Leo Abbott is a Southern/Western Aranda man that has experience in Natural Resource Management/Cultural Management, has experience as a Ranger working with the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory, considerable experience in the Pastoral Industry, and has worked with the Ilpurla Program for many years.
Leo has also worked for both the Federal and Territory governments in an advisory capacity. He advised in the areas of Indigenous Affairs, Native Title and Aboriginal issues/cases and advised the Northern Territory Attorney Generals department in Land Claims in the Northern Territory, Queensland and South Australia (Tri-State). He also assisted the Solicitor General and the Attorney Generals Department with the Native Title Claim, for Alice Springs.
Leo Abbott was an active member on the Ilpurla Program and continues to be, and a member on the Northern Territory Advisory Board for Local Government Reform.
Leo also played a major role with the roll out of the Indigenous Engagement Strategy as part of the Northern Territory Emergency Response (Intervention).
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Reports in yesterday’s Alice Springs News and subsequent media today that Leo Abbott told a Country Liberals’ Pre-selection Committee meeting he had breached a Domestic Violence Order and had been fined are wrong.
Country Liberals’ President Rick Setter said Leo Abbott told the meeting, held in Alice Springs in March, that issues surrounding the DVO had been settled and withdrawn by the court.
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From: Media Releases
Last updated:
18 August 2010
Opposition Leader Terry Mills says the Chief Minister should detail the facts behind the Domestic Violence Order against the Member for Solomon, Damian Hale.
Mr Mills said the Labor Party has been silent since Mr Hale was served with the DVO last year, and today in Parliament Paul Henderson refused repeatedly to disclose the circumstances behind the order.
“In a blatant show of hypocrisy, Da...
From: Media Releases
Last updated:
17 August 2010
The Country Liberals’ parliamentary wing has united behind Opposition Leader Terry Mills’ push to disendorse Leo Abbott as the party’s candidate for Lingiari.
“The party wing met this morning and were rock solid behind my move to have Mr Abbott disendorsed,” Mr Mills said.
“The issues surrounding his breach of a DVO mean he is not a suitable person to represent the party at the Federal elect...
From: Media Releases
Last updated:
16 August 2010
STATEMENT FROM TERRY MILLS
The Country Liberals management committee has rejected a move to disendorse the Party’s Lingiari candidate, Leo Abbott, for breaching a Domestic Violence Order.
Not only did Mr Abbott breach a DVO, but he failed to disclose the breach during the formal pre-selection process.
“I believe both actions were unacceptable and that Mr Abbott should have been disendorsed ...
From: Media Releases
Last updated:
15 August 2010
