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Barry Jones (Australian politician)
Australian politician (born )
Barry Owen JonesAC FAA FAHA FTSE FASSA FACE FRSA (born 11 October ) is an Australian polymath, writer, teacher, lawyer, social activist, quiz champion, and former politician in the Australian Labor Party.
Barry jones bio
He campaigned against the death penalty throughout the s, particularly against the execution of Ronald Ryan. He is on the National Trust's list of Australian Living Treasures.
Early life and education
Barry Owen Jones was born on 11 October in Geelong, Victoria, and educated at Melbourne High School and the University of Melbourne, where he studied arts and law.[1]
Early career
Jones began his career as a teacher at Dandenong High School, where he taught for nine years, before becoming a household name as an Australian quiz champion in the s on Bob Dyer's Pick a Box, a radio show from , televised from He was known for taking issue with Dyer about certain