Hetty Johnston
Encyclopedia
Hetty Margarette Johnston (born 27 September 1958) is an Australia
n child abuse
campaigner who runs a child protection organisation called Bravehearts. She has attracted media attention by voicing her opinions on a number of child protection issues involving high-profile members of the Australian public. These have included the artist Bill Henson
, and the former Governor-General of Australia
Peter Hollingworth
.Johnston made her name by starting the campaign that she claims eventually brought down Peter Hollingworth as Governor-General in 2003 over child sexual abuse in the Anglican Church over which he had presided in Brisbane.
Johnston has published a book detailing her beliefs called In the Best Interests of the Child.
Senate
seat in the federal election.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n child abuse
Child abuse
Child abuse is the physical, sexual, emotional mistreatment, or neglect of a child. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Children And Families define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or...
campaigner who runs a child protection organisation called Bravehearts. She has attracted media attention by voicing her opinions on a number of child protection issues involving high-profile members of the Australian public. These have included the artist Bill Henson
Bill Henson
Bill Henson is an Australian contemporary art photographer.-Background:Henson's art has been exhibited in many locations, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Venice Biennale, the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, the Art Gallery of New South Wales in...
, and the former Governor-General of Australia
Governor-General of Australia
The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia at federal/national level of the Australian monarch . He or she exercises the supreme executive power of the Commonwealth...
Peter Hollingworth
Peter Hollingworth
Peter John Hollingworth AC, OBE is an Australian Anglican bishop. He served as the Archbishop of Brisbane for 11 years before becoming the 23rd Governor-General of Australia from 2001 until 2003....
.Johnston made her name by starting the campaign that she claims eventually brought down Peter Hollingworth as Governor-General in 2003 over child sexual abuse in the Anglican Church over which he had presided in Brisbane.
Johnston has published a book detailing her beliefs called In the Best Interests of the Child.
Politics
In 2004 Hetty Johnston unsuccessfully stood for a QueenslandQueensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
Senate
Australian Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,...
seat in the federal election.