Professor Freda Briggs AO, wrote several books on Child Protection, a subject about which she was passionate. She had a long history of employment in child protection as a lecturer and researcher, former teacher, child protection police officer and social worker and, finally, as Emeritus Professor of Child Development at the University of South Australia. Professor Briggs received the Order of Australia (2005), the Inaugural Australian Humanitarian Award, the Centenary Medal, a Rotary International Award and numerous other awards and was Senior Australian of the Year (2000) for her pioneering work in protecting children.
