Astrid Perry-Indermaur

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Astrid Perry-Indermaur
OAM
Education Western Sydney University (PhD)
Occupation(s)activist, non-profit executive
Relatives In der Maur (family)
Awards Medal of the Order of Australia

Astrid Perry-Indermaur OAM is an Australian women's activist and advocate for migrant communities. She serves as the Head of Women, Equity, and Domestic and Family Violence for Settlement Services International. Perry-Indermaur was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia during the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours.

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Biography

Perry-Indermaur is from Carlton, New South Wales. [1] She graduated with a doctorate from Western Sydney University in 2004. Her thesis was "Regimes of truth : gender, achievement and parent participation in New South Wales public schools". [2]

Perry-Indermaur is an advocate for migrant communities and for women in Australia. [1] She served as Secretary for the Immigrant Women's Speakout Association Of New South Wales Inc. [3] Perry-Indermaur also served as the Head of Women, Equity & Domestic and Family Violence for the Australian non-profit organization Settlement Services International. [4] [5]

Perry-Indermaur was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for "service to the community through migrant and women's organisations" during the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours. [6]

On 31 January 2023, Perry-Indermaur spoke before the Parliament of Australia as a representative of Settlement Services International. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dr Astrid Perry-Indermaur receives Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. Perry-Indermaur, Astrid (2004), Regimes of truth : gender, achievement and parent participation in New South Wales public schools, Western Sydney University, retrieved 7 August 2024
  3. "people". www.acnc.gov.au.
  4. Hannah (19 September 2023). "DFV funding a win for migrant and refugee women and children". SSI. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  5. "Call for better solutions for victim-survivors | Community Legal Centres NSW". www.clcnsw.org.au. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  6. "Queen's Birthday Honours list". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  7. corporateName=Commonwealth Parliament; address=Parliament House, Canberra. "Appendix 2 - Public hearings". www.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 6 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)