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Kerry Chikarovski
Kerry Anne Chikarovski (née Bartels; 4 April 1956) is a former Australian politician who served as leader of the Liberal Party in New South Wales and Leader of the Opposition between 1998 and 2002, the first woman to hold the post. Early life and career Chikarovski was born in Sydney to Jill and former Willoughby Mayor Greg Bartels AM. In 1964, her father took up a post working at the United Nations headquarters in New York, and she, along with her mother and three sisters, also moved, living there for the next five years. It was while living in New York that Chikarovski had a brief encounter with Robert F. Kennedy, which would influence her decision to go into politics years later. Upon returning to Sydney, Chikarovski finished her schooling at Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, in North Sydney. She completed a combined economics and law degree at the University of Sydney. While at University she joined the Economics Society, followed by the Law Society, where she was event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leader Of The Opposition (New South Wales)
The Leader of the Opposition is a title held by the leader of the second-largest party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of New South Wales. There is also a Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council. The leader acts as the public face of the opposition, leading the opposition on the floor of parliament. They act as a chief critic of the government and ultimately attempt to portray the opposition as a feasible alternate government. They are also given certain additional rights under parliamentary standing orders, such as extended time limits for speeches. The current leader of the opposition is Chris Minns, who was 2021 Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) leadership election, elected on 4 June 2021. Penny Sharpe serves as leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council. List of leaders of the opposition in New South Wales since 1901 ; Political parties Leaders of the opposition in the Legislative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and "the most widely-read masthead in the country." The newspaper is published in 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 online site and app, seven days a week. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. 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 the magazines ''Good Weekend'' (included in the Saturday edition of ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Industrial Relations (New South Wales)
The Minister for Industrial Relations is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities for matters relating to industrial and labour laws and regulation in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The portfolio was established in 1895 in the Reid ministry and titled Minister for Labour and Industry, held in conjunction with the Minister of Public Instruction. The current minister, since 21 December 2021, is Damien Tudehope who is also the Minister for Finance, the Vice-President of the Executive Council, and the Leader of Government Business in the Legislative Council. The minister is responsible for assisting the Premier and the Treasurer in the administration of their respective clusters. Ultimately the Minister is responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales. History The 1890s in New South Wales were a period of depression, with soaring unemployment and poverty, accompanied by industrial disputes and strikes, such as the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fahey (politician)
John Joseph Fahey AC (10 January 194512 September 2020) was an Australian politician who served as Premier of New South Wales from 1992 to 1995 and as the federal Minister for Finance from 1996 to 2001. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1984 to 1996 and the federal House of Representatives from 1996 to 2001. Fahey also served as president of the World Anti-Doping Agency and later became chancellor of the Australian Catholic University. Early life Fahey was born in Wellington, New Zealand, the son of Stephen Fahey, a farmer, and his wife Annie Fahey of Galway, Ireland. In 1956, Fahey migrated with his family to Picton, New South Wales. He was educated at Chevalier College in Bowral and the University of Sydney. He married Colleen Maree McGurren in 1968 and they had two daughters and one son. He became a naturalised Australian in 1973. Fahey also played 37 lower grade matches for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NSWRL. State politics Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Dominello
Victor Michael Dominello (born 30 July 1967 in Ryde, New South Wales, Ryde, New South Wales), is an Australian politician who has been the Government of New South Wales, New South Wales Minister for Customer Service (New South Wales), Minister for Customer Service in the second Berejiklian ministry since April 2019, and in the Perrottet ministry. Dominello is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing the electorate of electoral district of Ryde, Ryde for the Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division), Liberal Party since 2008. He had previously served as the Minister for Finance, Services and Property (New South Wales), Minister for Finance, Services and Property in the first Berejiklian ministry between January 2017 and March 2019; as the Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation between April 2015 and January 2017 in the Second Baird ministry, second Mike Baird, Baird government; as the Minister for Citizenship, Communities and the Mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Education (New South Wales)
The New South Wales Minister for Education and Early Learning is a minister in the New South Wales Government and has responsibilities that includes all schools and institutes of higher education in New South Wales, Australia. The current Minister for Education and Early Learning is Sarah Mitchell, since 30 January 2017. The minister is supported by the Minister for Skills and Training, presently Alister Henskens, since 21 December 2021. Together, the ministers administer the portfolio through the Education cluster, in particular the Department of Education, TAFE NSW, and a range of other government agencies. Ultimately, the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales. Office history The role of administering the education system in New South Wales began with the passing by the New South Wales Legislative Council of the ''National Education Board Act 1848'', which emulated the 'National' system of education established in Ireland by Lord Stanley in 1831 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Debus
Robert John Debus (born 16 September 1943) is a former Australian politician who served as a member of the Australian House of Representatives and the New South Wales Legislative Assembly The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament Ho ..., representing the Labor Party. Debus has been a minister in both the Australian and New South Wales governments. He served in the NSW Parliament from 1981 to 1988 and again from 1995 to 2007; and in the Australian Parliament from 2007 to 2010. Before his retirement from the NSW Parliament, at the 2007 state election, he held the portfolios of Attorney-General, Minister for the Environment, and Minister for the Arts; and represented the Electoral district of Blue Mountains, Blue Mountains electorate. Prior to his retirement from the Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Machin
Wendy Susan Machin (born 14 October 1958 in Wingham, New South Wales), was the president of the National Roads and Motorists' Association (NRMA). She was the first woman member of the Nationals elected to the New South Wales Parliament and was Minister for Consumer Affairs and Minister Assisting the Minister for Roads and Assisting the Minister for Transport between 1993–1995. Early life Machin studied at Wingham High School before earning a Bachelor of Arts (Communications) at the New South Wales Institute of Technology She also holds a Masters of Commerce from the University of New South Wales. Political career Machin worked for the Young National Party as a field organiser, serving on its State Executive, and as Communications Officer for the National Party of Australia from 1981–82. In 1983 she was elected to North Sydney Municipal Council an independent alderman at age 25, serving until 1985 when she contested a by-election for the New South Wales Legislative Assem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Finance, Services And Property (New South Wales)
The Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government is a Minister of the Crown, minister in the Government of New South Wales responsible for administering legislation and policy in relation to the state's Office of State Revenue (New South Wales), revenues, consumer affairs regulations, innovation policy, property and housing administration, Co-operative society, co-operative societies, and State Records Authority of New South Wales, government records in New South Wales, Australia. The minister's responsibilities also include matters relating to government services and service delivery, and their improvement. The current Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government is Victor Dominello, since 2 April 2019, having previously served as the Minister for Finance, Services and Property from January 2017 until April 2019. The minister is assisted in that role by Eleni Petinos, the Minister for Fair Trading (New South Wales), Minister for Fair Trading, appointed with eff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Indigenous Education Foundation
The Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF) is a non-profit organisation which provides scholarships to the Indigenous students in Australia. History The Australian Indigenous Education Foundation was established in 2008 by Andrew Penfold. In 2002, as a result of Bali bombings he lost a few friends, which inspired him to lay the foundation of this organisation. He is also the chief executive officer of the organisation. AIEF currently offers over 500 scholarship places at 34 educational partners as well as universities across Australia. Campaigns In May 2013, the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation launched an advertising campaign centred on the concept of Australia's first Indigenous Prime Minister, following Newspoll research which revealed that two thirds of Australians do not believe that they will see an Indigenous Prime Minister in their lifetime. Partner Schools Adelaide *Seymour College Armidale *The Armidale School Brisbane/Ipswich *Ipswich Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales Rugby Union
The New South Wales Rugby Union, or NSWRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of the state of New South Wales in Australia. It is a member and founding union of Rugby Australia. Within Australia it is considered the strongest Union. It has the largest player base, biggest population, most suburban clubs, and the oldest running club rugby competition in the country. The southern areas of New South Wales encompassing the Monaro, Far South Coast, and Southern Inland unions are not affiliated with the NSWRU. They are now within the ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union. The New South Wales Rugby Union was founded in 1874 as the ''Southern Rugby Union'', before changing to the present name in 1893. Structure Clubs Jurisdiction Due to the merging of Union's by the ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union, the New South Wales Rugby Union does not encompass all of New South Wales. However, it does include major cities and towns, making up roughly two-thirds (and/or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)
The 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on 14 June 2021 by the Governor-General, David Hurley. The Birthday Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June. Order of Australia Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) General Division * Frances Adamson – For eminent service to public administration through the advancement of Australia's diplomatic, trade and cultural interests, particularly with the People's Republic of China and the Indo-Pacific region, to innovative foreign policy development and high level program delivery, and as the 36th Governor appointed in South Australia. * The Most Reverend Dr Phillip John Aspinall – For eminent service to the Anglican Church of Australia, to the development of e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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