Craig Stephen Bildstien (born 20 November 1957) in an Australian journalist and former politician, who was a

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member for the

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seat of

Mildura Mildura ( ) is a regional city in north-west Victoria, Australia. Located on the Victorian side of the Murray River, Mildura had a population of 34,565 at the 2021 census. When nearby Wentworth, Irymple, Nichols Point, Merbein and Red ...

from 1988 to 1996. Born in Mildura, he attended Merbein High School. Before entering politics, Bildstien worked as a journalist, joining the '' Sunraysia Daily'' in 1974, and later '' The Border Mail'' as a rural affairs writer. From 1981 to 1982, Bildstien was press secretary for the Victorian Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs, before returning to journalism as a political editor for '' The News'' in Adelaide. After a few years back at the ''Sunraysia Daily'' as chief sub-editor, during which time he was a councillor in the Mildura City Council, Bildstien returned to ''The News'' as the paper's chief political writer.Bildstien, Craig Stephen
''re-member'' (Parliament of Victoria). Bildstien nominated as a Liberal Party candidate for Mildura in the

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, and was elected on 1 October. He sat on several committees, and was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture from 1992 to 1996. At the 1996 state election, he was defeated by independent candidate

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. After leaving politics, Bildstien returned to South Australia, where he worked as a chief of staff for the Premier,

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; chief of staff to

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; press secretary for the federal member for Hindmarsh, Chris Gallus; and media advisor for the Adelaide City Council. He then joined the Adelaide ''

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'' in various reporting and editorial roles.The controversial Craig Bildstein files
''Crikey!''. He was formerly the director of media and stakeholder relations in the Office of the

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.Fair Work tells bosses to pay back money
''ABC News'', 15 March 2012.Bildstien Craig
, Linkedin.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bildstien, Craig 1957 births Living people Australian journalists Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Victoria (state) local councillors People from Mildura