Malarndirri McCarthy
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Malarndirri Barbara McCarthy (born 19 April 1970) is an Indigenous Australian politician and former journalist who has been a Senator for the Northern Territory since 2016. She is an Assistant Minister in the Albanese Government, and previously served in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly.
Malarndirri McCarthy | |
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Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians | |
Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
Preceded by | (position established) |
Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health | |
Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
Preceded by | (position established) |
Senator for the Northern Territory | |
Assumed office 2 July 2016 | |
Preceded by | Nova Peris |
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Arnhem | |
In office 18 June 2005 ā 24 August 2012 | |
Preceded by | Jack Ah Kit |
Succeeded by | Larisa Lee |
Personal details | |
Born | Barbara Anne McCarthy (1970-04-19) 19 April 1970 (age 54) Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia |
Political party | Labor |
Alma mater | St Scholastica's College |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | malarndirrimccarthy |
In 2005, McCarthy was elected to the NT Legislative Assembly for the division of Arnhem. She was re-elected unopposed in 2008, and was subsequently appointed to the ministry by Paul Henderson. She held a number of portfolios over the following four years, but lost her seat in Labor's landslide defeat at the 2012 election. McCarthy subsequently returned to the media as a presenter for NITV and SBS News. She re-entered politics as Labor's lead Senate candidate in the Northern Territory at the 2016 federal election.