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Gerry McCarthy
Gerald Francis McCarthy (born 30 June 1958) is an Australian politician. He was a Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch), Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, holding the seat of Electoral division of Barkly, Barkly from the 2008 Northern Territory general election, 2008 general election until he retired at the 2020 Northern Territory general election, 2020 election. He was Minister for Housing and Community Development (Northern Territory), Minister for Housing and Community Development, Minister for Essential Services (Northern Territory), Minister for Essential Services and Minister for Public Employment (Northern Territory), Minister for Public Employment in the Gunner Ministry from September 2016 to 2020. McCarthy also held several ministries in Paul Henderson (politician), Paul Henderson's cabinet: on 9 February 2009 he joined the cabinet as Minister for Transport and Minister for Correctional Services. On 6 August, he gained the ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Honourable
''The Honourable'' (Commonwealth English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific Style (manner of address), style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions. Use by governments International diplomacy In international diplomatic relations, representatives of foreign states are often styled as ''The Honourable''. Deputy chiefs of mission, , consuls-general, consuls and honorary consuls are always given the style. All heads of consular posts, whether they are honorary or career postholders, are accorded the style according to the State Department of the United States. However, the style ''Excellency'' instead of ''The Honourable'' is used for ambassadors and high commissioners only. Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo In the Democrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abortion
Abortion is the early termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. Abortions that occur without intervention are known as miscarriages or "spontaneous abortions", and occur in roughly 30–40% of all pregnancies. Deliberate actions to end a pregnancy are called induced abortion, or less frequently "induced miscarriage". The unmodified word ''abortion'' generally refers to induced abortion. Common reasons for having an abortion are birth-timing and limiting family size. Other reasons include maternal health, an inability to afford a child, domestic violence, lack of support, feelings of being too young, wishing to complete an education or advance a career, or not being able or willing to raise a child conceived as a result of rape or incest. When done legally in industrialized societies, induced abortion is one of the safest procedures in medicine. Modern methods use medication or surgery for abortions. The drug mifepristone (aka RU-4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Labor Party Members Of The Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Following are lists of members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly: * Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 1974–1977 (1st parliament) * Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 1977–1980 (2nd parliament) * Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 1980–1983 (3rd parliament) * Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 1983–1987 (4th parliament) * Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 1987–1990 (5th parliament) * Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 1990–1994 (6th parliament) * Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 1994–1997 (7th parliament) * Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 1997–2001 (8th parliament) * Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2001–2005 (9th parliament) * Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2005–2008 (10th parliament) * Members of the Northern Territory Legislative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1958 Births
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls towards Earth from its orbit and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite to form the United Arab Republic. * February 2 – The ''Falcons'' aerobatic team of the Pakistan Air Force led by Wg Cdr Zafar Masud (air commodore), Mitty Masud set a World record loop, world record performing a 16 aircraft diamon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Kirby
Paul Andrew Kirby (born 27 February 1966) is an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Port Darwin in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2016 to 2024. Early life and career Kirby was the Northern Territory Organiser for the Electrical Trades Union of Australia Queensland and NT Branch before entering politics. Politics Kirby was preselected as the Labor candidate for Port Darwin ahead of the 2016 Territory election. The seat's incumbent, John Elferink of the Country Liberal Party, was retiring. Port Darwin had historically been a CLP stronghold, having been in that party's hands for all but two terms of its entire existence. Labor had only won it once, and only on a knife-edge, during its 2005 landslide. Going into the 2016 election, Port Darwin had a notional CLP majority of 9.7 percent after the redistribution, which would have made it a fairly safe CLP seat under normal circumstances. However, the CLP had been sinking in the polls for some t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Styles (politician)
Peter Donald Styles (born 8 July 1953) is an Australian politician. He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2016, representing the electorate of Sanderson. Born in Perth, Western Australia, Styles owned and operated a multi-purpose ship and worked as a public servant for the state government, before joining Western Australia Police. In 1981, he moved to Darwin and transferred to the Northern Territory Police where he served for 27 years. In 1991, he was awarded the National Medal, and was upgraded to 1st clasp in 2001. In 2008, he ran for parliament and was elected to the seat of Sanderson.Biography: Peter Styles , NT Government. He first served in the new CLP government as the Government Whip and Parliamentary Secretary assisting the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Lawler
Eva Dina Lawler (; born 18 August 1962) is an Australian former politician who served as the 13th chief minister of the Northern Territory from 2023 to 2024, holding office as the leader of the Territory Labor Party. She was a member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the electorate of Drysdale from 2016 until her defeat at the 2024 Northern Territory general election. Before becoming chief minister she held various ministerial offices in the Gunner and Fyles governments. Early life and career Lawler is the daughter of Valerie () and Dino Bilato. Her family worked in trucking and earthmoving industries, servicing materials for government projects. Her father was an Italian immigrant who arrived in Australia in 1952 and moved to Darwin in the late 1950s. At age 10 in 1972, she started playing hockey for the Palmerston RSL's hockey club, the Palmerston Saints. She and her family were evacuated after Cyclone Tracy in 1974, but returned to Darwin. She becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Chandler (politician)
Peter Glen Chandler (born 18 July 1965) is an Australian politician. He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, and held the seat of Brennan from 2008 to 2016. He was Deputy Chief Minister from 2014 to 2015 and a minister under both Terry Mills and Adam Giles. He lost his seat at the 2016 general election. Chandler lives in Palmerston with his wife, Robyn, and four children. Early life Chandler was born in Swan Hill, Victoria, and was educated at Warialda High School in New South Wales. He joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1985 in Queensland, and later transferred to the Northern Territory where he worked as a dog handler for the RAAF, and later worked for the City of Darwin. He also worked as a public servant for the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Defence Housing Australia. Political career Chandler was elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly at the 2008 NT election on 9 August, representing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chansey Paech
Chanston James "Chansey" Paech (, ; born 1987) is an Australian politician. He is a Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 2016, representing the electorate of Namatjira until 2020 and Gwoja thereafter. He is of Arrente, Arabana and Gurindji descent. Early life and education Chanston James Paech was born in 1987 in Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory of Australia. His mother is Aboriginal, of the Arrernte and Gurindji peoples, and his father of German descent. He is the great-great-grandson of Central Australian pioneer, Topsy Smith, and the great-great nephew of bushman Walter Smith. Paech is the only openly gay male MP in the NT Legislative Assembly, and before entering politics, he was a prominent LGBT rights activist. Paech was educated in Alice Springs and participated in many youth programs, including the inaugural National Indigenous Youth Parliament. He went on to study at Charles Darwin University in the fields of enviro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Worden
Kathryn Jane Worden is an Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2016 to 2024, representing the electorate of Sanderson. Early life and career Worden moved to Australia with her family in 1981, attending school in Adelaide. She moved to Ngukkurr in the Northern Territory in 1985. Worden was an Alderman on the City of Darwin Council for three years. She was the Chair of the Community and Cultural, and Arts and Cultural Development Committees. She was critical of Lord Mayor Katrina Fong Lim for accepting funding from the CLP Government for a velodrome that has to date still not been updated Before entering politics, Worden worked at the Northern Territory Department of Housing overseeing complaints and compliance. Worden has been married twice. She has four children and nine grandchildren. Politics Worden challenged Deputy Chief Minister Peter Styles in his seat of Sanderson. She won in a rout, taking over 60 percent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
