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Delahunty was born in Victoria, Australia and educated at Loreto College, in Victoria.
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She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Latrobe University. Delahunty was a news journalist for the American Broadcasting Company and Network Ten from 1975-1996. She appeared in news and current affairs programs such as Four Corners and The 7.30 Report.
Aiding and Abetting was about the improper use of Australian aid money in the Philippines.
In the late 1980s, Delahunty, then the chief newsreader for the American Broadcasting Company in Victoria, was parodied by comedian Jean Kittson on The Big Gig, where Kittson portrayed a snobbish, acid-tongued announcer called Veronica Glenhuntly (whose surname was taken from that of the elite Melbourne suburb). Delahunty was elected to the seat of Northcote in the Victorian Legislative Assembly at a 1998 by-election.
Her maiden speech was about the implications of the Fitzgerald report for Victoria, especially in regard to police corruption. Delahunty was Minister for Education from 1999-2002, during the term of the first Bracks Government.
She was the Minister for the Arts from 1999-2006, Minister for Women"s Affairs from 2002-2006, and Minister for Planning from 2002-2005.
As Minister for Planning, she was responsible for the media presentation of Melbourne 2030. She did not contest her seat at the 2006 state election.
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