Clover Moore is an Australian independent politician. She is currently the Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney and an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing the seat of Bligh in Sydney's inner city, the most densely populated electorate in Australia. This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayors of the City of Sydney Local Government Area, Sydney, Australia. ... This article is about the local government area. ... The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. ... Bligh is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ...

Biography

Clover Collins was born in the 1940s, with the specific year and date being unknown due to her secrecy about her age. She grew up in the suburb of Gordon, on Sydney's North Shore. She studied at the Loreto convent at Kirribilli, before going on to study teaching at Sydney University. While at university, she married Peter Moore, an architect. After graduating from university, the pair moved to London, England for five years. When they returned, they settled in the run-down, notorious neighbourhood of Redfern. She was appalled at the poor quality of services in the area, which became her introduction to politics, when she stood for, and was elected to, the South Sydney Council in 1980. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... Gordon is a suburb on the north shore of Sydney, Australia, located about 15 kilometers from the Sydney central business district and is located on a major transport artery, the Pacific Highway and the intersection of Ryde and Mona Vale Roads which form a link between the northern beaches, Homebush... Loreto Kirribilli is a private Roman Catholic girls school in Sydney, Australia with an enrolment of approximately 1050 girls from Kindergarten to Year 12. ... Kirribilli is a harbourside suburb of Lower Northern Sydney (the Sydney Lower North Shore), Australia. ... The University of Sydney, established in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia, and it is located in Sydney, the capital city of the state of New South Wales. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An Architect is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Redfern is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... This article is about the local government area. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

The following year, the government amalgamated the City of Sydney and South Sydney Councils, and Moore switched to the Sydney City Council. Moore developed a visible profile in the community, campaigning on a variety of issues both in her position as councillor and in the broader community. In late 1987, Moore was the favourite to become the city's first female Lord Mayor and defeat incumbent Doug Sutherland. However, the state government abruptly sacked the council and called in commissioners to run it. Moore decided to take the opportunity to run for the Legislative Assembly as an independent at the 1988 elections. Despite not having the backing of a party, she won the seat, narrowly defeating Liberal member Michael Yabsley. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ...

In 1991 she co-authored the New South Wales Charter of Reform of Government. In the same year, she was re-elected for a second term with a massive swing in her favour, increasing her share from 26.7 per cent to 43 per cent. Her power also increased dramatically when, along with fellow independents Peter McDonald and Tony Windsor, she gained the balance of power in the Legislative Assembly. [1] 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Peter McDonald (born in Belfast in 1962) is an author, university lecturer and critic. ... Tony Windsor Antony Harold Curties Tony Windsor (born 2 September 1950), Australian politician, has been an independent member of the Australian House of Representatives since 2001, representing the Division of New England, New South Wales. ...

Moore was to again take the spotlight when the Independent Commission Against Corruption handed down a finding that was sharply critical of Liberal Premier Nick Greiner on the 1st of June 1992. Whilst the findings were still pending a ruling in the NSW Court of Appeals, Moore and two other Independent MPs made a symbolic march to the NSW Parliament with a threat to withdraw their support of the coalition's minority-government. Hence before the Court ruling was handed down, Greiner's hand was forced, and he resigned on the 24th June, 1992. Independent Commission Against Corruption or ICAC for short was set up by New South Wales Premier Nick Greiner upon him coming to office in 1988. ... Nicholas Franciscus Hugo Greiner (born April 27, 1947) was the parliamentary leader of the Liberal Party in New South Wales, Australia and also Premier from 1988 to 1992. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Moore's exercise of her balance of power as an Independent MP thus removed an otherwise democratically-elected Premier of NSW whose verdict was not only still pending, but when the ruling from the NSW Court of Final Appeals was handed down on the 1st of September 1992, it declared the Commission's findings a nullity. She went on to hold her seat with a largely safe margin at the 1995 and 1999 elections. The gay community thanked her for her support by featuring likenesses of her in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade that year. She was re-elected again in 2003. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Performers in the 2006 Sydney Mardi Gras The Sydney Mardi Gras (formally Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras) is an annual gay pride parade and festival for the gay and lesbian community in Sydney, Australia. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In early 2004, the Australian Labor Party government, under Bob Carr, sacked and re-amalgamated the City of Sydney and South Sydney Councils. The move came largely as a surprise, with then-Lord Mayor Lucy Turnbull (the wife of Liberal powerbroker Malcolm Turnbull) being notified by a fax posted under her door. The decision to amalgamate the two councils was widely interpreted by the media as an attempt to get the Labor candidate, former federal minister Michael Lee, elected as Lord Mayor, as it would bring a large area of largely Labor-voting suburbs into the City of Sydney. However, several of these suburbs also made up Moore's state electorate of Bligh. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ... Robert John Carr (born 28 September 1947), Australian politician, was Premier of New South Wales from 25 March 1995 to 3 August 2005. ... Lucy Turnbull, Australian politician, is a former Lord Mayor of Sydney and is the wife of businessman and fellow politician, Malcolm Turnbull. ... Malcolm Turnbull Malcolm Bligh Turnbull (born 24 October 1954), Australian politician, was elected to the Australian House of Representatives in October 2004 for the Division of Wentworth, New South Wales, representing the Liberal Party. ... Michael Lee is an Australian Labor Party member of the City of Sydney Council. ...

When Turnbull announced soon after that she would not seek re-election, Lee appeared to have the position won. Then, on February 24, Moore entered the race, labelling the council's sacking a "cynical grab for power" and sharply condemning the sacking of a democratically elected mayor, despite her ideological differences with Turnbull. By the following day, The Sydney Morning Herald was already predicting that she would present a serious challenge to Lee. [2] February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Despite a spirited challenge from Lee, who was supported by much of the business community which had concerns about Moore's anti-development stance, Moore won. She finished with more than double the vote of her nearest rival, Lee, and ABC election analyst Antony Green announced that she would "romp through" to win, only 90 minutes after counting began. [3] The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC (formerly the Australian Broadcasting Commission) is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... Antony Green is a respected election commentator for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). ...

Though she had made a point of not directing preferences in her four election campaigns in the Legislative Assembly, Moore decided to support a team of independents for the council race. This turned out to be quite successful, with four of her team of six - John McInerney, Robyn Kemmis, Marcelle Hoff and Phillip Black - being elected to council.

Throughout 2004, Moore juggled her commitments as Lord Mayor, along with those of her state parliament role. From February to October, she served an eight-month stint on the Legislative Assembly Committee on Parliamentary Privilege and Ethics.

Triple M's Marty Sheargold has made the alogation that Clover is in fact only a puppet, prompting Sydney's general public to call in on the radio and discuss. Triple M is a network of radio stations owned by the Austereo Radio Network. ... Marty Sheargold - Radio host Martin Marty Sheargold (born 19th June 1972) is an Australian stand-up comedian and radio broadcaster. ...

Controversy

At the end of 2004, Moore came under sustained attack from The Daily Telegraph and commercial talkback radio. On December 3, the Telegraph published a front-page story decrying "the bare and unfestive Sydney CBD" and claimed Moore's political correctness was behind the apparent lack of Christmas decorations. This led to hundreds of angry calls from talkback radio listeners, and the Prime Minister, State Premier and Opposition Leader all weighed in on the debate. It was later revealed that a key quote attributed to Moore had in fact come from a Sydney shopkeeper, and that the budget figure for decorations published by the Telegraph was incorrect. The Daily Telegraph is a tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ... Talk radio is radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Political correctness is the alteration of language to redress real or alleged injustices and discrimination or to avoid offense. ... Judicial High Court Lower Courts Constitution State and territory governments Executive Governors and Administrators Premiers and Chief Ministers Legislative Parliaments and Assemblies State electoral systems ACT - NSW - NT - Qld. ... The Premiers of the Australian states are the heads of the executive governments in the six states of the Commonwealth of Australia. ... Parliamentary Opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. ...

On December 14, the attacks were renewed after a contemporary, "remixed" version of the National Anthem to be used during the Sydney New Year's Eve celebrations was played on talkback radio. Though the anthem was the idea of her creative team, Moore was again the target of talkback outrage, including further criticism by the Prime Minister, and another critical story on the front page of The Daily Telegraph. In response, the creative team pointed out that an orchestral version of the classic anthem would open the midnight celebrations, while the contemporary version would be played as the fireworks ended. December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Advance Australia Fair is the official national anthem of Australia. ...

External links

• Official site
• Ms Clover MOORE, MP Official profile from the Parliament of New South Wales
• [4] Profile from Australian Women's Archive Project
• [5] Sydney City Council