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Grant tambling biography: Grant Ernest John Tambling, the

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Grant tambling biography: Grant Ernest John Tambling, AM

In he resigned from Territorian politics and was elected to the House of Representatives. Tambling opposed the Euthanasia Laws Act After leaving politics inTambling worked for two years in private consultancy before taking up a position as Administrator of Norfolk Island from November to September He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in Davey, P.

From the early s, Tambling became increasingly active in community affairs and politics. He was an alderman of the Darwin City Council from tobefore becoming a member of the first fully-elected Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, holding the seat of Fannie Bay from to In the Legislative Assembly, he variously held executive responsibilities for community development, finance, and local government.

Tambling joined the CLP in its first year of existence. While the joint association arrangements enabled CLP representatives in the Commonwealth Parliament to choose which non-Labor party they would sit with, there was a general understanding that they should divide themselves evenly between the NCP and the Liberals. Tambling sat as a member of the NCP, as had Calder before him.

Tambling returned to business interests in Darwin: a newsagency, and a family company, Territory Mutual, which was a health fund and building society. He also served as deputy chairman of the Northern Territory Planning Authority. Throughout his parliamentary career Tambling was a strong advocate of investment in the development of the Northern Territory, supporting federal initiatives such as the Joint Defence facility at Pine Gap, NT, the construction of the Alice Springs to Darwin leg of the North-South railway, and the expansion of mining, including uranium.

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Grant tambling biography: Grant Ernest John Tambling,

In office 18 October — 5 March In office 11 July — 9 November In office 1 November — 7 August Michael Jeffery. Fannie Bay. Country Liberal. Preceded by Michael Stephens. Administrator of Norfolk Island — Succeeded by Owen Walsh. Member for Fannie Bay — Succeeded by Pam O'Neil.