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Guy Zangari
Gaetano "Guy" Zangari (; born 1970 or 1971) is an Australian former politician. He was a Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch), Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from March 2011 to March 2023, representing the electorate of electoral district of Fairfield, Fairfield. Zangari is a dual Australian and Italian citizen. Zangari was a teacher at various high schools in Western Sydney for over 16 years. He spent over eight years teaching at Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield, and later worked as a Pastoral care, Pastoral Care Coordinator at Freeman Catholic College in Bonnyrigg, New South Wales, Bonnyrigg. On 18 November 2010, he was preselected unopposed for the seat of Fairfield to replace the former Member, Joe Tripodi, who announced he would be quitting parliament at the 2011 New South Wales election, 2011 NSW state election. Zangari won with 40.7% of the votes, compared to Liberal Party candidate Charbel Saliba who received 37.9%. At th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Fairfield
Fairfield is an New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts, electoral district of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Western Sydney, Sydney's West. Fairfield has historically been one of the safest seats in New South Wales and is considered a part of Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch), Labor's heartland in Western Sydney. It is currently represented by David Saliba of the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch), Labor Party, who was elected at the 2023 New South Wales state election. Fairfield was created in 1953. Geography On its current boundaries, Fairfield includes the suburbs of Carramar, New South Wales, Carramar, Fairfield, New South Wales, Fairfield, Fairfield East, New South Wales, Fairfield East, Fairfield Heights, New South Wales, Fairfield Heights, Guildford West, New South Wales, Guildford West, Old Guildford, New South Wales, Old Guildford, Wakeley, New Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Jobs And Tourism
The Minister for Jobs and Tourism is a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibilities for tourism in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Tourism has often been combined with other portfolio responsibilities, most commonly Sport. The Minister in Charge of Tourist Activities and Immigration was a ministry in the government of New South Wales, responsible for promoting New South Wales as a place to visit and encouraging migration through its offices in London, and for the management of government-owned resorts. It was created in 1946 and abolished in 1950. Role and responsibilities A government agency responsible for tourism and immigration was first created in 1905, the Intelligence Department, whose duties were "designed to make the attractions and possibilities of the State better known at home and a abroad, and to promote settlement on the land and to encourage immigration". It was renamed the Immigration and Tourist Bureau in 1908. In 1919 the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Catholic University
Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a public university in Australia. It has seven Australian campuses and also maintains a campus in Rome. History Australian Catholic University was opened on 1 January 1991 following the amalgamation of four Catholic tertiary institutions in eastern Australia: * Catholic College of Education Sydney, New South Wales * Institute of Catholic Education, Victoria * McAuley College, Queensland * Signadou College of Education, Australian Capital Territory These institutions had their origins in the mid-1800s, when religious orders and institutes became involved in preparing teachers for Catholic schools and, later, nurses for Catholic hospitals. Through a series of amalgamations, relocations, transfers of responsibilities and diocesan initiatives, more than 20 historical entities have contributed to the creation of the university. Governance and structure ACU's vice-chancellor and president, Zlatko Skrbis, is responsible for representing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)
The New South Wales Labor Party, officially known as the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) and commonly referred to simply as NSW Labor, is the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). The branch is the current ruling party in the state of New South Wales and is led by Chris Minns, who has served concurrently as premier of New South Wales since 2023. The parliamentary leader is elected from and by the members of the Caucus#In Commonwealth nations, party caucus, comprising all party members in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly and New South Wales Legislative Council, Legislative Council. The party factions have a strong influence on the election of the leader. The leader's position is dependent on the continuing support of the caucus (and party factions) and the leader may be deposed by failing to win a vote of confidence of parliamentary members. By convention, the premier sits in the Legislative Assembly, and is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainment. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and claims to be the most widely read masthead in the country. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The newspaper is published in Compact (newspaper), compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, ''The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an Website, online site and Mobile app, app, seven days a week. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Collier (politician)
Barry Joseph Collier (born 5 December 1949) is an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2015, representing the electorate of Miranda. Collier retired at the 2011 election, but contested and won a 2013 by-election when his successor, Liberal Graham Annesley, resigned. Collier then retired a second time at the 2015 election. In September 2016, Collier was elected to Sutherland Shire Council, serving as a Councillor representing B Ward. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2017 Australia Day Honours List for services to the Parliament of New South Wales, to the law and to education. Education Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) with Merit (UNSW); Graduate Diploma in Education (UNSW); Diploma in Law, BAB (Sydney); Graduate, Australian Institute of Company Directors. Teaching and legal careers From 1973 to 1989, Collier was a high school economics teacher wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Cotsis
Sophie Cotsis (; born 19 November 1973) is an Australian politician and current New South Wales Government, New South Wales Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Work Health and Safety in the Minns ministry since April 2023. She was a Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch), Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 7 September 2010 to 16 September 2016, when she resigned in order to contest a 2016 Canterbury state by-election, by-election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly seat of Electoral district of Canterbury, Canterbury. Early life The daughter of Greek migrants, Cotsis grew up in the St George (Sydney), St George district together with her brother. She was educated at Canterbury South Public School and at Kingsgrove High School before matriculating to Macquarie University, where Cotsis became a member of the university's Hellenic Studies Foundation and established a program that preserved the Greek la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Furolo
Robert Anthony Furolo (born 27 July 1969) is an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2015, representing the electorate of Lakemba. Furolo was born in Sydney, and grew up in its outer western suburbs. He worked in the transport industry after leaving school, working as a McDonald's manager for a period, before returning to university to study economics and industrial relations. He was appointed as an advisor to his local MLA, member for Hurstville and future Premier Morris Iemma in 1994. He worked for Iemma for nine years, remaining on his staff after his appointment as a minister in 1999, before leaving to work as a public relations consultant in 2003. Political career Furolo was elected to the City of Canterbury Canterbury (), also known as the City of Canterbury, is a local government district with city status in Kent, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Canterbury, where the counci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Robertson (politician, Born 1962)
John Cameron "Robbo" Robertson (born 16 November 1962) is a former Australian politician who served as the leader of the Labor Party in New South Wales from 2011 to 2014. Before entering politics he was prominent in the union movement. Robertson was born in Sydney, and worked as an electrician before becoming an organiser for the Electrical Trades Union. He became an industrial officer with the Labor Council of New South Wales in 1991, and was elected assistant secretary in 1998 and secretary in 2001. He also served as a vice-president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. Robertson entered the New South Wales Legislative Council in 2008, and was appointed to cabinet in 2009. He switched to the Legislative Assembly at the 2011 state election, where the Labor Party suffered a heavy defeat. Robertson was elected party leader following Kristina Keneally's resignation, becoming leader of the opposition. He resigned the leadership in the aftermath of the 2014 Sydney hostage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Multiculturalism (New South Wales)
The Minister for Multiculturalism is a minister of the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for social policy and welfare, including multiculturalism in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Minister since 5 April 2023 is Steve Kamper, who also holds the Small Business, Lands and Property, and Sport portfolios. The Minister assists the Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services administer her portfolio through the Department of Communities and Justice. List of ministers Former ministerial titles Assisting ministers See also * List of New South Wales government agencies References {{New South Wales ministerial portfolios Multiculturalism Multiculturalism is the coexistence of multiple cultures. The word is used in sociology, in political philosophy, and colloquially. In sociology and everyday usage, it is usually a synonym for ''Pluralism (political theory), ethnic'' or cultura ... Multiculturalism in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Veterans (New South Wales)
The Minister for Veterans is a minister of the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for veterans' affairs in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Minister since 5 April 2023 is David Harris, who also holds the Aboriginal Affairs portfolio. The Minister assists the Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Inclusion administer her portfolio through the Stronger Communities cluster, in particular through the Department of Communities and Justice and a range of other government agencies. List of ministers See also * List of New South Wales government agencies * Minister for Veterans' Affairs (Australia) ** Minister for Veterans (Victoria) ** Minister for Veterans (Western Australia) References {{Government of New South Wales Veterans A veteran () is a person who has significant experience (and is usually adept and esteemed) and expertise in an job, occupation or Craft, field. A military veteran is a person who is no longer s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penny Sharpe
Penelope Gail Sharpe (born 22 October 1970) is an Australian politician. She has served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2005, representing the Labor Party. Since March 2023, Sharpe is the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council and the Vice-President of the Executive Council since Labor's election victory in March 2023, having previously served as leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council between 2021 and 2023. In the Labor Party leadership contest in November 2018, Sharpe was elected Deputy Leader under Michael Daley. After Daley's resignation in the aftermath of the March 2019 state election, Sharpe became interim Leader, serving until the June leadership election, which she did not contest. She was succeeded as leader by Jodi McKay and as deputy leader by Yasmin Catley. Sharpe was briefly absent from the Legislative Council in 2015 when she resigned to contest the Legislative Assembly seat of Newtown at the 2015 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
