Sally Talbot
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Sally Elizabeth Talbot (born 22 March 1953)[1] is an Australian politician. She was a Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 2005 to 2025, representing the region of South West. She is aligned to the left faction; and been an active member of Emily's List. Whilst she held the position of Shadow Minister for ten portfolios from 2007-2013, since the McGowan and subsequently Cook governments came to power, she has not been appointed a Minister.[1] Talbot called the belief that sex is immutable to be "right wing extremism". She was quoted in 2024 as saying that "[S]ex is also regarded now as a social construct."[2]
In July 2024, she announced her retirement from politics.[3]
Biography
Talbot came from a family active in the British Labour Party where politics was actively discussed and engaged in.[4] At 16 she finished her secondary schooling and attended the Royal College of Music in London, specialising in the cello. She spent the next 15 years working as a musician,[5] however she said her life always turned back to her interest in politics.[6]
While attending Murdoch University in Perth in 1983, she joined the staff as a federal member of parliament, her first formal job in politics. In 2001 she became the Assistant Secretary of the Labor Party, a position she held until 2005. It was in this role that she discovered the importance of engaging ordinary citizens in politics to create a better community, thus it was important to have active and healthy political parties.[6] She left her staff role with the party to become a member of parliament, and later as the first President of the Western Australian branch of the Labor Party to be elected by popular ballot in 2008.[5]
Her doctorate in philosophy from Murdoch University was published, "Partial Reason: Critical and Constructive Transformations of Ethics and Epistemology".
Personal life
Talbot was in a relationship with Wendy Fatin, a retired federal politician;[6] a son David was born into their relationship in 1986.[7] She has since married Jon Ford, a former Minister in the Gallop and Carpenter governments[8] and they live in Denmark, Western Australia.
References
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