Always Say Yes: A giant of Australian social policy
David Scott
Oct 2014 · Allen & Unwin
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'I was 13 when I decided what I wanted to do in life was travel and have adventures, be of some use to other people, and have a family. Life worked out pretty much as I hoped.'
Born into middle-class poverty in the 1920s, David Scott was on course for a corporate career until his uncle, Father Gerard Tucker, invited him to become part of The Brotherhood of St Laurence.
Scott went on to become the director of the Brotherhood turning it into the most significant agency for social welfare in Australia. He also formed Community Aid Abroad (now Oxfam) and played a leading role in galvanising support for the East Timorese people when Indonesia invaded.
Always Say Yes follows Scott's life and accomplishments and celebrates one of our giants of social policy.
Born into middle-class poverty in the 1920s, David Scott was on course for a corporate career until his uncle, Father Gerard Tucker, invited him to become part of The Brotherhood of St Laurence.
Scott went on to become the director of the Brotherhood turning it into the most significant agency for social welfare in Australia. He also formed Community Aid Abroad (now Oxfam) and played a leading role in galvanising support for the East Timorese people when Indonesia invaded.
Always Say Yes follows Scott's life and accomplishments and celebrates one of our giants of social policy.
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David Scott was born in Melbourne, where he attended Melbourne Grammar School. After leaving school early he joined the Argus newspaper while waiting to join the Navy. He became a member of the gun crew on the destroyer HMAS Arunta during the Second World War and was involved in numerous Pacific campaigns. He and his wife, Diana, had three children. Scott was described in his obituary as 'one of Australia's giants of social welfare and social policy'.
Carrie Hutchinson lives in Melbourne, where she works as a freelance ghost writer, copy writer and editor.
Carrie Hutchinson lives in Melbourne, where she works as a freelance ghost writer, copy writer and editor.
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