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| In office 13 August 2001 – 26 November 2007 |
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| Deputy | Syd Stirling |
| Preceded by | Denis Burke |
| Succeeded by | Paul Henderson |
| Constituency | Fannie Bay |
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| Born | 15 June 1952 Lindfield, NSW, Australia |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Profession | Journalist |
Clare Majella Martin (born 15 June 1952) is an Australian politician. In Australia, a Chief Minister is the Head of government of a self-governing territory while the head of government of a state is a Premier Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Denis Gabriel Burke (born 22 September 1948) is an Australian politician Paul Raymond Henderson (born 15 August 1962 Australian politician is the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory. Fannie Bay is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia 's Northern Territory. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lindfield is a Suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A former journalist, she was elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in a shock by-election win in 1995. The Northern Territory Legislative Assembly is the Unicameral parliament of the Northern Territory in Australia. She was appointed Opposition Leader in 1999, and won a surprise victory at the 2001 territory election, becoming the first Australian Labor Party and first female Chief Minister of the Northern Territory. In Australia, a Chief Minister is the Head of government of a self-governing territory while the head of government of a state is a Premier She resigned as Chief Minister on 26 November 2007. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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Early life
Martin was one of ten children. [1] Her parents were strong Catholics and passionate Democratic Labor Party supporters. This article is about the current Australian political party founded after the dissolution of the original DLP [2] Her uncle, Kevin Cairns, was a Liberal minister and MP in the McMahon government, but the family was not inclined towards his conservative politics. Kevin Michael Kiernan Cairns ( 15 May 1929 &ndash 6 July 1984) Australian politician and Minister for Housing The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate Sir William "Billy" McMahon, GCMG, CH (23 February 1908 31 March 1988 was an Australian Liberal politician and the 20th Prime Minister of
After attending Loreto Normanhurst, Martin graduated from the University of Sydney in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, in which her major study was Music. Loreto Normanhurst is a private, Roman Catholic, day and Boarding school for girls located in Normanhurst, a suburb on the upper The University of Sydney (informally Sydney Uni or USyd) is the oldest university in Australia [1]
Pre-political career
Having spent time in London and other overseas cities, she began working as a typist for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Sydney in 1978. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 In 1979, she became a trainee reporter. [1] After several years, she began to take an interest in presenting, but was told that she would not be given a position in Sydney unless she had experience elsewhere. In February 1983 [1], Martin was then offered a six-month position presenting a morning radio show in Darwin for the ABC Radio station 8DDD. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster.
She had little intention of staying there, and briefly returned to Canberra in May 1983[1], before being offered a job in Sydney. However, at the same time, Martin's partner was offered a partner's position at the law firm he had worked in Darwin. He liked living in Darwin and was keen to take up the position, so Martin agreed to decline the Sydney job and return to Darwin in May 1985 where Martin gained another position on an ABC Radio morning show [1].
In 1986, Martin made the move to television, as the presenter of The 7.30 Report until 1988. The 730 Report is an Australian nightly Television current affairs program shown on ABC1 at 7 After returning from long service leave where she cared for her two young children[1], Martin returned to work in 1990 to work on ABC Radio’s morning program. [1] .
Political career
Martin had been interested in political journalism for some years, although she was not a member of any party, believing that party affiliation compromises journalistic integrity. [2] In 1994, she was approached to contest the Darwin Legislative Assembly seat of Casuarina for the Australian Labor Party at the 1994 election. The Northern Territory Legislative Assembly is the Unicameral parliament of the Northern Territory in Australia. Casuarina is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia 's Northern Territory. However, she was defeated by Country Liberal Party candidate Peter Adamson. The Country Liberal Party (CLP is a Northern Territory political party affiliated with both the Liberal and National parties She soon resigned from the party and returned to journalism, but when CLP Chief Minister Marshall Perron resigned from his Darwin seat of Fannie Bay, causing a by-election, she decided to make another attempt to enter Parliament. Marshall Bruce Perron (b 5 February, 1942) is a former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia. Fannie Bay is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia 's Northern Territory. While in some ways the odds of success were even less than in 1994, she rejoined the ALP and successfully gained pre-selection. In one of the largest upsets in the Territory during the 1990s, Martin went on to win the seat by 69 votes, becoming one of only two ALP MLAs in Darwin.
Martin worked hard to retain her seat, and was ultimately successful, holding Fannie Bay despite a heavy defeat for the ALP at the 1997 election. She subsequently served as Shadow Minister for Lands under then leader Maggie Hickey. When Hickey unexpectedly resigned in February 1999, Martin was in a position to succeed her, and was soon appointed as Opposition Leader. She soon emerged as a vocal critic of the Burke government's policy of mandatory sentencing, and began preparing the ALP for the election, which was then two years away. Denis Gabriel Burke (born 22 September 1948) is an Australian politician A mandatory sentence is a court decision setting where Judicial discretion is limited by Law.
Term as Chief Minister
Martin faced her first electoral test as leader at the 2001 election. At the time, the Country Liberal Party had held office for the 27 years since self-government, and the Australian Labor Party had never come particularly close to government. However, the ALP was coming off a particularly successful eighteen months, and Martin ran a skilled campaign. She was also able to take advantage of a number of gaffes made by Chief Minister Denis Burke, such as the decision to preference the One Nation Party over the ALP - which lost the CLP a number of votes in crucial Darwin seats. Denis Gabriel Burke (born 22 September 1948) is an Australian politician Not to be confused with the One Nation program of infrastructure works carried out from 1991 to 1996 by the Keating Labor Government Despite this, most commentators were predicting a close result with the CLP returned. However, in a shock result, the ALP achieved majority government by one seat, and Martin became the first ever ALP and first female Chief Minister in the history of the Northern Territory.
As Chief Minister, Martin immediately set about making changes, repealing the territory's controversial mandatory sentencing laws [3], and introducing freedom of information legislation, which had been neglected during the CLP's 27-year rule. A mandatory sentence is a court decision setting where Judicial discretion is limited by Law.
Aboriginal Issues
Although Martin appointed Aboriginal Territorians to her cabinet, she has been criticised for not improving the lot of her Aboriginal constituents, the majority of whom have a life expectancy well below that of white Australians. Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. A respected commentator in The Bulletin has suggested that she has gone slow on Aboriginal issues because she fears a white backlash that could result in her government being toppled. The Bulletin is a discontinued Australian weekly Magazine that was published in Sydney from 1880 until January 2008
The life expectancy of the Northern Territory's Aboriginal citizens has not increased markedly during Martin's administration. Alcohol abuse continues to be a major issue in Aboriginal communities and third-world diseases like trachoma can be seen in remote Aboriginal townships. Trachoma ( Ancient Greek: "rough eye" is an infectious eye disease and the leading cause of the world's infectious blindness [4] However in 2006, Martin rejected accusations by John Howard and Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister, Mal Brough that her government had been underfunding Aboriginal communities. See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March Malcolm Thomas "Mal" Brough (pronounced /bɹʌf/ Bruff) (born 29 December 1961) is a former Australian politician and Liberal [5]. A summit between the Federal and the Territorian Governments was proposed by Mal Brough in May 2006, but this, along with any potential to improve funding, was snubbed by Martin. [6]
Martin has been critical of the Federal Government's intervention in Aboriginal communities as announced in 2007. She opposes certain aspects of the intervention such as removal of the permit system. In response, the Federal Government has rejected the Territory's argument, saying it is essential to remove artificial barriers to Aboriginal townships that prevent the measures needed to improve living conditions for Indigenous children [7]
Achievements
In the longer term, she oversaw the completion of the Adelaide-Darwin railway, which had begun under the Burke government, and vowed to resurrect the stalled statehood movement. [8] She also managed to markedly boost the ALP's standing amongst the electorate, as seen in the 2003 Katherine by-election, which saw a major swing to the party.
By 2005, the Northern Territory, under Martin's leadership, had achieved the following:
- the highest economic growth in Australia at 7. 2 per cent
- the lowest small business taxes
- record population growth
- the highest building approval rates
- surging house prices and record levels of home ownership.
- Property crime almost halved
- Approval for $1 billion development of Darwin wharf precinct[3]
As Chief Minister, Martin led the ALP to the 2005 election, which was their first as an incumbent government in the Territory. Overall result The Australian Labor Party won 525% of the vote which was an increase of 11 Martin campaigned largely on law and order issues. It was predicted that the ALP would win a relatively narrow victory. The final result gave 19 seats to the ALP, 4 to the opposition CLP and 2 to independents. The ALP won 6 new seats, including unseating the Opposition Leader, Denis Burke, in the most unexpected victory of all. The Leader of the Opposition of the Northern Territory is an official role usually occupied by the leader of the second largest party in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Denis Gabriel Burke (born 22 September 1948) is an Australian politician
On 10 September 2007, Queensland Premier Peter Beattie announced he would leave politics that week. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier Peter Douglas Beattie (born 18 November 1952) Australian politician was the 36th Premier of the Australian state of Queensland This left Martin as Labor's longest-serving current state or territory leader, and as the longest-serving state or territory head of government in Australia, until she herself announced her resignation on 26 November 2007. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Resignation
On 26 November 2007, Clare Martin and her deputy Syd Stirling announced resignations at a media conference in Darwin. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [9] Northern Territory education minister Paul Henderson was elected as the new leader and chief minister by the ALP caucus. Paul Raymond Henderson (born 15 August 1962 Australian politician is the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory. [10]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Clare Martin ALP biography
- ^ a b Finnane, Kieran: Ideals a family tradition for Clare Martin, Alice Springs News, 29 May 2002. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ a b The race is on - National - smh.com.au
- ^ eMJA: Taylor, Trachoma in Australia
- ^ Clare Martin denies underfunding Aboriginal communities | NEWS.com.au
- ^ Lateline - 18/05/2006: Martin snubs summit
- ^ PM - NT changes stance on Federal Indigenous plan
- ^ Stateline Northern Territory
- ^ Murdoch, Lindsay: Clare Martin and deputy quit, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 November 2007. The Sydney Morning Herald ( SMH) is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Henderson confirmed as new NT Chief Minister, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 26 November 2007. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Maggie Hickey |
Opposition Leader of the Northern Territory 1999–2001 |
Succeeded by Denis Burke |
| Preceded by Denis Burke |
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory 2001–2007 |
Succeeded by Paul Henderson |
| Preceded by Marshall Perron |
Member for Fannie Bay 1995–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Chief Ministers of the Northern Territory |  |
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| Everingham | Tuxworth | Hatton | Perron | Stone | Burke | Martin | Henderson | |
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| NAME | Martin, Clare |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Martin, Clare Majella (full name) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician, 7th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15 June 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia |
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