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    History

    1971 – Born in Darwin.

    1988 – Diploma in Aboriginal Health Promotion Aged care and Patient Transport officer for the Aboriginal an

    1990 – Became a Mother when daughter Jessica was born.

    1991 – AFLNT Community Development Officer

    1996 – Won Gold Medal with the Hockeyroos at Atlanta Olympic Games.

    1997 – Young Australian of the Year.

    1998 – Won Gold Medal in 200m and 4x100m relay at Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games, Medal of the Order of Australia recipient, first significant public speech, addressing the Constitutional Convention in Canberra on the subject of the republic for Australia debate, International Aboriginal Human Rights Ambassador, involved in the repatriation of Aboriginal remains from the Manchester Museum, UK.

    2000 – First Olympic Torch bearer in Australian Olympic Torch Relay; Reached Semi-Fmal of 400m at Sydney Olympic Games; fourth in 4x4oom relay Final at Sydney Olympics; Inaugural board

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    Nova Peris

    OAM

    Peris in 2012

    Senator for the Northern Territory
    In office
    7 September 2013 – 9 May 2016
    Preceded byTrish Crossin
    Succeeded byMalarndirri McCarthy
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    Nova Maree Peris


    (1971-02-25) 25 February 1971 (age 53)
    Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
    Political partyAustralian Labor Party
    SpousesSean Kneebone (1995–2001)
    Daniel Batman (2002–2010)
    Scott Appleton (2012–present)
    Personal information
    Height170 centimetres (5 ft 7 in)
    Representing Australia
    Women's Field Hockey
    Olympic Games
    Gold1996 AtlantaTeam Competition
    World Cup
    Gold1994 DublinTeam Competition
    Champions Trophy
    Gold1993 AmstelveenTeam Competition
    Gold1995 Mar del PlataTeam Competition
    Women's Athletics
    Commonwealth Games
    Gold1998 Kuala Lumpur200 metres
    Gold1998 Kuala Lumpur4x100m relay
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    Nova Peris

    Australian politician and sportswoman

    Nova Maree PerisOAM (born 25 February 1971) is an Aboriginal Australian athlete and former politician. As part of the Australian women's field hockey (Hockeyroos) grupp at the 1996 Olympic Games, she was the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal. She later switched sports to sprinting and went to the 1998 Commonwealth Games and 2000 Olympic Games. She was elected to the Australian Senate at the 2013 federal election, after then Prime Minister Julia Gillard named her as a "captain's pick", installing her as the preselected Labor candidate over incumbent Labor senator Trish Crossin. She retired from the Senate in 2016.

    Early life and education

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    Peris was born in Darwin, Northern Territory.[1] Her biological father was Indigenous rights activist John Christophersen, although she had no contact with him between the ages of 2 and 16.[2] Her mother, Joan, had been removed from her own mo