Bruce Teakle
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Bruce Teakle is an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n birth activist.

Grandson of Professor Hartley Teakle
Hartley Teakle
Laurence John Hartley Teakle was Professor of Agriculture from 1947 until 1963 at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. He undertook his academic training in both California, USA and Australia. His expertise lay particularly into soil quality and structure...

 he was born in California but lived most of his life, other than a short stint in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

, in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

. He is married and has three children. He was the Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

 President of the Maternity Coalition
Maternity Coalition
The Maternity Coalition is an Australian advocacy group which aims to improve the provision of maternity services to parents. It consists of individuals as well as other non-government organisations.-Philosophy:The Maternity Coalition:...

, from 2005 - 2007. In March 2007 he became Vice President of the Maternity Coalition. He is both a political lobbyist and also writes about self-sufficiency and alternate energy.
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