(1956-03-21) 21 March 1956 (age 68) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political party
Australian Labor Party
Spouse
Mark Crossin
Residence
Australia
Website
Trish Crossin
Patricia Margaret CrossinAM (born 21 March 1956) is a former Australian politician, who served as a Senator for the Northern Territory from June 1998 to September 2013, representing the Australian Labor Party.
Crossin was born in Melbourne and was educated at Deakin University, where she graduated in education. She worked as a teacher, and was an industrial officer of the National Tertiary Education Union between 1996 and 1998.[1]
In 1998, she was appointed by the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly to fill the casual senate vacancy created by the resignation of Senator Bob Collins. Crossin was Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate 2001–2004.[1]
Crossin was informed by the Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Monday 21 January 2013, before a public announcement a day later, that she would not have her backing as the Senate candidate for the 2013 Australian federal election, and that the Prime Minister would be supporting the former Olympian Gold Medallist and Aboriginal activist Nova Peris.[2] On 20 October 2015 she became a director of the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation.[3]
Crossin is married to Mark Crossin, and has four children.[4]
Crossin was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours, for "significant service to the Parliament of Australia, and to the community of the Northern Territory".[5]
^ ab"Former Senator Trish Crossin". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Cullen, Simon (22 January 2013). "Gillard picks Nova Peris to run for Senate". Australia: ABC News. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^"Annual report 2020-21" (PDF). Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^"Exit interview: Trish Crossin on Julia, Nova and Labor's strategy". Crikey. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^"Mrs Patricia Margaret CROSSIN". Australian Honours Search Facility. Australian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
interview: TrishCrossin on Julia, Nova and Labor's strategy". Crikey. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2021. "Mrs Patricia Margaret CROSSIN". Australian...
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her as the preselected Labor candidate over incumbent Labor senator TrishCrossin. She retired from the Senate in 2016. Peris was born in Darwin, Northern...
Prime Minister to use an Indigenous language in Parliament. In 1988, TrishCrossin became the first Senator to give a maiden speech in an Indigenous language...
Senator Mark Bishop (WA) – announced retirement 15 April 2013 Senator TrishCrossin (NT) – lost preselection 28 January 2013 Senator John Hogg (Qld) – announced...
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Warren Snowdon MP, the Minister for Indigenous Health, and Senator TrishCrossin, Senator for the Northern Territory, in a joint media release. The officials...
Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 1 June 2023. "Biography for CROSSIN, Patricia (Trish) Margaret". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 1 June 2023. "Biography...
Australia, was re-elected with well over a quota of votes. Labor Senator TrishCrossin was also re-elected, with just over (1.04x) a quota of votes. Although...
which replaced long-serving Northern Territory Senator (and Rudd ally) TrishCrossin with Nova Peris, interrupting an ongoing preselection. A cabinet reshuffle...
process was used in NT for the first and only time on 16 June 1998, when TrishCrossin was chosen by the NT Legislative Assembly to replace Bob Collins, who...
Australia, was re-elected with well over a quota of votes. Labor Senator TrishCrossin was also re-elected, with just over (1.04x) a quota of votes. Although...
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Lily". Chinese Museum. 29 March 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2016. Patricia (Trish), Crossin (20 March 2002). "Adjournment, Lily Ah Toy (Hansard)". Parliament of...
Senator Mark Bishop (WA) – announced retirement 15 April 2013 Senator TrishCrossin (NT) – confirmed she will not be standing after losing preselection...
resigned 49 Karen Synon Liberal Vic 13 May 1997 – 30 June 1999 defeated 50 TrishCrossin Labor NT 16 June 1998 – 6 September 2013 retired 51 Jan McLucas Labor...
Reeves Preceded by Bernie Kilgariff Senator for the Northern Territory 1987–2001 Served alongside: Bob Collins, TrishCrossin Succeeded by Nigel Scullion...
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