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Name	David Frederick Barnett
Born	27 September, 1931 Cremorne, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	6 August, 2022 (aged 90) Bruce, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Occupation or Descriptor *	journalist (1950-1955) New South Wales, Australia journalist (1955-1971) Overseas political journalist (1971-1975) Australian Capital Territory, Australia political journalist (1975-1990) Australian Capital Territory, Australia press secretary (1975-1982) Federal, Australia
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1980)
Political Activism *	Liberal Party (federal) (press secretary, 1975-1982)
Workplaces *	Sun (Sydney) newspaper (journalist, 1949) Australian Associated Press (journalist, 1966-1975) Australian Associated Press (sub-editor, 1966-1971)

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