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Dame Marie Bashir's gift for championing causes
Dame Marie Bashir, NSW’s first female governor, was a psychiatrist and advocate who served from 2001 to 2014 and championed mental health and Indigenous wellbeing.
- On Tuesday, New South Wales Premier Chris Minns announced Dame Marie Bashir, first female governor of New South Wales, has died aged 95.
- A psychiatrist and clinical professor, Bashir served as a senior consultant to Aboriginal Medical Services in Redfern and Kempsey, focusing on adolescent mental health and Indigenous wellbeing.
- She accepted honours including Officer of the Order of Australia and Dame of the Order of Australia , was married to Sir Nicholas Shehadie for over 60 years, and has a 73-bed Royal Prince Alfred Hospital mental health facility named after her.
- Tributes poured in as officials announced a state funeral will be held in recognition of Dame Marie Bashir's contribution, with Premier Chris Minns honouring her as an extraordinary Australian.
- Her legacy includes founding the Aboriginal Mental Health Unit and Rivendell Child, Adolescent and Family Service, and she declined tenure extension to respect Sir Roden Cutler, earning more than 70 awards.
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First female NSW governor Dame Marie Bashir has died
Former NSW governor and "extraordinary Australian" Dame Marie Bashir has died.NSW Premier Chris Minns announced Bashir's death tonight and led tributes to "one of NSW's most respected public servants".Bashir was married to Sir Nicholas Shehadie for 61 years and was "a deeply loved mother" of three children and six grandchildren.READ MORE: Police extend Sydney protest ban but make tweaks ahead of Australia Day"On behalf of the people of NSW, I ex…
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