Dennis Stevenson

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Biography

Stevenson was born in Template:NSWcity, New South Wales and worked as a photogrammatist, company director, an operator of health centres and trainer in sales, marketing, public speaking and motivation. He has also worked as a life coach, business consultant, counselor and laborer. Immediately prior to his parliamentary career he served in the NSW Police Force from 1965 to 1973,[1] primarily training personnel in intelligence matters. Stevenson served in the reserve forces of the Australian Army between 1966 and 1973.[1]

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Since his political career Stevenson moved to Queensland and campaigned on civil-liberties issues including against the water fluoridation[3] and highlighting the decline of Australian democracy.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Stevenson was the compere at the Template:NSWcity Forum between 1992 and 2008.[4]

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New title Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly
1989–1995
Served alongside: Berry, Collaery, Connolly, Duby, Follett, Grassby, Humphries,
Jensen, Kaine, Kinloch, Maher, Moore, Nolan, Prowse, Stefaniak, Wood, Whalan
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