Bess Price was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2012 to 2016, representing the electorate of Stuart, and was Minister for Community Services in the Giles Ministry.
13 Facts About Bess Price
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Bess Price lived in humpies until she was nine and became a mother at thirteen years of age.
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Bess Price attained a Bachelor of Applied Science in Aboriginal Community Management and Development from Curtin University and has worked in education and training, public administration, the media, community development, interpreting, translating and language teaching and has experience in small business management.
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In November 2011, Bess Price announced her retirement from the Indigenous Affairs Advisory Council and intention to stand for the Country Liberal Party in the Northern Territory election of 25 August 2012 for the Central Australian seat of Stuart against her nephew, Labor MP Karl Hampton.
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Bess Price was nominated in 2012 for the US International Women of Courage Award.
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Bess Price lost office at the Northern Territory election of 27 August 2016.
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Bess Price has strongly criticised the high levels of violence in Central Australian Indigenous communities, and supported the Northern Territory Intervention instigated by the Howard government.
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Bess Price accused the organisation of ignoring the suffering of women in Central Australia:.
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Bess Price spoke in Sydney on 29 January 2013, at the launch of Stephanie Jarrett's book, Liberating Aboriginal People from Violence.
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Bess Price again called for an end to violence after the stabbing death of her sister Rosalie in April 2014.
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Bess Price is a proponent of allowing the usage of Indigenous languages in the Northern Territory Parliament.
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Bess Price once interjected in her native language, Warlpiri, before being asked to withdraw her interjection by Speaker Kezia Purick, who later stated that unless given permission, debate in Parliament should be in English.
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Bess Price criticised these claims and stated that standing orders did not prohibit it, and suggested that interpreters be available in Parliament.