Craig Duby

Craig Duby

Craig Duby was a politician in the .Australian Capital Territory. The decision of the Australian government to replace direct administration of the Territory with self-government was widely criticised. Duby ran for office as a member of the No Self-Government Party in 1989, and was elected[1] Reversal of the move to self-government proved impractical and Duby resigned from the No Self-Government Party, along with Carmel Maher and David Prowse, to form the Independents Group on 3 December 1989. Duby left the Independents Group to found the Hare-Clark Independent Party on 19 November 1991.

Duby served as Minister For Finance and Urban Services.[2] In this capacity his most notable achievement was the construction of the "Duby dome" a cover for the Canberra Olympic Swimming Pool permitting its year-round use. Commenting on the Dubydome, Liberal leader Gary Humphries said

The words of some great sage spring to mind: "Things that men do live after them". I am afraid that there is very little else in the Territory that will live after Mr Duby, so to do away with his one remaining monument in the Territory would be a great pity, Mr Speaker.[3]

He also served, for one day, as Leader of the Opposition.[2]

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Party political offices
Preceded by
Trevor Kaine
Opposition Leader of the Australian Capital Territory
1991
Succeeded by
Gary Humphries
Unrecognised parameter
Preceded by
Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly
1989–1991
Succeeded by



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