Career
He was defeated in 1990, but was re-elected in 1993, before being defeated again in 1996.
He was defeated in 1990, but was re-elected in 1993, before being defeated again in 1996.
Born in Pakenham, Victoria, he was a dairy and potato farmer and an agricultural contractor before entering politics. In 1980, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for McMillan, defeating Barry Simon of the Liberal Party, who had been deprived of Democratic Labor Party preferences due to his views on abortion.