In 1973 Roberta McRae travelled to Malaysia with Australian Volunteers Abroad and taught English as a second language at the Mara Institute of Technology.
11 Facts About Roberta McRae
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Roberta McRae returned to Australia in 1974, gained employment as public servant in the Department of Education and developed curriculum materials for the teaching of English as a second language in Australian primary schools.
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From 1976 to 1989, Roberta McRae was employed by the Canberra College Technical and Further Education and the University of Canberra to train ESL teachers and completed a Graduate Diploma in Multicultural Studies at the College of Advanced Education in Armidale, New South Wales and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts at the Australian National University in 1984.
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Roberta McRae worked as a speechwriter in the early days of the first ACT Administration, and in the Australian Public Service Commission where she managed a major review of the impact of Equal Employment Opportunity programs on people of non-English speaking backgrounds.
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Roberta McRae was initially elected to the second ACT Legislative Assembly at the 1992 general election, and elected to represent Ginninderra in the Assembly in 1995 general election.
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Roberta McRae contested the 1998 ACT general election, however was unsuccessful in retaining her seat.
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Roberta McRae worked initially with the Education Network of Australia and then the Department of Health and Aged Care as a deputy director.
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Roberta McRae returned to study and by 2003 had completed a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice at the Australian National University and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from Macquarie University.
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Roberta McRae commenced employment as a lawyer specialising in residential and commercial property conveyancing and commercial law before teaching real estate and property law at the Australian National University on a casual basis.
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Since 2010 Roberta McRae has lectured in property law at the Australian National University, College of Law.
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In 1990, Roberta McRae was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to migrant assistance.