Jocelyn Newman

Jocelyn Margaret Mullett was born in 1937 in Melbourne, the eldest of three surviving children of Lyndhurst Mullett, a solicitor, and his wife Margaret (née Maughan). She was educated at Mont Albert Central School and Presbyterian Ladies' College. She was a barrister and solicitor before entering Parliament. ==Political career==

Newman was appointed to the Senate on 13 March 1986. In her first Senate speech, she quoted Dame Enid Lyons's first speech in the House of Representatives [from 1943]: "I know so well that fear, want and idleness can kill the spirit of any people. But I know too that security can be bought at too great a cost—the cost of spiritual freedom." ==Personal life==

Newman was married to Kevin Newman from 1961 until his death in 1999, and had two children, including Campbell Newman. She was successfully treated for breast cancer during her time in office. Newman died at Berry, New South Wales on 1 April 2018, aged 80, from Alzheimer's disease. ==See also==