Editing Mary Hansen (section)

== Early life ==
Mary Therese Hansen was born on 1 November 1966 in [[Maryborough, Queensland|Maryborough]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name="Glaister" /> Her father, [[Brendan Percival Hansen]], [[Order of Australia|OAM]] (1922{{spaced ndash}}1999), was a trade unionist and [[Australian Labor Party]] parliamentarian; and her mother, Moira Ann Hansen (née O'Sullivan), was a light opera singer and is contributor to the Maryborough arts community.<ref name="Glaister">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/dec/14/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries|title=Obituary: Mary Hansen|work= [[The Guardian]]|last=Glaister|first=Dan|date=14 December 2002|accessdate=11 September 2012}}</ref> Hansen and her family were of Irish Catholic and Danish descent.<ref name="FCC">{{Cite web|url=https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1G1-529341849/mary-sings-in-central-park-maryborough-girl-made|title="Mary Sings in Central Park; Maryborough Girl Made Her Mark in Music Industry in London"|last=Seymour|first=George|date=2 March 2018|website=[[Fraser Coast Chronicle]]|access-date=9 January 2019|archive-date=14 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414112452/https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1G1-529341849/mary-sings-in-central-park-maryborough-girl-made|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her parents were married at St Mary's Catholic Church, Maryborough in 1960. She was one of eight children, with her brothers (John, Tim and Gerry) and four sisters (Jenny, Maureen, Susie and Kate).<ref name="Qld">{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=1739411422&p=1|title=Profile|publisher=Government of Queensland|date=11 September 2012}}</ref> Hansen was trained by her mother and entered [[eisteddfod]]au. She left secondary school at age 17 and worked in a bank.<ref name="Glaister" />