coast. She is currently Associate Professor of Oral Health at Central Queensland University in Rockhampton. She has published numerous articles in professional journals and has been awarded over $1m in competitive research grants. She is a life member of the Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists' Association, an Associate Fellow of the Australian College of Health Service Executives, and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
SEARCH Foundation AGM, 2009
SEARCH Foundation AGM, November 28. 2009.
Apologies: Caitlin Perry, Reg Wilding, John Bourne, John Varley, Gabrielle Kavanagh, Jack Tarlington, Richard Archer, Margaret Kirkby, Cat Kutay, Brian Manning, Jack Mundey, Judy Mundey, Meredith Burgmann, Pat Toms, Claire Moore, Leonie Short, Vera Nord, Doug Eaton, Bill Fleming, Connie Healy, John Hill, Norma Nord, Leonie Ebert, Jack Humphrys, Roger Keyes, Adrian Shackley, Rose Read, Louise Connor, Sophia Connor, Hannah Roe, Grahame McCulloch, Carmel Shute, Andrew Jones, Robert Jovanovski, George Koletsis, Joe Palmada, Max Bound, Claire Girroto, Audrey McDonald and Tom McDonald put in apologies to the SEARCH Foundation AGM, November 28, 2009.
SEARCH Foundation
SEARCH Foundation board, as of 2004:
- President: Richard Walsham;
- Vice-President: Louise Connor;
- Treasurer: Adam Farrar;
- Members: Brian Aarons, Greg Giles, Judith Klepner, Sally McManus, Richard Archer, Leonie Short, John Wishart.
- Appointed Secretary: Peter Murphy[1]
SEARCH personnel
SEARCH Foundation President Richard Walsham, 2002 AGM:
- We need to thank Peter Murphy, Janice Workman and Michele Freeman for their ongoing efforts in keeping the administrative and political work of SEARCH on track. The publication, SEARCH News is particularly valuable in keeping members up to date and informed of our work, and providing information and analysis of current political developments.
- We farewelled Senator Claire Moore from the Committee and welcomed to the Committee, Leonie Short, who had that remarkable by-election win in Ryan at the beginning of last year which many predicted, unfortunately inaccurately, marked the beginning of the end for John Howard.
- The Committee has once again functioned very well and extremely conscientiously. It has not only determined allocation of grants, but held useful discussions on political issues which have been reflected in SEARCH News.[2]