Alan Peter Steedman was an Australian politician. At Melbourne University he edited Farrago

Farrago

First published on 3 April 1925, Farrago is Australia's oldest student newspaper. Farrago is published by the Melbourne University Student Union.- Name :...

, the Melbourne University Student Union

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 paper. He also edited Lot's Wife at Monash University

Monash University

Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....

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In 1983, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives

Australian House of Representatives

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 as the Labor

Australian Labor Party

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 member for Casey

Division of Casey

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, defeating Liberal

Liberal Party of Australia

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 MP Peter Falconer

Peter Falconer

Peter David Falconer was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he attended Monash University before becoming a management consultant. He served as Press Secretary to Senator Ivor Greenwood and as Secretary to federal Opposition Leader Billy Snedden before his own election to the Australian...

. He was defeated the next year and retired from politics. Pete Steedman was the Executive Director of the not-for-profit company Ausmusic from 1988 to 1996.