Territory Stories

Trish Crossin

Details:

Title

Trish Crossin,

Creator

Crossin, Trish,

Name

Trish Crossin,

Collection

Territory Women, HistoryNT,

Place of birth

Melbourne (Vic.),

Date of birth

1956-03-21,

Occupation

Teacher, Federal Member of Parliament,

Biographical notes

Trish taught at NT Government schools in Yirrkala, Nhulunbuy and Darwin between 1981 and 1989. Trish was elected to the Senate in 1998 and is the first woman elected to Federal Parliament from the NT. Prior to entering the Senate, Trish worked as an Industrial Officer in Darwin with the National Tertiary Education Union and the Australian Education Union. SOURCE: Trish Crossin, Senator, Northern Territory / Personal Website. Accessed 04 March 2010. http://www.trishcrossin.com.au/about/index.php,

Subject

Women, Northern Territory,

Related links

http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:"chamber/hansards/1998-06-24/0162" [Maiden speech in Federal Parliament, pages 3979-3983,Wednesday 24 June 1998, 38 Parliament, First Session, Seventh Period], http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:"handbook/allmps/7Y6" [Federal Parliament biographical database : Crossin, Patricia (Trish) Margaret],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/238950,