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2012 In Australia
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Australia. Incumbents *Monarch – Elizabeth II *Governor-General – Quentin Bryce *Prime Minister – Julia Gillard **Deputy Prime Minister – Wayne Swan **Opposition Leader – Tony Abbott * Chief Justice – Robert French State and territory leaders *Premier of New South Wales – Barry O'Farrell **Opposition Leader – John Robertson *Premier of Queensland – Anna Bligh (until 26 March), then Campbell Newman **Opposition Leader – Jeff Seeney (until 26 March), then Annastacia Palaszczuk *Premier of South Australia – Jay Weatherill **Opposition Leader – Isobel Redmond *Premier of Tasmania – Lara Giddings **Opposition Leader – Will Hodgman *Premier of Victoria – Ted Baillieu **Opposition Leader – Daniel Andrews *Premier of Western Australia – Colin Barnett **Opposition Leader – Eric Ripper (until 23 January), then Mark McGowan *Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Katy Gallagher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert French
Robert Shenton French (born 1947) is a former judge of the Federal Court of Australia and was Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia from 2008 to 2017. From 2017 to 2024, he was chancellor of the University of Western Australia, of which he is a graduate. He served as an overseas non-permanent judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal from 2017 to 2025. Early life and education French was born in Perth, Western Australia, in 1947. He was educated at St. Louis School (now John XXIII College) in Perth.''Who's Who in Australia'' In 1964 he was one of two students from Western Australia to attend the International Science School, then known as the Nuclear Research Foundation Summer Science School, at the University of Sydney. French attended the University of Western Australia (UWA) in Perth, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in physics in 1968. He then continued with further study at UWA, earning a Bachelor of Laws in 1971. He said later that he had e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leader Of The Opposition (South Australia)
The leader of the opposition in South Australia is the leader of the largest minority political party or coalition of parties, known as the opposition, in the House of Assembly of the Parliament of South Australia. By convention, the leader of the opposition is a member of the House of Assembly. The leader acts as the public face of the opposition, and acts 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. Should the opposition win an election, the leader of the opposition will be nominated to become the premier of South Australia. Before the 1890s when there was no formal party system in South Australia, MPs tended to have historical liberal or conservative beliefs. The liberals dominated government from the 1893 election to 1905 election with Labor support, with the conservati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Weatherill
Jay Wilson Weatherill (born 3 April 1964) is an Australian former politician who was the 45th premier of South Australia, serving from 21 October 2011 until 19 March 2018. Weatherill represented the South Australian House of Assembly, House of Assembly seat of Electoral district of Cheltenham, Cheltenham as a member of the Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch), South Australian Labor Party from the 2002 South Australian state election, 2002 election to 17 December 2018, when he retired. Labor was in government from 2002, with Weatherill leading the Labor government since a 2011 leadership change from Mike Rann. During 2013 it became the longest-serving state Labor government in South Australian history, and in addition went on to win a fourth four-year term at the 2014 South Australian state election, 2014 election. The 16-year state Labor government lost power at the 2018 South Australian state election, 2018 election. On 18 March, the day after the election, Weathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier Of South Australia
The premier of South Australia is the head of government in the state of South Australia, Australia. The Government of South Australia follows the Westminster system, with a Parliament of South Australia acting as the legislature. The premier is appointed by the governor of South Australia, and by modern convention holds office by virtue of their ability to command the support of a majority of members of the lower house of Parliament, the South Australian House of Assembly, House of Assembly. Peter Malinauskas is the current premier, having served since 21 March 2022. History The office of premier of South Australia was established upon the commencement of responsible government with the passage of the ''Constitution Act 1856''. The role was based upon that of the prime minister of the United Kingdom, with the premier requiring the support of a majority of the members of the lower house to remain head of government. For the early years of responsible government, the office was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annastacia Palaszczuk
Annastacia Palaszczuk ( , born 25 July 1969) is an Australian politician who served as the 39th premier of Queensland from 2015 to 2023. She held office as the leader of the Queensland branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 2012 until her resignation, and was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland (MLA) for the division of Inala from 2006 to 2023. Palaszczuk is the fifth-most-tenured premier in Queensland state history and the first woman to win the premiership from opposition, she also presided over the first majority female cabinet in Australian state and federal history. Palaszczuk was a political adviser before her election to the Legislative Assembly, succeeding her father Henry Palaszczuk in the seat of Inala. She held several roles in the Bligh Government from 2009 to 2012, when Queensland Labor suffered a historic defeat. One of only seven remaining Labor Assembly Members, Palaszczuk was elected unopposed as the Leader of Queensland Labor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Seeney
Jeffrey William Seeney (born 2 February 1957) is a former Australian politician and the former Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning of Queensland. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1998 to 2017, representing Callide for the Nationals (1998–2008) and merged Liberal National Party (2008–2017). Seeney was Leader of the Opposition from September 2006 until January 2008 when he was ousted in favour of his predecessor, Lawrence Springborg. In March 2011, successive leader John-Paul Langbroek stood down in favour of Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman. Seeney was elected as leader of the LNP’s Parliamentary Party and became the opposition leader in the Parliament while Newman led the LNP’s team of candidatesinto the 2012 Queensland state election. The LNP won a landslide victory at that election, and as per a previous agreement Seeney ceded his post as LNP parliamentary leader to Newman, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leader Of The Opposition (Queensland)
The leader of the opposition in Queensland is the title of the leader of the largest minority political party or coalition of parties, known as the Parliamentary opposition, Opposition, in the Parliament of Queensland. Prior to 1898, opposition to the government of the day was less organised. Thus the Queensland Parliamentary Record does not designate leaders of the opposition before then. The leader is responsible for managing the Opposition (Queensland), Opposition and has a role in administering the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, Legislative Assembly through the Committee of the Legislative Assembly. List of leaders of the opposition ;Notes 1 On 2 April 2011, Campbell Newman was elected to lead the LNP into the 2012 Queensland state election, but was not recognised as the leader of the opposition as he was not a Member of Parliament during the 53rd Parliament. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campbell Newman
Campbell Kevin Thomas Newman (born 12 August 1963) is an Australian former politician who served as the 38th Premier of Queensland from 26 March 2012 to 14 February 2015. He served as the member for Ashgrove in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland between 24 March 2012 and 31 January 2015. He was LNP Leader from 2 April 2011 to 7 February 2015; Newman previously served as the 15th Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 27 March 2004 to 3 April 2011. Newman was elected to the lord mayorship as a member of the Liberal Party. He became a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) following the July 2008 merger of the Queensland Liberals and the Nationals. In March 2011, Newman announced that he would challenge opposition leader John-Paul Langbroek for the leadership of the LNP. Langbroek resigned, and Newman was elected his successor. As Newman was not a member of the Legislative Assembly, former state Nationals leader Jeff Seeney was elected interim opposition leader w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Bligh
Anna Maria Bligh (born 14 July 1960) is an Australian lobbyist and former politician who served as the 37th Premier of Queensland, in office from 2007 to 2012 as leader of the Queensland Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch), Labor Party. She was the first woman to hold either position. In 2017, she was appointed CEO of the Australian Banking Association. Bligh was born in Warwick, Queensland, and studied at the University of Queensland. Before entering politics she worked for various community organisations. Bligh entered the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the 1995 Queensland state election, 1995 state election, winning the seat of Electoral district of South Brisbane, South Brisbane. She was promoted to the ministry in 1998, under Peter Beattie, and became Deputy Premier of Queensland, deputy premier in 2005 and Treasurer of Queensland, state treasurer in 2006. Bligh succeeded Beattie as premier in 2007 – Queensland's first female premier and Australia's third. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier Of Queensland
The premier of Queensland is the head of government in the Australian state of Queensland. By convention the premier is the leader of the party with a parliamentary majority in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The premier is appointed by the governor of Queensland. The incumbent premiership is Premiership of David Crisafulli, that of David Crisafulli. Constitutional role Under section 43 of the Constitution of Queensland the premier and other members of Cabinet (government), Cabinet are appointed by the governor. They are collectively responsible to Parliament in accordance with responsible government. The text of the Constitution assigns to the premier certain powers, such as the power to assign roles (s 25) to assistant ministers (formerly known as Parliamentary secretary, parliamentary secretaries), and to appoint ministers as acting ministers (s 45) for a period of 14 days. In practice, under the conventions of the Westminster System followed in Queensland, the pr ... [...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] |
