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Marie Porter

Marie Porter (born 4 November 1939) is a researcher, writer and advocate for the welfare of women and children. She founded the Australian Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (AMIRCI) in 2001. In her role as founder and chairperson of AMIRCI, Porter has presided over multiple international conferences held in Australia. These events are attended by a network of academics, postgraduate students, artists, health professionals and lawyers.Porter has also been an active advocate in the field of disability and was instrumental in the establishment of several organisations focused on the severely physically disabled including Friends of Brain Injured Children in 1977, the Mamre Association (respite care for parents of disabled people) in 1983 and NIRAN Inc (permanent residential accommodation for severely disabled adults) in 1990.

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