Adam Giles Quotes

Australia, Politician
April 10, 1973

Adam Graham Giles is an Australian former politician and former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (2013-2016) as well as the former leader of the Country Liberal Party (CLP) in the unicameral Northern Territory Parliament. Giles was the first head of government in Australia to have Indigenous Australian ancestry.

Also known as Civil Servant

I worked from 12 to 17, six years in a bakery. I was a pastry cook.

Adam Giles
- Years
- Bakery
- Pastry
I have never declared myself an Indigenous politician; I am not an Indigenous Chief Minister.

Adam Giles

People want development. Not everyone knows what it means. Same as jobs. Not everyone knows what a job is, but people want jobs.

Adam Giles
- People
- Job
- Development
If you've got kids who aren't being looked after by their parents, there's only so many times you can try and intervene to get that right.

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- Kids
- Parents
- You
If someone comes to me, any community in the Northern Territory, with a viable economic future, and says, 'We want to be part of a bold new approach,' I'll put them down as a major project, and I'll do everything I can to help them out.

Adam Giles
- Help
- Future
- Community