336:. She served on the Printing Committee and the Joint Committee on the Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings, and supported quotas for Australian content on radio and television. Her speeches showed "a keen interest in aircraft noise, foreign policy, social welfare reform and education". Her parliamentary career came to an end after a single term, as she lost her seat to Labor's
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Kemp, Miles (16 February 2002). "Remarkable woman of many 'firsts'".
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623:"Women in Federal Parliament: Kay Brownbill"
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