Bob Collins (politician)

Bob Collins
Collins in 1981
Senator for the Northern Territory
In office
11 July 1987 – 30 March 1998
Preceded byTed Robertson
Succeeded byTrish Crossin
Leader of the Opposition of the Northern Territory
In office
2 November 1981 – 19 August 1986
Preceded byJon Isaacs
Succeeded byTerry Smith
Personal details
Born
Robert Lindsay Collins

(1946-02-08)8 February 1946
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Died21 September 2007(2007-09-21) (aged 61)
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Political partyLabor Party
SpouseRosemary Collins

Robert Lindsay Collins AO (8 February 1946 – 21 September 2007) was a Labor Party member of the Australian Senate from July 1987 to March 1998, representing the Northern Territory. Prior to entering the Senate, Collins was a member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1987, and Leader of the Territory Opposition from 1981 to 1986. He was the first Northern Territorian to become a federal minister.[1] He killed himself after being charged with child sex offences.[2]

  1. ^ Senator Trish Crossin: First Speech Archived 15 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 24 June 1998.
  2. ^ Walter, Garry; Pridmore, Saxby (2012). "Suicide and the Publicly Exposed Pedophile". The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences. 19 (4): 50–56. ISSN 1394-195X. PMC 3629679. PMID 23613648.