Deborah Thiele was born in Waikere, South Australia. In 1994, she was named the Australian Rural Woman of the Year. In the 2007 Federal election, she stood as a candidate for the National Party. In 2007, she was appointed to the Telstra Country Wide advisory board. In 2010, she stood as a candidate in the state election in South Australia.

Published Resources

Newspaper Articles

• 'Advisory Board: SA Appointment', The Advertiser, 22 November 2006, p. 53. Details

Online Resources

• 'Thiele, Deborah (Debbie)', The Australian Women's Register, National Foundation for Australian Women, http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE4457b.htm. Details
• Henningham, Nikki, 'Debbie Thiele', in Brilliant Ideas and Huge Visions: ABC Radio Australian Rural Women of the Year -1994 - 1997, Australian Women’s Archives Project, 2011, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/rwya/thiele.html. Details