Sydney James Stirling (born 16 December 1951) is a former Australian politician. He was the

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member for

Nhulunbuy Nhulunbuy () is a town and locality in the far north of the Northern Territory of Australia. Founded on the Gove Peninsula in north-east Arnhem Land when a bauxite mine and deep water port were established in the late 1960s, the town's econ ...

in the

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from 1990 to 2008. Stirling was born in

Kyneton, Victoria Kyneton ( ) is a town in the Macedon Ranges region of central Victoria, Australia. The Calder Freeway bypasses Kyneton to the north and east. The town has three main streets: Mollison Street, Piper Street and High Street. Piper Street has ...

, and worked as a teacher before his election to parliament. He challenged for the Labor leadership twice, but was easily defeated. In 1999 he was elected Deputy Leader to

Clare Martin Clare Majella Martin (born 15 June 1952) is a former Australian journalist and politician. She was elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in a shock by-election win in 1995. She was appointed Opposition Leader in 1999, and won ...

, and served as Deputy Chief Minister following the ALP's election win in 2001. He resigned along with Martin in November 2007, and retired at the 2008 election. He has served as president of the Northern Territory division of the Labor Party. Stirling was appointed a Member of the

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in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, for "significant service to the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory, and to the community".

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1951 births Living people Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Members of the Order of Australia Australian Labor Party members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Deputy chief ministers of the Northern Territory Attorneys-general of the Northern Territory Treasurers of the Northern Territory People from Kyneton 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-NorthernTerritory-MLA-stub