David Simmons (Australian politician)

[1] After graduation, Simmons taught at Tullibigeal Central, Bletchington and Broken Hill North before changing to secondary teaching and transferring to Bathurst High School where he became Head Teacher of Social Science.

Additionally, there was a belief expressed in some quarters that an identity card or national registration procedure might assist the government's administration processes.

[4] Legislation was introduced into Parliament and finally rejected by the Australian Senate in 1987 after significant community concerns, including privacy.

[2] During his Parliamentary career, Simmons was the Australian representative at the UN in New York for three months and delivered an address on the apartheid policy in South Africa.

In 2006, it was reported that she was on the ALP administrative committee and served as campaign manager for Jodi McKay, Labor candidate and subsequent Member for Newcastle.