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Deborah Fitzgerald


Deborah Fitzgerald

Class of 1981

Class of 1981Congratulations to Deborah on recieving a Doctor of Arts from the University of Sydney. Deborah’s research and thesis on Australian poet, Dorothea Mackellar, has attracted accolades from the university and beyond.

During the course of her studies, Deborah was awarded the University of Sydney’s 2021 Dame Leonie Kramer Prize in Australian Poetry, and the Thomas Henry Coulson Scholarship. She was also recognised with the 2021 Abbie Clancy Award from The Society of Women Writers NSW for her abstract ‘Dorothea Mackellar: Whose Country?’

Deborah’s success now sees her rewriting her thesis as an official biography, with her publishers expecting to release it in late 2023.

Young Alumni Achiever

2023 nominations are now open

Emmanuel College takes inspiration from the contributions made to our communities by our students of the past. Even alumni who have not long finished school are demonstrating to us their success and community spirit via a great variety of paths, helping to shape our College and the communities we live in and serve.

Help us to uncover your amazing classmates aged under 35 by nominating them to be a Young Alumni Achiever.

Or contact Candice Hampstead, Alumni Coordinator at Emmanuel 03 5560 0845 or [email protected]

Inala Cooper

Inala Cooper (Dodson)

Class of 1995

Inspiring Alumni, Inala Cooper can now add author to her long list of achievements, with the publication of her very first book - Marrul: Aboriginal Identity & the Fight for Rights.
In Marrul, Inala explores the personal impact that events in Australia’s colonial history have had on herself, her family and the rights of Indigenous Australians. She explores what reconciliation might look like, and how we as a nation find justice for Indigenous people.
Marrul is one of a series of books that sees various experts reflect on the challenges facing Australia today. Published alongside other well known names such as Kevin Rudd and Jill Hennessy, each text tackles national issues of importance such as leadership in modern politics, managing a pandemic, gender affairs, or the role of the public service.

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