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Chaney was the Administrator of the Northern Territory from 1970 to 1973 and was a strong advocate for Aboriginal land rights. He was Lord Mayor of Perth from 1978 to 1982. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1970 and Knight Commander of the Order (KBE) in 1981.
Frederick Michael Chaney, AO (born 28 October 1941) is an Australian former politician who was deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 1989 to 1990 and served as a minister in the Fraser government. He was a Senator for Western Australia from 1974 to 1990, and then served a single term in the House of Representatives from 1990 to 1993.
One of the band of World War II ex-servicemen who enthusiastically embraced politics in the Liberal cause, Chaney was elected to the House of Representatives as Member for Perth in 1955, after three years as State President of the RSL, which he had joined upon discharge from the RAAF in 1945.
The retiring Reconciliation Australia head believes a "naturally assimilationist" mindset continues to guide white Australia's response to reconciliation.
He was concerned at the acceleration of the Commonwealth takeover of state functions, the growing power of a central bureaucracy and the destruction of local initiatives. Chaney was first and foremost a federalist and vigorously defended the role of the Senate in a bicameral system.
Sep 11, 2014 · Fred Chaney was born in Perth in 1941. He practised law in New Guinea and Western Australia, including time in-house with the Hancock-Wright prospecting partnership, and subsequent private practice with emphasis on mining related work until he entered the Senate in 1974.
Sir Frederick Charles Chaney KBE, AFC was an Australian politician. He served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1955 to 1969, as federal Minister for the Navy from 1964 to 1966, as Administrator of the Northern Territory from 1970 to 1973, and finally as Lord Mayor of Perth from 1978 to 1982.
