Stan Tipiloura
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Stanley Gabriel "Stan" Tipiloura (2 September 1957 – 20 September 1992) was an Australian politician. He was the Labor
member for Arafura
in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
from 1987 until his death in 1992.
Tipiloura worked as a trainee at CSIRO in Darwin
, and later became a policeman and President of the Council of Bathurst Island
. He was elected to the Assembly in 1987, at the time one of the only Aboriginal members. Shortly after his election, he contracted kidney failure, and spent some time on dialysis
before his uncle donated a kidney. However, the disease did not rescind and he died in Melbourne in 1992, aged 35. Tipiloura was the first serving member of the Northern Territory Parliament to die.
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...
member for Arafura
Electoral division of Arafura
Arafura is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 1983, and takes its name from the Arafura Sea, which adjoins the electorate. The electorate is predominantly rural, encompassing in western Arnhem Land and the Tiwi Islands, and...
in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory is the unicameral parliament of the Northern Territory in Australia. It sits in Parliament House, located on State Square, close to the centre of the city of Darwin.-History:...
from 1987 until his death in 1992.
Tipiloura worked as a trainee at CSIRO in Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
, and later became a policeman and President of the Council of Bathurst Island
Bathurst Island
A member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Bathurst Island is one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in Nunavut Territory, Canada. The area of the island is estimated at , making it the 54th largest island in the world and Canada's 13th largest island. It is uninhabited.The island is low-lying with...
. He was elected to the Assembly in 1987, at the time one of the only Aboriginal members. Shortly after his election, he contracted kidney failure, and spent some time on dialysis
Dialysis
In medicine, dialysis is a process for removing waste and excess water from the blood, and is primarily used to provide an artificial replacement for lost kidney function in people with renal failure...
before his uncle donated a kidney. However, the disease did not rescind and he died in Melbourne in 1992, aged 35. Tipiloura was the first serving member of the Northern Territory Parliament to die.