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Shane Stone

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'''Shane Stone''' is an Australian political figure. From 1995 to 1999 he was Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, representing the Country Liberal Party. The most controversial aspect of his term as Chief Minister was perhaps the referendum for statehood for the Northern Territory in 1998. Electors were asked to vote on whether the Northern Territory should become a state with a constitution that had been approved by a Constitutional Assembly. In spite of the fact that a bipartisan committee of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly had recommended a constitution and that it should be further considered by an elected Constitutional Assembly, Shane Stone put forward a different constitution to a non-elected Constitutional Assembly. The referendum failed, although opinion polls continue to show that the population of the Northern Territory supports statehood. As Attorney-General, he used a traditional right to appoint himself a Queen's Counsel. This was criticised by many because of his short experience in the law profession. In 1999 he became the federal President of the Liberal Party of Australia. In 2001 he released a memo which was leaked to the press, in which he claimed that the government of John Howard was seen as 'mean and tricky', which caused a stir in Australian politics at the time. The Liberal Party of Australia was subsequently re-elected at the Australian legislative election, 2004 2004 Federal Election. Category:Country Liberal Party politicians Stone, Shane Category:Liberal Party of Australia politicians Stone, Shane {{Australia-politician-stub}}