Malarndirri McCarthy
Malarndirri Barbara McCarthy (born 19 April 1970) is an Australian politician and former journalist who has been a Senator for the Northern Territory since 2016. She is an Assistant Minister in the Albanese Government, and previously served in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly.
Malarndirri McCarthy | |
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McCarthy in 2022 | |
| Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | (position established) |
| Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | (position established) |
| Senator for the Northern Territory | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Nova Peris |
| Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Arnhem | |
| In office 18 June 2005 – 24 August 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Ah Kit |
| Succeeded by | Larisa Lee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barbara Anne McCarthy 19 April 1970 Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Alma mater | St Scholastica's College |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | malarndirrimccarthy |
In 2005, McCarthy was elected to the NT Legislative Assembly for the division of Arnhem. She was re-elected unopposed in 2008, and was subsequently appointed to the ministry by Paul Henderson. She held a number of portfolios over the following four years, but lost her seat in Labor's landslide defeat at the 2012 election. McCarthy subsequently returned to the media as a presenter for NITV and SBS News. She re-entered politics as Labor's lead Senate candidate in the Northern Territory at the 2016 federal election.