Terry Aulich
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Terrence Gordon Aulich (born 5 October 1945) was an Australia
n Labor Party
politician who represented the Division of Wimot (now the Division of Lyons
) in the Tasmanian House of Assembly
(1976–82) and the state of Tasmania
in the Federal Senate
(1984–93).
Born in Bathurst, New South Wales
where his father Gordon (known as the Baron) was based in the Army, Aulich grew up in Scottsdale, Tasmania and earned a B.A.
from the University of Tasmania
and worked as a teacher before entering politics.
Aulich was elected in the 1976 Tasmanian election
and then re-elected in 1979
, before being defeated in 1982
. While in the Tasmanian parliament he held a number of ministerial positions in the Lowe
and Holgate
governments, including Administrative Services, Industrial Relations and Manpower Planning, Primary Industry, the Environment, Water Resources, Construction, Education and the Arts.
In 1982 Aulich was appointed by the National Executive of the Australian Labor Party to be the State Secretary of the Tasmanian ALP with a brief to rewrite party rules, increase membership and rebuild the finances of the State Branch.
In the 1984 federal election, Aulich successfully stood for the Australian Senate, beginning his term as Senator on 1 December 1984. He was re-elected in 1987, but defeated in the 1993 election, his term as Senator expiring on 30 June 1993. His defeat was due to a preselection which demoted him to an unwinnable position on the ALP ticket.
Knowing full well that he would not be reelected with his placing on the ALP ticket, Senator Aulich made his valedictory speech in the Senate in late 1992 despite still being a candidate at the 1993 election.
During his term in the Senate he chaired a number of key Committees such as Education, Employment and Training, the ALP Caucus Committee on Legal Affairs, the Industrial Relations Committee and the Select Committee on the Australia Card which recommended the creation of the Privacy Act, the Tax File Number system, 100 points bank account verification and other anti-fraud and privacy protection measures. The then Labor Government implemented those recommendations.
Aulich also chaired the ALP caucus committee which recommended to Cabinet that gay people should legally be permitted to enter or remain in the Armed Forces.
In 1993 Aulich set up Aulich and Co, strategic advisors to a large number of corporate and not-for profit organisations such as IBM, AMCOR, Glaxo-Wellcome, the Biometrics Institute. Aulich and Co provides polling and focus group services for its clients.
He is Chair of the Clubs NSW Code Authority and the Privacy Committee of the Association of Market and Social Research Organisations. He is Senior Vice President of Professions Australia and the Chair of the Biometrics Institute's Privacy Committee.
He later became CEO of national organisations in the education sector and in 2009 was appointed CEO of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors which represents cost managers in the construction industry across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Aulich has five children, Matthew, Clair, Rachael, Alexandra and Lucy and five grandchildren, Ieva, Joseph, Esther, William and Saul.
dispute. ISBN 1875703012.It was selected by the Australian newspaper as one of the years best crime novels.
Aulich's play "Moonlight at Midday" was produced at the National Paywrights Conference in the late 1990s and a book of poetry "Acacia Road" was published in 1976.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
politician who represented the Division of Wimot (now the Division of Lyons
Division of Lyons (state)
The Electoral Division of Lyons, Tasmania is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, the lower house. The division is named after Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia 1931–39, Premier of Tasmania from 1923–1928 and his wife Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the...
) in the Tasmanian House of Assembly
Tasmanian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House...
(1976–82) and the state of Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
in the Federal Senate
Australian Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,...
(1984–93).
Born in Bathurst, New South Wales
Bathurst, New South Wales
-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...
where his father Gordon (known as the Baron) was based in the Army, Aulich grew up in Scottsdale, Tasmania and earned a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from the University of Tasmania
University of Tasmania
The University of Tasmania is a medium-sized public Australian university based in Tasmania, Australia. Officially founded on 1 January 1890, it was the fourth university to be established in nineteenth-century Australia...
and worked as a teacher before entering politics.
Aulich was elected in the 1976 Tasmanian election
Tasmanian state election, 1976
Elections for the Tasmanian House of Assembly were held on 11 December 1976. The incumbent Labor Party, led by Bill Neilson, won a second term against the opposition Liberal Party, led by Max Bingham.-Background:...
and then re-elected in 1979
Tasmanian state election, 1979
Elections for the Tasmanian House of Assembly were held on 18 July 1979. The incumbent Labor Party, led by Doug Lowe, won a third term in office against the opposition Liberal Party, led by Max Bingham.-Background:...
, before being defeated in 1982
Tasmanian state election, 1982
Elections for the Tasmanian House of Assembly were held on the 15 May 1982. The incumbent Labor Party, in power since 1972 and led by Premier Harry Holgate, was defeated by the opposition Liberal Party, led by Robin Gray....
. While in the Tasmanian parliament he held a number of ministerial positions in the Lowe
Doug Lowe (Australian politician)
Douglas Ackley "Doug" Lowe AM was the 35th Premier of Tasmania, from 1 December 1977 to 11 November 1981. His time as Premier coincided with controversy over a proposal to build a dam on Tasmania's Gordon River, which would have flooded parts of the Franklin River...
and Holgate
Harry Holgate
Harold Norman "Harry" Holgate AO was an Australian Labor Party politician and Premier of Tasmania from 11 November 1981 to 26 May 1982....
governments, including Administrative Services, Industrial Relations and Manpower Planning, Primary Industry, the Environment, Water Resources, Construction, Education and the Arts.
In 1982 Aulich was appointed by the National Executive of the Australian Labor Party to be the State Secretary of the Tasmanian ALP with a brief to rewrite party rules, increase membership and rebuild the finances of the State Branch.
In the 1984 federal election, Aulich successfully stood for the Australian Senate, beginning his term as Senator on 1 December 1984. He was re-elected in 1987, but defeated in the 1993 election, his term as Senator expiring on 30 June 1993. His defeat was due to a preselection which demoted him to an unwinnable position on the ALP ticket.
Knowing full well that he would not be reelected with his placing on the ALP ticket, Senator Aulich made his valedictory speech in the Senate in late 1992 despite still being a candidate at the 1993 election.
During his term in the Senate he chaired a number of key Committees such as Education, Employment and Training, the ALP Caucus Committee on Legal Affairs, the Industrial Relations Committee and the Select Committee on the Australia Card which recommended the creation of the Privacy Act, the Tax File Number system, 100 points bank account verification and other anti-fraud and privacy protection measures. The then Labor Government implemented those recommendations.
Aulich also chaired the ALP caucus committee which recommended to Cabinet that gay people should legally be permitted to enter or remain in the Armed Forces.
In 1993 Aulich set up Aulich and Co, strategic advisors to a large number of corporate and not-for profit organisations such as IBM, AMCOR, Glaxo-Wellcome, the Biometrics Institute. Aulich and Co provides polling and focus group services for its clients.
He is Chair of the Clubs NSW Code Authority and the Privacy Committee of the Association of Market and Social Research Organisations. He is Senior Vice President of Professions Australia and the Chair of the Biometrics Institute's Privacy Committee.
He later became CEO of national organisations in the education sector and in 2009 was appointed CEO of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors which represents cost managers in the construction industry across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Aulich has five children, Matthew, Clair, Rachael, Alexandra and Lucy and five grandchildren, Ieva, Joseph, Esther, William and Saul.
Book
Aulich's fictional book The Rivers' End was published in 1992, covering the Franklin RiverFranklin River
The Franklin River lies in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park at the mid northern area of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Its source is situated at the western edge of the Central Highlands and it continues west towards the West Coast of Tasmania...
dispute. ISBN 1875703012.It was selected by the Australian newspaper as one of the years best crime novels.
Aulich's play "Moonlight at Midday" was produced at the National Paywrights Conference in the late 1990s and a book of poetry "Acacia Road" was published in 1976.